The document discusses the importance of effective planning and teacher involvement in the use of ICT as a learning tool. It emphasizes that teachers need to be exemplary in using various resources to benefit student learning. Furthermore, it draws parallels between the proper use of tools and the effectiveness of their application in education.

1. “Just another tool ... ?”

2. “Just another tool ... for teachers?”
Effective use of ICT must be
accompanied by careful
planning and sequencing; the
role of the teacher therefore
remains pivotal.
BECTA , 2003

3. “Just another tool ... for students?”
“...sometimes providing ideas,
sometimes providing a
resource for inquiry, and
sometimes supporting
creativity.”
BECTA , 2003

4. Or maybe, when used effectively,
an instrument?

5. “What happens when you
give a bad guitar player
a bigger amplifier?”
DigitalStory Telling Issues
Jason Ohler , 2005

6. “Our society does not simply
need teachers who know how to
use computers. We need
exemplary teachers who know
how to effectively use all the
tools at their disposal for the
learning benefit of students.”
Pierson (2001)

7. Ukulele weeps by Jake Shimabukuro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k