ICT
ICT Classes
ICT is currently offered in 1st, 2nd and 4th year. It will be offered in 5th year in 2010/2011. All first years study ICT. Areas covered include digital photography, video editing, sound editing and recording, visual presentations, web design, file sharing, file management, email and the Internet. 1st year students also take typing and word processing lessons.
In 2nd year, all students take ICT. The course of study in 2nd year is ECDL Webstarter, a basic but excellent introduction to the concepts of website design.
In Transition Year, all students study the Digital Creator program. Alexandra College is one of the first schools in Ireland to offer this course and the staff room can boast four fully-certified Digital Creator trainers. The course is accredited by the Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design and the British Computer Society.
Digital Creator “encourages learners to create real life digital media projects that build into an innovative digital assessment e-portfolio.” Students work on projects in sound editing, video production and editing, visual presentations, digital photography, animation, DVD production and sharing digital media over the Internet.”
Digital Creator also extends into the mainstream curriculum in Transition Year as modules are covered in English (Moving Image Language unit), Science (Digital Presentations unit) and Music Technology (Digital Audio unit).
Digital Creator will also be offered to honours level in 5th year.
In Transition Year, students can also opt to take four extra IT modules in Web design, ECDL, Digital Photography and Digital Animation. Transition Year students can also sign up for the Videography module.
For more information on the Alexandra Learning and Teaching Initiative (ALTI) in one-to-one learning, please click here.
Contact the IT Department