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2023 - Volume 6 - Number 2

Managing the Implementation of Information Technology in Schools

Alaa Sarsour * ORCID: 0009-0000-8438-7713
West Timisoara University, Timisoara, ROMANIA

Raed Sarsour * ORCID: 0009-0000-8438-7713
West Timisoara University, Timisoara, ROMANIA

Open Journal for Information Technology, 2023, 6(2), 137-142 * https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojit.0602.04137s
Received: 18 June 2023 ▪ Revised: 23 October 2023 ▪ Accepted: 16 November 2023

LICENCE: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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ABSTRACT:
Modern technology has had a transformative impact on educational systems, learning, and teaching practices. The advent of the internet and the development of various digital tools have opened up new opportunities for education. Unfortunately, teachers and scholars, who may have educated themselves or being educated in a whole different era and time of schooling, find it really difficult to teach in the new modern ways. Different sides often blame each other for not being ready to innovations: the public blames teachers and superintendents for not adopting new technology in school and in turn teachers blame the state itself for not providing enough money and time. The authors claim that steps must be taken to implement IT in schools, and list possible steps.

KEY WORDS: information technology (IT), educational systems, implementation at school, obstacles, possible solutions.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Alaa Sarsour, Qiqihar West Timisoara University, Timisoara, ROMANIA.

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