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When used to best effect, new technologies can enhance student engagement and independence. They allow students to take greater control of their own learning and give them access to a huge range of resources at the touch of a button. Teaching and learning are not limited to the school environment, so increasingly learners are able to work from home at the times that suit them best.
ICT also allows teachers and students to modify the content of courses to better meet individual student’s needs in ways that paper-based resources do not allow. This reduces students’ demands and dependence on the teacher, thus freeing teacher time for the arguably more important aspects of student learning.
Increasingly, ICT is a tool of collaboration − students can use wireless technology to complete group work activities, for example. The potential for students to work collaboratively with pupils beyond their own school community through the use of online student communities is only just being realised.
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