Task 1 Write a summary of the legal framework of ICT in ESO, in order to get awareness of the importance of integrating ICT skill in our teaching work.

In a world where technology has such an influence, citizens must be familiarized with its use and the useful products we can get from it. We are surrounded by technology that has been developed for making our life simple and satisfy our needs. This is one of the reasons why people must develop skills in order to make a good use of that technology and take advantage from it. To say more, we are immersed in an evident revolution: we use information and technological devices that a few years ago were unthinkable. The way we live and work has changed drastically. We need a whole new set of skills to develop and integrate into adult life, in a hyper-connected society in a constant and increasing change. The students must be prepared to adapt to this new society. 

Technology could be understood according to different aspects:

-          Process for solving technological problems.

-          Technological expression and communication.

-          Materials of technical use.

-          Structures and mechanisms: machines and systems.

Teaching "basic competences" is an imperative part of the curriculum. Developing digital competence within the educational system requires a correct integration of ICT in the classroom and teacher training in this competence. Currently, the use that people make of information is huge. Students have to be prepared for the revolution of technology that is being experienced in this era. Digital competence is important to be developed. ICT use in education is a must, and has to be incorporated in the classrooms. 

The subject of Information Technology and Communication (ICT) prepares students to function in an adaptive framework; beyond a simple digital literacy focused on the management of tools that will become obsolete in a short period of time, it is necessary to provide the knowledge, skills and aptitudes to facilitate a permanent learning throughout the whole life, so that students can adapt to the demands arising in the field of ICT. On the other hand, students must be able to integrate and link these learnings with other subjects. So,  ICT prepares students to develop themselves in this area. They need to learn how to use different tools that will be useful not in a short period of time, but also for their future. Moreover, they should know their legal use, and all the advantages or disadvantages that new technology could suppose.

In 4^th ESO, students must be provided with skills in order to get adapted to different changes that ICT can present so that they could make a good use of it, and continue using them in a future. Students require fluency with information technologies to be fully developed in a technological society in order to continue his/her studies or to incorporate into the work force (page 531).

In Bachillerato, ICT must be incorporated by means of a series of technological aspects they will have to use in a future in their professional career, or graduated or post-graduate studies.