UK schools caught in a learning technology balance gap as kids demand more tech in the classroom

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News Summary

  • Two-thirds of UK teachers feel their classroom is falling behind when it comes to successful tech integration.
  • Nine in 10 UK students report to use technology in almost every aspect of their lives.
  • Three in four school IT managers say their schools have introduced more tech over the past year.
  • But 84% of them agree that those investments have mostly covered acquiring new devices and not determining how they should actually be used.
  • "Education systems must move beyond simply adopting technology and instead focus on how it is used," says Epson Europe Education Lead Dr Sarah Henkelmann-Hillebrand.

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