Information and Communication Technologies for learning

Author: Eugenio Severin (Education Consultant, CEO TuClase)

UNESCO

November 2014

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Summary:

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO has a mandate from its Member States to address the key issues, tensions and possibilities available to the public policies that harness the potential of Information Technology and Communication, ICT for education and development. This document is part of a continuum of thoughts that have been made in the region and the world on this subject.

Education challenges: Laptop, key for learning

Publication: Diario Z (Argentina) 

Date: August 22, 2014

Language: Spanish

Original Link: http://www.diarioz.com.ar/#/nota/los-desafios-de-la-educacion-la-compu-clave-para-aprender-35647/

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Being offline is now a real problem. The digital divide between those who have access to computers and digital devices and those who are not huge. Find jobs, and learn to communicate with friends or relatives is different for both. This is not just social issues, but also political. And, having seen this, both National level in the City of Buenos Aires began to implement projects aimed in principle to shrink that gap, and longer term, make it disappear.

It´s not just having the machine, experts warn

Publication: Diario Estadao (Brasil)

Date: July 21, 2014

Language: Portugués

Original Link: http://educacao.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,nao-basta-ter-a-maquina-alertam-especialistas,1531630

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Invest in technology in education is not just buying and maintaining of computers, warn experts. We must invest in teacher training, so that they acquire more skills with the devices, and plan spending, prioritizing equipment that can be used with quality in classrooms.