Description of the incorporation of information and communications technology in a school in Iceland. Before you say "how quaint" keep this in mind: students have laptops and the school has a wireless LAN. In addition to class materials, many aspects of school administration - such as attendance and scheduling - are handled by the system. The author writes, "One of the benefits of computerised groups is that the dropout rate is considerably lower than in traditional classes. Students in these groups become more capable in areas such as organising their own time, searching for and gathering data and increasing their computer skills." An interesting observation. Yet I was told in a session earlier today that students can't organize their own learning. Hey, welcome to the Internet Age.CRLF
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