A changing landscape of words
Mid 90s
| Most common | Middle | Few |
| Can't, complicated, technical | Can't, complicated, technical | Can |
| Don't want to | Would like to do more | Intend to do more |
| Don't need to - little point | Interesting | Wonderful, essential, future |
Floppy discs, Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Logo, BBC (computer), printer, IT, Programming
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Millenium
| Most common | Middle | Few |
| Can do a little | Can | Can't, complicated, technical |
| Interesting | Intend to do more | Don't want to |
| Would like to do more | Wonderful, essential, future | Don't need to - little point |
Floppy discs, Office, PowerPoint, Photos, Web-sites, e-mail, dialup, ISDN, printer, interactive, ICT suite
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Recent
| Most common | Middle ground | Least frequent |
| Confident | Can do a fair bit | Complicated, not sure |
| Useful, valuable, empowering | Useful, valuable, enhance | Uncertain |
| Very useful, essential for future | Would like to do more | Need to learn |
iPad, Apps, IWB, Flipcam, Youtube, Google, blogging, Smart Phone, Twitter, Facebook, VLE, cameras, Raspberry Pie, speech to text, Mobile, Broadband, coding, pervasive technologies, flipped classroom.
75,000 Apple compatible Apps released in the last 6 months 800,000 available.
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Adoption is progressing, fear and suspicion are fading, educators are adapting.
Even amongst the enthusiasts 'overwhelming' is becoming a key word.
Managing Complexity is becoming a key skill - knowing what to use and when to use it.
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