Information Literacy at The Primary School Level: Implementing an ICT Project in the 5th Class of Elementary School

Nafsika Tegousi, Vasileios Drakopoulos

(University of Thessaly, Greece)

Abstract: A teaching proposal for the learning object “Information and Communication Technology” which is part of the thematic submodule “I am implementing ICT projects” at the elementary or primary school level is presented. This action was implemented in pupils of the 4th grade of the Ochialia Primary School of Trikala during the school year 2016–2017 and involved the realisation of a project in the form of a WebQuest. The pupils worked in small groups and participated in cross-thematic approaches to explore and study “The history of our place”. The evaluation of the action revealed that the implementation of the project with the use of digital applications was feasible and contributed to the cultivation of the users’ social skills through cooperation, critical thinking, metacognition during the investigation of questions as well as the acquisition of ICT skills during the education act.

Key words: web 2.0, primary education, WebQuests, project, information literacy, curriculum, ICT