Educative innovation:

information and communication

technologies (ICT)

Present students are "digital natives", they were born and grown up together with New

Technologies

The school aim is to educate students, trying to amplify the

potentiality in everyone.

The school system shows up a significant delay in the use of technology

and multimedia teaching aids

The digital gap, between those who have effective access to new information

technologies and those who have not, is unfortunately very strong

even in schools

This gap reveals a disparity between

the current methods of teaching and learning

The main effect of this gap is that traditional educational systems are unable to attract young people as...

... students are fascinated

by what allows them to getin direct

contact with the outside

world

The target of Italian school is to implement the didactic action.

Digital teaching strategies enhance the participation of the learnerin an environment combining knowledge and know-how

ICT offers tools, sharing and cooperation,

allowing teachers to

"provide education" in an integrated manner and

also strengthening the necessary skills to learn independently

Classroom technologies integrated with traditional resources have to

disseminate knowledge, to promote inclusion and to encourage interactivity

between teachers and students and among students themselves

Students should systematically experience digital learning through serious games,

reality games, sharing digital platforms and edutainment

Today digital education represent the most effective way to make students active,

critical and aware citizens.

The 21st century classroom is a global learning community. Teachers guide their students to discover, collaborate and understand the world. Students are engaged learners. The role of technology is to put learning in the hands of the student; it allows the teacher to differentiate and pace the student as they guide them to discover, collaborate, and progress.

But we have to remember that:

I'm not a fan of technology . I'm a fan of pedagogy, of understanding how people learn and the most effective learning methods. But technology enables some exciting changes.

“Don Norman”

Teachers who use technology frequently in their classrooms perceive greater

benefits to student learning--particularly learning 21st century skills--than

teachers who are less frequent users

We can close the gap and improve what happens in the classroom by using educational technology that is the same high quality everywhere. “Major Owens”

Thank you for your attention

The Italian team