246 6 Accessibility and Utilization of ICTs Among Secondary School Teachers in Kenya

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246 6 Accessibility and Utilization of ICTs Among Secondary School Teachers in Kenya
Abstract
This paper looks at levels of access and extent of use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) among teachers in selected Kenyan secondary schools. For the past few years, an assortment of ICTs such as computers, lap tops, projectors, printers, e-blackboards and mobile phones have been available to teachers for use in integration of teaching and learning in schools. The paper attempts to establish how many teachers have access to the schools’ computers, their ICT literacy skills level and the level of ICT integration in subjects taught. The findings show that the use of ICT and its integration in the teaching and learning in secondary education is getting more widespread; and increasingly used among teachers as a means of communication and for information searching. Access rates for teachers have been observed to be much higher in educational institutions that have made effective ICT investments in education, translating into better utilization of ICT related technologies. Strategies have been suggested on how to utilize ICT to improve educational outcomes and recommendations given, on issues that touch on ICT access and infrastructure; human resources and training, policy environment, financing and ICT investment, curriculum development and locally relevant content.
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2010
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/paper/246-6-ACCESSIBILITY-AND-UTILIZATION-OF-ICTS-AMONG-University/5be038cebb212a2c01d4ce3f25cc02ba3c5beec9
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University, G. (2010). 246 6 Accessibility and Utilization of ICTs Among Secondary School Teachers in Kenya. /paper/246-6-ACCESSIBILITY-AND-UTILIZATION-OF-ICTS-AMONG-University/5be038cebb212a2c01d4ce3f25cc02ba3c5beec9