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Beginning teachers should be prepared when using ICT as technology can fail at any time, and it is important to have a back-up plan where necessary. A note from Ben... media type="file" key="Challenges.mp3" align="center" width="240" height="20"

During school visits it was evident that for unknown reasons the computer systems were not functioning when the teacher had booked and planned for a lesson in the computer room. That is why it is important to have a back-up plan ready to implement when necessary for the chance that the computers are not running properly.

Beginning teachers need to work closely with support staff and other ICT teachers within their school to learn and develop an understanding of the school environment especially that of the computer network and systems. It is vital that beginning teachers learn about what restrictions are in place regarding internet access and whether or not students are allowed to access materials and resources which are parts of the teachers lesson plans. Background research must be done by the teacher prior to teaching in the school to gain an understanding of what can and cant be done in the computer room. A note from Ben... media type="file" key="Leadership in schools.mp3" align="center" width="240" height="20" Beginning teachers should also understand the terms which are commonly used today within teaching ICT. These terms are ‘digital natives’ and ‘digital immigrants’, digital natives according to Prensky (2001 p, 1) are those who “…are all “native speakers” of the digital language of computers, video games and the Internet”. These digital natives are the students of today, they are born into the world of communications technology and are learning with technology. On the other hand, Prensky (2001 p, 1-2) discusses that people who are not “…born into the digital world but have, at some later point in our lives, become fascinated by and adopted many or most aspects of the new technology are, and always will be compared to them, Digital Immigrants.

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