There are 4 main cornerstones to the true integration of ICT in Education. Access to information/the internet is one. To this end the St. Aidan's has a broadband connection provided by the National Centre for Technology in Education and a wireless network throughout the school. A means of manipulating that information is another; all teachers and 1st yr students have laptops. Thirdly, a shared area for the hosting of lessons, collaboration and discussions is required ; we have developed a Virtual Learning Environment using Moodle. And lastly a way to present in class; data projectors and smartboards fulfil this function.
But what about outside of the School? In order to fully integrate ICT into learning the students laptops should be used at home as well as at school. But not all of our Students have an internet connection at home. There are other ways to connect to the internet, perhaps it's time to look at GSM.......http://www.gsmworld.com/news/press_2007/press07_38.shtml
Can it be accessed over the phone?
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