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= Information and Communication Technology in the Classroom =

Attitudes Toward ICT
Information and communication technology (also known as ICT) is being implemented in school systems throughout the world. There have been studies done to determine the relationship between teacher and students "Some studies highlight how the teaching attitudes play an essential role when teaching curricular contents through ICT " The studies show that teachers attitudes are important in regards to teaching ICT in the classroom. Same studies have shown that a positive attitude creates a positive response from students and a negative attitude creates a negative response. The newer generation of teachers have more experience with technology and therefore their attitudes toward technology are more positive. There was a study being done regarding technology and the effectiveness of it in the classroom it states that most students "are ready to continue learning computer tools for their use inside the classroom because they consider them helpful to keep pupils attention, improve the intervention with pupils with difficulties and also improve the motivation and academic performance of both teachers and pupils " Students will persevere when technology is introduced in the classroom.

Implications in the Classroom
ICT helps a wide range of learners in the classroom. Studies have shown that using ICT will create a better classroom environment as "technology appropriately enables teachers to enrich student learning as well as better cater for differences in how their students learn. Additionally, it can greatly assist teachers in providing different learning experiences without adding to their work load"