Section 5: Developing the Continuum

This section describes the development and action research processes that led to the continuum. In February 2004, a team of 16 Manitoba educators was formed to develop the Developmental Continuum for Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum. Teachers on the team observed how students in their classrooms used ICT to learn, constructing the continuum, and had an action research . The result of this process was the ICT Continuum we now have and will be implementing throughout the province.
Section 6: Implementing Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum
This section identifies the policy, process, timelines, and the roles of participants involved in various phases of implementation. Manitoba schools are required to implement Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum for students in Grades K–8 beginning in the 2006–2007 school year, with full implementation by the end of 2008–2009. But there are problems with some communities that do not have access to computers in each classroom. The computers in my community are only used for programs like “Success Maker” but with this new policy we can make changes.