• Shafeeq. C.P

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As access to information continues to grow exponentially, the potentials of ICT in education are widely accepted. It is perceived that schools must promote the acquisition of knowledge and skills that make possible continuous learning using the potentials of ICT. This paper is an attempt to analyze the programme called IT@School, introduced by the Department of Education, Government of Kerala. After reviewing some of the programmes related to integration of ICT into education in some other countries, it analyses how the IT@School is going to be significant after continuous and gradual development over a decade. The implementation of the programme suggests that a careful and visionary ICT initiative can influence the entire educational sphere, ranging from classroom teaching to higher administrative tasks.  The programme’s focus on the necessity of teacher’s empowerment, infrastructural building, content development, effective e-governance, and collaborative efforts are some of the characteristics that make the programme highly appreciated.  

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