An IT plan from 1995 - has anything changed?

A sudden urge to sort through drawers led to a discovery. Sometimes it’s both useful and instructive to stop and take a look in that famous rear-view mirror. In one of my office drawers (I don’t have that many) I found Årstaskolan’s IT plan from 1995. Think about that! 18 years ago. Almost two decades. Although four years before I entered the game. So, what does it say then? Did they get anything? Yep, I say.

Besides listing the 28 computers we had at the school, some of which were multimedia computers[!], they had focused on five important points.

• “The computer is and should be regarded as a tool”
• “The need for training for the staff is great and important”
• “Access to computers is important”
• “Don’t fall victim to ‘computer hysteria’. There’s plenty to buy”
• “The importance of starting early, not least to spark girls’ interest.”

So…honestly… Take a look at your own school. Over these almost 20 years, have you understood that pedagogy drives the technology and the choice of it, managed to train all staff so they feel comfortable with these tools and equipped to change learning, avoided both “computer-” and “app-hysteria”, ensured that both staff and students are equipped with IT tools and made sure that girls as well as boys are attracted to and develop with these tools? Wonderful! That’s what I thought. And 20 years from now, I also hope we won’t need to find an IT plan at any school either. It should reasonably be embedded in the school development plan or a similar document, right?

DOWNLOAD: IT-plan Årstaskolan 1995