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P60: Reaching Out; A School Leader's Reflections On Comparative Approaches to Involving the Community in ICT Initiatives.
Author: Sue Smith, Headteacher, Hunwick Primary School
Date: 2006

Summary

Sue discusses using ICT to make the school the hub of village life, with several projects running to involve the whole community in the use of technology. The projects met with varying degrees of success, with many of them continuing on an ongoing basis.

Action

Projects started included drop in sessions to give training on the use of the internet, the opening of a cyber café, basic computer skills training for adults, laptops and PDAs at home and the creation of the 'Digital Village'. Funding was applied for and received, and a village co-ordinator was appointed.

Outcomes

Sue concludes that there were many successful initiatives, with the community as a whole becoming more involved with both the school and the technology. However this would not have been possible without the funding received and some of the projects were heavily reliant on the availability of tutors. The 'Digital Village' is expected to be of ongoing use to the community.

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