We talk a lot about ICT in schools. I'm at the point of thinking that the word/acronym is itself getting in the way of our next steps. When people in education hear 'ICT' they immediately think about 'computers' and all of the insecurities around knowledge deficit and training come to the fore. I'm personally favouring the longer (though in my opinion more precise) phrase 'technologies for learning' and their application into the learning environment as 'the effective use of technologies for learning' as the technologies we have available go way beyond 'computers' and 'ICT' in the sense that they are generally understood.
Technologies for learning might (and indeed do) include
- Nintendo DS
- voice recorders
- all sorts of cheap and cheerful (and potentially highly effective, if used well) resources from the excellent TTS
- Dance Mats
and much, much, much, much more.
And, of course, there is lots of material out there published by far more learned and intelligent people than I on the inspirational applications that these technologies can be put to in order to support, enhance and inspire learning.
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