The document discusses educational technology policies and initiatives in five Asia Pacific countries/regions: New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong. All five places have implemented ICT policies and strategies in schools to improve learning outcomes through technology. They focus on providing infrastructure like computers and internet access; developing educational software; training teachers in technology integration; and establishing technology standards for "smart schools". The goal overall is to enhance education through strategic adoption of information and communication technologies.

1. Educational
Technology in the
Asia Pacific
Region

2. Progressive countries in the Asia Pacific
Region have formulated state policies and strategies
to infuse technology in schools to provide confidence
to educators that they are taking the right steps in
adopting technology in education
Five progressive states/city imposing ICT
policies and strategies in schools namely New
Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong
Kong

3. EdTech in the New Zealand
Government with the education
and technology sectors, community
groups, and industry envisions
supporting to the development of the
capability of schools to use information
and communication technologies in
teaching-and-learning and in
administration.

4. Improving learning outcomes for
students using ICT to support the
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effectiveness of educational
administration.
Developing partnership with
communities to enhance access to
learning through ICT.

5. Infrastructure for increasing
school’s access to ICTs to
enhance education.
Professional development so
that school managers and
teachers can increase their
capacity to use ICT

6. An On-line Resource Center with a
centrally managed website for the delivery
of multimedia resources to schools
A computer recycling scheme
A planning and implementation guide
for schools
ICT professional development
schools/clusters.

7. EdTech in the Australia
 Fast local and area networks linking school
across the state and territory
 Substantial number of computers in schools,
ensuring adequate access
 Continuing teacher training in the use of
technology for instruction
 Technical support to each schools
 Sufficient hardware and software
 Digital library resources
 Technology demonstration as models for
schools

8. EdTech in the Malaysia
They have some qualifications to
consider a school a Smart School
 Classrooms with multimedia, presentation
facilities, e-mail and groupware for
collaborative work
 Library media center with database for
multimedia course ware and network access
to the Interner
 Computer laboratory for teaching, readily
accessible multimedia and audiovisual
equipment  Multimedia development center with tools
for creating multimedia materials

9.  Multimedia development center
 Studio/ theatre with control room
 Teachers room with on-lie access to
courseware catalogues and databases,
information and resource management
systems and professional networking tools
 Serve room
 Administration offices capable of accessing
the network

10. EdTech in the Singapore
The master plan has four key dimensions:
Curriculum and assessment
 A balance between acquisition of factual
knowledge and mastery of concepts and
skills
 Students in more active and independent
learning
 Assessment to measure abilities in
applying information, thinking and
communicating

11.  Development of a wide range of
educational software for instruction
 Use relevant Internet resources
for teaching-and-learning
 Convenient and timely procurement
of software materials

12.  Training on purposeful use of IT for
teaching
 Equipping each trainee teacher
with core skills in teaching with IT
 Tie-ups with institutions of higher
learning and industry partners

13.  Pupil computer ratio 2:1
 Access to IT in all learning areas in
the school
 School-wide network

14. Hong Kong Education Program
Highlights
 Government aims to raise the quality of
school education by promoting the use of IT in
teaching and learning. The IT initiatives are:
 On average, 40 computers for each primary
school and 82 computers for each secondary
school
 About 85,000 IT training places for teachers at
four levels
 Technical support for each schools

15.  An information Education Resource Center for all
schools and teachers
 An IT coordinator for each of 250 schools which
should have sounds IT plans
 Computer rooms for use by students after normal
school hours
 An IT pilot Scheme to provide schools with
additional resources
 Review of school curriculum to incorporate IT
element  Development of appropriate software in
collaboration with government, the private sector,
tertiary institutions and schools
 Exploring the feasibility of setting up an education-specific
Internet