(A classroom in the school where I worked in Panama, OBVIOUSLY lacking some ICT's...and electricity)
Upon viewing Dale's Cone, it was similar to the learning experiences I had in my formal schooling. In 1994 when I was in grade 3, my school received computers for classroom use. Little did we know back then how integral and resourceful a PC could become.
The computers were utilised to perform basic activities for art (such as using the "paint" program over a traditional pencil and paper activity) Educational games were also installed for Maths and English to help us learn grammar, spelling, addition and subtraction.
From what I can recall from primary school, 1/8th of our school time involved computers, where as at high school a more traditional "chalk and talk" approach was implemented for subjects such as Maths and English, but usually once or twice a week in other subjects, ICT's such as videos and powerpoint presentations were used.
There have been great advances in computer technologies since the PENTIUM 386's were introduced in the mid 90's. Today, it can be common in school for students to utilise computers for possibly half or even more of their classroom time.
Therefore, in order to be a better learning manager and create a more "student centric" learning environment, ICT's might take a more dominant place in the classroom.
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