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• By 2002 every one of the 32,000 schools in Britain will have modern computers

  • how can they predict this? what methods did they use?
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• there are an estimated 9,400 schools in England, Wales and Scotland connected to the Internet, showing that within the next three school years more than two-thirds of schools will have to get themselves online

  • Schools are starting to get dependent on technology
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• been energetically encouraging schools to plug into the Internet and make use of the resources available online.

  • the school wants to advance with technology--this should not be happening because now chilren are going to start becoming dependent on techonology
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• "Virtual Teacher Centre", which provides classroom resources, an online meeting room and advice on professional development

  • places for teachers to go on the internet to teach. maybe now some wont even go to college? just take online courses
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• The training of teachers will be an important element of schools making the most of information technology
• government hopes will be a high-skill, high-earnings economy, one which is able to take advantage of emerging technologies such as the Internet.

  • see a future in being successful through the internet
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• six shiny flat-screen computers line one side.
• As more and more computers fill African schools, a debate has centered on the role technology should play in development.

  • should the children use the technology? will they use it effectively?
• of maintenance and environmentally friendly disposal of the machines.
• have been studying how information and communication technologies can be integrated into teaching—with proper support and monitoring.

  • organizations are trying to figure out how to integrate technology
• some people both within and outside of Africa are questioning whether it is the right approach.
• only 39 percent of people over 15 years old are literate; 38 percent of children are in school;
• the total cost of ensuring effective computer learning in secondary schools in developing countries could well be around five times the cost of the computer equipment itself.

  • the cost of helping developing countries with technology is becoming a large amount to pay
• There's no sense in waiting for the continent to develop further before embracing technology

  • They needed to advance in technology so they wouldnt be lacking
• They'll listen to music, look at pornographic sites and chat," Sylla said. "Children who don't have the Internet at school will think that that's all the Internet is good for.

  • Kids are using technology in the wrong way, should they be using it?

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• Guernsey's Education Council has been granted an extra £24m over the next five years to upgrade school computer systems.
• more than 80% of the island's teaching staff now use IT as a routine part of their work
• It points out computer skills are a requirement for many jobs and young people need to be able to work in a hi-tech world

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• solar powered computer
• Computer literacy is a prerequisite for many jobs today
• To provide the school with computers meant also supplying power and reliable Internet access, in this case a solar power system and high-speed satellite service, as well as an I.T. teacher
• The Georgia Chapter accepted the proposal and committed to an initial funding of $25,000 to this project
• I have always been interested in renewable energy and that led me to research the use of solar energy for developing countries like Sierra Leone
• cost is approximately $60,000 for the purchase and installation of all equipment including solar and computers and operational cost for one year.

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