A Clip from The Guardian Tuesday November 15, 2005
C2K's other big benefit over the mainland UK is integration - standardisation of hardware and software and a coordinated staff development programme. Northern Ireland has a stable teaching community with a lower staff turnover than mainland UK. The downside is that staff have been reluctant to experiment with new ideas or technology, although C2K provides all teachers with an HP laptop and 98% of the profession has undergone ICT training. "Use of software varies from school to school, but at least we have well-trained, confident staff willing to give it a go," says Killylea primary's Mark Vallely. Full Article: http://education.guardian.co.uk/elearning/story/0,10577,1642290,00.html ########################################### This message has been scanned by F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange. For more information, connect to http://www.F-Secure.com/ ------------------------------- o O o --------------------------------------- Further resources in support of BELB schools using C2K and L2K (Legacy) networks are available from the board's website at www.belb.org.uk/teachers/c2k If you wish to receive weekly digest versions of the messages, send the following command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe digest netman To unsubscribe visit the following address: http://www.belb.org.uk/teachers/Unsubscribe or send the following command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe netman
