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In my school there is only one computer on teachers room. ICT manager is a teacher, laptops, mobiles are banned and only one LIM. It seems that time has not passed by. Only google classroom application working

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We need much more hardware becouse we have 10 years old and older computer. Teachers don t get anything for work we have one computer for 15 teacher to work on their plans, tests etc

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In Italy often the ICT manager is a teacher too. In my school there is a laptot or a desk computer in every classroom and many ICT laboratories.
We haven't , like Ireland. a free connection.

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I found Peters video very interesting as I am in Ireland too. So I am in a similar situation. (but in a primary school) Some good common sence comments from Peter on changing laptops every very years on a rolling basis, moving people away from servers and into the cloud, trying to move away from yearly licences. We have the Schools broadband too in primary schools and Peter is right the bottleneck with broadband speeds may lie somewhere in the router switch/wifi infrastructure.

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The Iceland video shows how different is to be the ICT manager and nothing else than sharing this responsibility with teching. What surprised me from Ireland is that 100Mb/sec they have for free. This would help!

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Was surprised to know that the school provides a personal device for each teacher. I would like to dedicate my time only in ICT coordinator. I'm also surprised with the equipment renovation rate. I spend most of my time of ICT coordinator repairing equipment. I have almost no time to spend in pedagogical issues related with ICT.

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In Brazil we have a computer room. The work developed in their vast majority are in groups.

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In general what most strikes me in the availability of full time administrator to guide, advise, advise ... Also note the difference between the administrators of the different countries in terms of means, availability and infrastructure.

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I have enjoyed both videos,  I liked the way ICT consultant manage his role  in school. It is really necessary for teachers to participate in ICT trainings and periodicaly discuss about new teaching tools.

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Our school provides a tablet for each teacher, but nowadays the tablets are outdated because they are 4 years old. I find both the videos very interesting

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Was surprised to know that teacher can get a personal device to use for work.
We use laptops, the principal and clerks p c, children both laptop and iPad.
We use Edmodo and we are going to asset apple classroom for iPads only.

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The first thing that surprised me was... go to work by bike in Iceland? ;-)
Well, really, I envy teachers who have training in ICT administration and use, that can dedicate their full time to this tasks without having to teach,... It seems that in my countrie we have less time or a worst productivity.

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I was surprised by the fact that there are workshops in school which teach the teachers about ICT, which I find very important and useful and I think such things could happen in our school as well, as long as we hire a person responsible only for the ICT department. Also, I think that the fact that all the teachers are given a laptop to work on it is also a very good idea and it helps to improve the classes. For instance, in our school there are only two or three laptops which all the teachers have to share. Consequently, it is impossible to work in more than three classes with a laptop simultaneously.

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I enjoyed both videos its very interesent : idea
There is an ICT administrator in school who is not teaching.
The teachers get laptops from the school for their work.
The schools have very good infrastructure.

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I would like to perform only the functions of ICT in school as in iceland but in portugal it is not possible to have this work exclusively, in the second video I also envy the situation of having the equipment renewed in a short time this situation also in my country does not Happens and as a result of this situation we have to add hours to repair equipment to add to the other work

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I enjoyed both videos and would certainly envy Iceland's situation whereby ICT administrator can focus on ICT issues full time.

Tips:

Gmail account for every student

Encourage increased use of GoogleClassroom

Continue to encourage teachers to move away from the network and into the cloud

move away from licences

Check network switches

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It would be great to have full-time job just for ICT like in Iceland. A combination of teaching and ICT administrator can be quite tough job.  My teaching schedule is very dispersed, so it has happened to me, that we had a problem with wifi connection in our school, the  external partner, that provides maintenance and support for our infrastructure was eliminating the problem and I forgot to go to the class.

For the second video, I was surprised that they replace computers every three years. We did replace some laptops and computers in the past two years, but we still use computers from year 2006.

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The ICT is not the person who controls the network of computers and equipment, it should be a guide to guide the rest of the community of teachers of the center and direct them towards new uses of devices and equipment. Technology is not the end is the means to get change the way we teach.

