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What is ICTECH Computing?

The ICTech (Innovation in Curriculum through Technology) Curriculum is based on the
best practices in learning and teaching with technology to improve higher order thinking

skills of students to prepare them for their future in a competitive global job market. In
this curriculum, technology is used as a tool to integrate 21st century competencies and

expertise such as communication, leadership, critical thinking, complex problem solving
and collaboration in different subjects.

Structure of Book

• Learning the Basics: important features of an operating system and techniques to get

started with working on computer.
• Working with Text: basics of word processing and document creation.

• Email Communication: fundamentals of communicating through an email software
• Coding Turtle: basics of programming and computational thinking

Book Features

Student Learning Outcomes

These appear at the start of each chapter and define the skills students will be equipped
with after completing the lesson.

ISTE Student Standard Coverage

These represent the ISTE student standards covered in each chapter. A complete
description of ISTE student standard can be found here.

Chapter Opener

These appear at the start of every chapter and are designed to grasp learners

attention related to the topic. Chapter openers consist of useful bits of information
related to the topic.