Negative of ICT 4 us

The school has a modern ICT suite of 30 computers. There are also computers in every classroom. Interactive whiteboards are used extensively across the school to help teach every subject.

Children have access to digital cameras, video equipment, scanners, Internet and e-mail. The school employs an ICT technician and classroom assistant to support the children and staff and maintain the hardware.

We are committed to providing the highest quality resources and facilities for the children. Teachers and assistants are continually improving and updating their computer skills.

Children use the computers for word processing, data handling, research and control. They communicate via e-mail.

Confronted with all these positive messages one may wonder which negative consequences were observed.Although enthusiassm prevailed negative signals concerned several aspects of the education process, as illustrated by the following qoutes:

• Learning. " Students are used to get information easily using ICT and they don't work so hard what is required for good learning"



• Using ICT: " Gradually, the students think it is normal to use a computer. Spmetimes they do not like to use the Internet. 'Again Internet?' One teacher states that," I have the impression that many percieve ICT more like a toy that like a tool."



• Planning: "The students that the first part of the project, the planning phase, took too much time, and that they got bored. As one of the students says," I didn't like the planning phase. It was too much theory. It was much more fun when we started to work on the bathrooms and saw some results."



• Curriculum:" The national curriculum is very restrictive"