AS ICT and A2 ICT Social Impact of ICT

Students need to understand the impact that ICT can have upon society.

Social Impact and use of ICT

This worksheet is suitable for the AQA AS section 10.5 on the impact and use of ICT.

Either print it out and ask students to complete it by hand or allow them to access it electronically and type their answers directly onto the sheet.

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Social impact of ICT- Psionica

An excellent presentation that can be used to provide a comprehensive set of notes to help students with this topic.

Social Impact of ICT - North Chadderton

A comprehensive set of notes written specifically for the AQA syllabus. However, they are just as relevant for the OCR spec.

Source: http://www.nchadderton.zen.co.uk

 

Social impact of ICT - Colchester School

A clear set of notes - provides a good starting point to introduce this topic.

Current news stories

No matter which syllabus your students are following, it is extremely beneficial for them to have a good awareness of current news in the field of ICT.

We have categorised the recent news stories by topic.

Get your students to research the latest events and feedback to the rest of the class.

 

Click here for news stories about ICT and society

Digital Nation - Open University

This section explores how people are using technology and information to change the way they work, play and socialise.
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Effect of the Internet on Teenagers

A useful report which could be used as the basis for a class discussion.

Source: http://www.pewinternet.org

The Digital Divide

When considering the effect that ICT has on society, it is important to think about how it affects people in various categories

Indian workers are a hot commodity in the UK - Computing

Organisations under pressure to cut costs while maintaining critical software development programmes are hiring experienced Indian IT experts rather than pay over the odds for British workers.

http://www.computing.co.uk

Where are the jobs going? - Andrew Bibby

Many people are now teleworking from home. This article looks in depth at this fairly recent change to working practice.

http://www.andrewbibby.com

 

 

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