1. ideas about the reasons for using ICT in school
   1. ICT skills will be needed to make active, informed citizens for the future
   2. ICT skills for everyday life are an important reason to use ICT in lessons
   3. We need to teach ICT because students will need it in the world of work
   4. ICT will save teachers time
   5. ICT is vital for economic survival and educational success
2. Ideas about ICT generally
   1. ICT means using computers or the internet
   2. ICT is hard to understand
3. Pedagogical ideas about using ICT for learning
   1. ICT is interesting in itss own right
   2. ICT enables teachers to make strong links between subjects
   3. The power to edit makes for a sense of achievement in pupils
   4. The internet is a good resource for learning
   5. ICT in lessons makes it easier for teachers to introduce choice
   6. ICT makes it easer to introduce higher - order thinking in lessons
   7. ICT makes the use of lesson time more efficient - more learning is possible
   8. Pupils should be taught how to use ICT to learn my subject
   9. ICT enables teachers to share good ideas easily
   10. It is easier to assess learning when pupils have been using computers in the classroom
   11. It is harder to assess learning when pupils have been using ICT in the classroom
   12. The main strength of using ICT is the range of content that it opens up to students and teachers
   13. ICT in lessons decreases whole class teaching
   14. ICT allows teachers to cater for the individual needs of pupils
   15. ICT is changing teaching
   16. ICT improves learning
   17. Good use of ICT changes the teacher's role
   18. ICT in lessons means more interaction with pupils
   19. Students need to learn how to use ICT for learning
   20. ICT inspires and encourages pupils to work harder
   21. Teachers and Pupils interact more in lessons using ICT
   22. ICT in lessons helps pupils to collaborate
   23. ICT is capable of teaching the pupils on its own
4. ideas about what is holding teachers back from using ICT
   1. teachers lack access to decent facilities to enable ICT use
   2. teachers lack training in using ICT
   3. It is harder to plan a lesson using ICT
      1. It is harder to put structure in a lesson using ICT
      2. It is harder to do whole class activities when using ICT in lessons
   4. Lack of Confidence holds teachers back
      1. Students have too much control when using ICT in lessons
5. Ideas about pupils and how they use ICT
   1. Digital Natives - Digital Immigrants
      1. ICT skills are the most important ones for new teachers to pick up
      2. Most pupils are able to use computers in highly creative ways at home
      3. ICT is going to be the only way to teach pupils in the future
      4. ICT has changed the way that young people think
      5. Teachers need to work really hard to catch up pupils in their ICT skills
   2. most pupils use ICT passively
   3. pupils are eager to learn about ICT
   4. Students learn to use computers for entertainment at home and bring this into the classroom
   5. When students use ICT they play with it in an undirected way
   6. Pupils often cut and paste material without thinking
   7. Students need to be taught how to use ICT for learning
   8. Using ICT in lessons too often encourages pupils to be off task
   9. ICT makes pupils more independent learners
      1. Pupils don't need as much spoon feeding when using ICT
      2. ICT makes pupils think more about what they're doing
      3. ICT allows pupils to work at their own pace