Work-in-Progress–Factors that Lead to Successful Technology Programs in Schools

Digital Literacy (formerly ICT Capability) is one of the seven general capabilities outlined in the Australia curriculum designed to equip young people with the knowledge, skills, behaviours, and dispositions to live and work in the twenty-first century. Whilst opinion commonly supports the premise that there is a need to prepare our children for a digital world, successfully deploying such programs in schools has been fragmented. In this paper we explore some common factors that lead to a program being successful and identify key areas that require deeper investigation and adoption into practice. This work-in-progress paper will be exploring technology as an educational affordance across curriculum areas rather than a specific subject area. This content will provide a foundation for what factors have been proven to be important in a technology program and where further development is required.