Trend is an odd word. It wasn’t long ago that it would conjure up images of flared trousers and wide-collared psychedelic shirts, or maybe Levi 501s and a mullet.
However, these days it seems to be inextricably linked to technology, with marketing analysts getting themselves in a knot over what is trending on Twitter or other social networks. I suppose then that we shouldn’t be surprised that the aspect of our schools most subject to trends is also that of technology.
Not long ago, the hottest topic was computing, but now influence of technology is spreading far beyond what goes on in the ICT suite. Today more and more schools are using, or planning to use, devices in the classroom.
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