” How should I as a teacher that know very little of these ICT tools be able to transform my teaching methods in the classroom?” The obvious question for every teacher is of course: The next level for using computers in the classroom should be to start using tools for these ”higher level use of ICT” shown in the chart above in the classroom. Todays computers are really, really good at calculating huge amounts of data almost instantly as well as creating simulations, animations and multimedia. There is nothing wrong with using computers this way, but this is not what computers excel at. Most teachers that are new to using computers in the classroom starts by using Internet as a source of information, using the computer to share content (from teacher to student, the other way around or both ways) and as a substitute for pen and paper, just as is shown in the chart above. ITL Teacher Survey from 2011 contains a chart (page 20) showing this journey in one picture: Most schools and teachers make the same journey when the move from an analogue classroom to a more digital one.
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