Lessons we learn

I was reading a blog from "EduTech' which has a post telling about Worst Practice in ICT use in education. It holds warnings for us in Education- those we can all use whether we have started our ICT journey in any meaningful way or if we are only considering it.

 Here's the highlights for me - somewhat paraphrased with my own thoughts:

•  DO NOT- Dump hardware in schools or ece and expect instant miracles. The responsive teacher and a decent planned ece/primary programme surrounding the hardware is vital. so teachers- step up and become familiar so you are knowledgeably part of the planning about how ICT should support the existing curriculum - and be technically able to be a learning partner with children.
•  DO NOT - take a model of operation from an entirely different culture and transplant it lock stock and barrel. This never works even if we aren't talking about ICT. Take aspects that fit with your centre and develop your own processes. 
• Do NOT - only think about what you are trying to achieve until after you have rolled out the hardware. This doesn't mean you should not rethink this philosophy later on.