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The width of uses of ICT in education, society and in the workplace means that the development of basic skills needs to be considered within a multimedia as well as in a paper-based environment. ICT use is being considered a basic core skill. ICT provides opportunities for teachers and pupils to develop on-line projects, across national boundaries, raising issues about skills such as literacy and numeracy. This paper explores this, considers the implications of on-line cross-national project work, and concludes that overarching policies may be needed to shape and support such practices if pupils are to gain effectively in learning terms.
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Passey, D., Hobrecht, P. (2002). ICT and the Development of a Cross-national Curriculum. In: Watson, D., Andersen, J. (eds) Networking the Learner. WCCE 2001. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 89. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35596-2_84
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