SCHOOLS ICT CAPABILITY CHECKLIST
(Note: Many of the ICT sites included below can be found at http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/ICT
VISION Have you seen the schools’ national statement
Learning in an Online World? http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/file12665
What is the latest DE&T statement on ICT and eLearning?
How current is your school’s eLearning Vision, within the context of your school’s eLearning Plan ? Does all staff have shared ownership of the eLearning
Vision and Plan?
INFRASTRUCTURE Do all classrooms have adequate access to internet enabled computers or pods?
What is the level of availability of other forms of ICT?
TECHNICAL
LEARNNG
ARCHITECTURE
What is the level of use of ICT throughout the curriculum? Has this been audited? See ICT across the Key Learning Areas Audit – eLearning Planning
Guide – Resources- Samples and Examples)
How long does it take to receive technical support?
What is the number of hours of technical support available to your school?
Have you considered what the benefits of wireless could be for teaching and learning in your school?
What is your bandwidth connection?
What is your networking capacity? (cabling etc)
Do you have an intranet?
Do you have an extranet?
Do you offer remote access from home to the school resources?
Do you have a content management system (CMS), a learning management system (LMS) or both
(LCMS)?
(See eLearning Planning Guide – ICT Strategy for information on this section).
(digital cameras, datashows, etc)
(No of days)
(No of hours)

SCHOOL LIBRARY Is the library fully automated?
How many computers can be accessed in the library
– whole class/half class?
Can all staff/students access the online catalogue from any computer around the school?
Do current cataloguing processes/capacity include cataloguing websites, digital resources such as learning objects?
Is there access to site licensed databases and reference materials from all computers?
DIGITAL CONTENT What is the understanding and use of digital content by teachers?
How do teachers use digital content in their classrooms?
Is digital content readily available to all staff via the intranet/CD ROMS etc?
What % of students employ digital content or resources to enhance learning?
How often per week do students use/create/manipulate digital content?
(See ICT across the Key Learning Areas Audit for two questions above).
What software is used and how acquired? Is there a school-wide Software Selection Policy?
MULTILITERACIES How does ICT help student achievement and the new 21 st century literacies?
What percent of your school uses ICT for assessment & reporting?
What percent of students has continuous access to
ICT?
PEOPLE What ICT skills and capabilities does your staff have?
(eLearning Capabilities Resource).
Does your school have a school-wide PD plan which includes ICT for all staff?
What format does professional development take?

What percent of the ICT budget is allocated to professional development?
How do school administrators use ICT?
How do parents and the community use ICT?
How is research incorporated?