The importance of libraries

An interesting article on the importance of "old fashioned books" from



Book smart: Why every primary pupil needs a library
Thursday, 18 February 2010 by Geraldine Brennan

Children who read do better in school yet, amazingly, many primaries have closed their libraries and replaced them with ICT suites

"We are teaching the value of new technology alongside old," says Bakewell. "Of course, we need both, but children need to know what questions to ask about the information put in front of them."

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IT in education is expensive

An interesting article with some facts on the real costs of introducing computers into schools. From


How to stretch that budget. One computer per child in schools has long been an unattainable ideal: schools cannot afford it. Could the answer lie in thin-client technology? Sean Dodson reports

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