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Latest News: MacBook Collection Night On Thursday 28th of January SIS held the first of many MacBook collection nights. The event was held in the Wan Chai campus and attended by many parents and students from the PY, primary and secondary sections. First a presentation was made by Mr. Ivan Ma from Apple, who described what you could expect to find in the MacBook box. He also gave some basic tips and tricks for effective use of Mac OS. More information on the talk can be found in the download area at the top of this page. More information on Parental Controls can be found by following this link to an online video tutorial. http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/#parentalcontrols       Next Mr. Declan Burke HOD/ICT & MRL from the secondary section made a presentation about Singapore International School’s technology vision and how they hope to infuse 21st century learning skills into the school. He showed how technology has changed the face of education, and how SIS is committed to being a cutting edge school that will produce effective international-minded students. Four happy students holding their new MacBooks.

Our Department Vision: A thinking and innovative ICT- school culture with a tradition of excellence and global outlook Our Mission : To empower all pupils and staff to harness the vast possibilities of ICT and use ICT to enrich and enhance the curriculum Introduction The rapid pace of global technological change demands greater knowledge and interaction with Information and Communications Technology (ICT). We must prepare our students to play an active role in the ICT revolution. Our aim is for all SIS students to experience engaged learning and enriched lives with the pervasive and innovative use of infocomm in preparation for work and life in the 21st century. Basic ICT Standards for SIS Students Basic ICT standards is a set of ICT skills developed for all SIS students from PY1 to Primary Six  to enable them to experience the necessary ICT learning experience in our school. These standards have been benchmarked against overseas ICT standards as well as curriculum and existing practices in Singapore schools. These standards are integrated into the school curriculum both in the core subject areas and project work. More Info: Basic ICT Standards for Primary Students    Basic ICT Standards for Secondary Students

ICT Programme for Upper Primary, Secondary One and Two ICT is offered as a Life and Knowledge Skill subject for all P4 to SEC 2 pupils in SIS. It is a non-examinable subject and assessment is based mainly on mini-projects, assignments and presentations. The ICT curriculum aims to provide our students with practical hands-on ICT experiences starting from understanding the basics of word-processing and using the internet. We offer a comprehensive and challenging curriculum that encompasses the development of critical IT skills in using different digital applications and digital-age literacy.

ICT for IGCSE in Secondary 3 and 4  In SIS(HK) ICT can be taken as an elective subject during secondary 3 and 4. The ICT syllabus can be downloaded in full from the link at the top of the page. The syllabus comprises of two parts, the practical and theory sections. The theory section is broken into 8 chapters: 1. Types and components of computer systems 2. Input and output devices 3. Storage devices and media 4. Computer networks 5. Data types 6. The effects of using ICT 7. The ways in which ICT is used 8. Systems analysis and design The assessment criteria for the practical tests are also set out in eight sections: 9. Communication 10. Document production 11. Data manipulation 12. Integration 13. Output data 14. Data analysis 15. Website authoring 16. Presentation authoring We are currently using the text book: Student Handbook for ICT: IGCSE by Gareth Williams and Anne Bagwell, Pearson Publishing

Staff Development Day   List of Course for Staff Development Day 27 Oct 2009 Theme : ICT – Enabling the 21st Century Learner   Course Title Instructors A Introduction to Studywiz – New Learning Management System for P6 to S3 students Declan Burke Noel Ong Quay Yi Ming Bernard Ng B Introduction  to Office 2007 (Chinese) - Word - Powerpoint - Excel   Trainer from UniSoft C Apple Digital Tools (2 Concurrent Sessions) a) Pages & Keynote b) iMovie  Patric April Natalia Churchill