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A third of teachers ’struggle with technology’

A bit beyond our beaten track , but perhaps of interest to those of you thinking about producind resources for schools. The Guardian report on research about how teachers are coping with new technologies:

A third of teachers struggle to use the technology schools are equipped with and want more support and training, the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) said today.

You can see the full research here.  Perhaps unsurprisingly the NFER put the accent on the positive:

Eighty per cent of teachers responding to our omnibus survey confirmed that using ICT in lessons made a difference to the way they teach. Two thirds of teachers felt that they have the skills to exploit the technology available to them.

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