Digital tools enable interactive and engaging learning to take place in classrooms. As educators, we often hear the disadvantages to technology and the negative impacts of screen time etc. However, we are living in a digital age and it is important to embrace it and to educate our students on its benefits and safe use in order to prepare them for future success. By developing the use of digital technology in schools, it promotes a positive school culture that embraces a variety of learning styles and creativity among our students. It enhances instructional methods and leads to improved student success overall.
The digital strategy places an emphasis on developing digital skills, computational thinking, and coding. In an age where time is of the essence, the digital strategy encourages the integration of digital technologies across all subject. It encourages meaningful integration among the various curriculum subject areas. As a teacher in a DEIS school, the digital strategy is welcomed because it promotes equitable access to technology for all.
