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Going SOLO with ICT

The technology used by students is not important, as long as it is the right tool for the job. Teacher Samantha Broom reports on her on-going research into technology and teaching.

The technology that is available to educators and students these days is astonishing. When I think back to when I first started my career, all I had to do was use Word adequately enough to be able to print the “OHTs” that I was going to use in lessons.

However, this soon progressed onto using PowerPoint to deliver a lesson and, shortly after that, interactive whiteboards (I quickly realised the enjoyment and passion I had for thinking up innovative ways to make use of the whiteboard, rather than just writing on it).

More recently, it has all changed again. Tablets, SmartPhones, e-readers, laptops and netbooks are all available for students and teachers to use to enhance the learning experience, and a technology-savvy teacher will make the most of all of these tools. 

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