Summary

The MS Word document comprises Grade 10 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Schemes of Work Term 1 2026. The PDF version is also available upon your request.

The schemes of work covers 2 lessons per week and is based on the KICD Curriculum Design for ICT.

Strands and Sub-strands Covered

1.0 ICT and Society

• 1.1 Introduction to ICT

  • Identification of digital technologies used in communication.

  • Components of ICT infrastructure in an organization.

  • Interacting with information using ICT devices (sending and receiving).

  • Importance of ICT in society.

• 1.2 Application Areas of ICT

  • Identifying application areas such as education and health.

  • Observing ICT use in the community and businesses.

  • Using ICT to solve community problems and discussing associated challenges.

• 1.3 Operating Systems

  • Meaning and importance of operating systems.

  • Types of operating systems: Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS.

  • Operating system interfaces: GUI and Command Line; system settings.

  • File management: creating, renaming, moving, copying, and deleting files/folders.

  • Security control measures: passwords, user access controls, and file backups.

2.0 Productivity Tools

• 2.1 Word Processing

  • Importance of word processing in document production.

  • Selecting word processing tools (e.g., Microsoft Word, Google Docs).

  • Basic tasks: creating, saving, navigating, and retrieving documents.

  • Editing documents using tools like thesaurus, spell checker, cut, copy, and paste.

  • Formatting documents: character and paragraph formatting (font, bold, alignment) and page layout (margins, columns).

  • Inserting tables and graphics (images/shapes).

The main reference material is the KICD Curriculum Design for ICT.