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ICT Strategies for Schools
A Guide for School Administrators
First Edition
- Laxman Mohanty - Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneshwar
- Neharika Vohra - Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India
Courses:
Technology Leadership
Technology Leadership
October 2006 | 220 pages | SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
Recognizing the potential of ICTs to make the classroom transaction of curriculum significantly more relevant and purposeful, principals and school administrators in India need to design appropriate IT strategies and oversee the entire implementation process in their schools. This book is guide to the use of ICT in schools, covering issues of pedagogy, curriculum and learning. In brief, it deals with
- Education uses of IT
- Criteria for selection of hardware and software
- Designing an IT-assisted curriculum
- Teacher recruitment, training and desired competencies
- Management and financial issues
- Possible problem areas: plagiarism, privacy, hacking
Lucidly written, with case studies highlighting successful strategies, this volume will be of immense importance to principals and administrators of schools as also students of education.
- Education uses of IT
- Criteria for selection of hardware and software
- Designing an IT-assisted curriculum
- Teacher recruitment, training and desired competencies
- Management and financial issues
- Possible problem areas: plagiarism, privacy, hacking
Lucidly written, with case studies highlighting successful strategies, this volume will be of immense importance to principals and administrators of schools as also students of education.
Preface
What is ICT and What are its Imperatives?
Hardware and Network
Software
Curriculum
Teachers
Management
School Websites
School Automation
Leadership
Collaboration
Students and Computers: Miscellaneous Issues
Emerging Concepts and Technologies
Virtual School Facilities
Appendices
Index