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On this day: reasons to use education technology in lessons

March 11, 2022

Sometimes you need to convince colleagues to think about using educational technology in their lessons, or to identify where in their scheme of work they could incorporate it.

This list is a starting point: you may find one or two points that would "resonate" with your co-worker, and grab his or her attention. I've used the term Information and Communications Trechnology (ICT) because that's the preferred term in many parts of the world. Feel free to substitute terms like "Digital Literacy" if you prefer.

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