Is ICT useful to teach all subjects?
Can ICT can be used as a teaching tool – and more importantly, as a learning tool – in all subjects? Yes, it can! It simply calls for a teacher who understands technology tools to think up ways in which…
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What is wrong with eating, drinking and smoking in the computer room?
A sign telling you that eating, drinking or smoking are not allowed is found in most computer rooms. This rule is there for good reasons. Drinking is discouraged because liquid spills can damage the equipment. Liquid may cause your keyboard…
Who maintains the computers in your school?
All computer installations require regular maintenance; a gradual degradation of the system is to be expected unless such maintenance occurs. The following types of maintenance are relevant in technology facilities in our schools. Adaptive maintenance, where improvements to the system…
How to avoid eye strain when using a computer
While encouraging teachers and learners to use computers, we must be conscious of the fact that their excessive use can lead to eye strain. We must have a sensible approach to computer use in order to protect our eyes. You…
Can technology ease a teacher’s admin burden?
No job is finished until the paperwork is done. Unfortunately this is also true of a teacher’s work. Administration work – admin for short – takes much of a teacher’s time and anything that can lighten that burden is welcome.…
Why is a computer room in your school not enough?
In Africa a school with a computer room, holding twenty or thirty computers, is indeed fortunate. Only a small percentage of schools have such facilities. If you are teaching in a school with a computer room and you have the…
What is the down-side of one to one computing in the classroom?
Attractive as one to one computing in the classroom may appear to you, don’t be fooled into thinking that there are no pitfalls. Let’s think about a few of them: The greatest barrier to one to one computing in schools…
What are the advantages of one-to-one computing in the classroom?
It is not easy to prove that one to one computing increases learner achievement. Much of the research pointing to positive results has been conducted by computer manufacturers – nay-sayers claim that these studies are biased. Teachers who have experienced…
What is one to one computing?
In the field of education, one to one computing means that every learner and teacher has access to a computer at all times – one computer, available to one person. The computer could be a personal computer (PC), but is…
What technologies are suitable for teachers?
Teaching is one of the most complex professions on the planet. The spread of learning areas demanded by a good education requires a teacher to teach a wide variety of topics. This is particularly true of primary school teachers who…
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