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Both videos are very interesting. I would like have in my school  a teaching counselor who works full-time and his duty is to assist staff and parents and students with ICT.

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We do not have school IT administrator.
Who knows better It deals. In kindergarten, for example, I know best to work at an average level, that helped me a grandson skilled in IT.

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Both videos are very interesting! I like the idea that every school should have an ICT administrator who works full time. I have a surprise to know that in Iceland the ICT Admin is  full time to administrate the school network and they can no teach.

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Very interesting videos. Glad to know that there are schools with lots of funds and dedicated ICT admins.
I am afraid that for start we need three things: Funds, money and euros.
And this might sound as a joke.

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I was surprised to know that in Iceland the ICT administrator is not supposed to teach.

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Both videos are very interesting! I like the idea that every school should have an ICT administrator who works full time (without teaching) to assist staff with ICT and plan Erasmus projects.

In my school the situation is quite different: we don’t have so many resourses: I’m the ICT and I also teach, we don’t have so many pcs and tablets ; in the next future I hope every teacher will have his own device to work both at home and in classroom (with a good wifi connection).

Actually I’m working to set up G Suite for teaching and learning; we also use a moodle platform because of its ability to mark quizzes and manage assessment automatically.

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The situacion in Iceland and in Ireland are very different comparing in our situation. We  have our own device, if we buy it,  for me the work of an ICT administrator now is not so clear. But they are not like in Iceland that they don't teach and als0 organize courses in the school and also help teachers in eTwinning and european project.  All the situation must be improved here.

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As many commentators, I also find it stunning that both mins do not teach, this way they can do the best on the job.

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The most interesting points of these videos are the following:

There is an ICT administrator in school who is not teaching.

The teachers get laptops from the school for their work.

The schools have very good infrastructure.

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What surprised me most was the role of the consultant in ICT, in the first video. I guess this is the best way to really improve the using of ICT, having someone to guide you and encourage you to improve your skills. In my school, the ICT administrator has to find time in his/her personal life to prepare all this work, and, at last, this really slows down all the process.
Another fact that surprised me a lot was the laptops given to the teachers at the beginning of the year. In my school, we have to buy second hand equipment for the classes...

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My situation is a lot different...it is stunning for me to see people who can fully dedicate to network managing and  to colleagues training and supporting!

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Useful videos but in my school the role of ICT administrator is like a volunteer role because my basic role in my school is as math teacher.

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It would be great to have all the hardware needed and also relieve the ICT admin from the teacher role, but I don't see that happening in the next 10-15 years

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The two videos are very Interesting and useful,in the two videos there are different situations.

I’m obviously agree with Peter Barry’s advice.

Are all nice ideas to apply in schools but unfortunately all schools have different economic funds, my school does not have sufficient financial funds to purchase the necessary products

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Both ICT manager know what they are talkikng about and shared simple but very useful tips. I think every school deserves to have a schoolbroadband like NCTE.
Good tips:

GIGABIT SWITCHER

Plan the replacement of your notebooks

G SUITE

VSWARE

MERAKI

and most of all Kolbrun and Peter seems very be able to motify teachers and students. Both of them have excellent communcation skills and this is such important as systems like G SUIT, fibre optical etc.

Many Thanks  Kolbrun and Peter !

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These two videos illustrate two different situations about the role of an ICT administrator in Europe. There are some common problems related to security access to the network from students and teachers and about the necessity to have a proper largeness of the band of transmission of the signal for the LAN in the school network.

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Interesting videos and overall inspiring! It would be nice if I could dedicate full time to support teachers in how to apply TIC in their teaching but it's impossible because I teach. I help the teachers the same I also do courses about TIC for them but with difficult and without to be payed.

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It is difficult to play both the role of ICT administrator and of teacher,

In my secondary school the ICT administrator teaches philosophy and we have an external payed support.

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Both of the two videos are very engaging and useful, full of good tips for ICT administration.
I’m obviously agree with Peter Barry’s advice: “Future-proof is on your LAN switches”, but unfortunately my school have cheaper megabit…

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Obviously, Every school's should have staff for ICT administration. His/ her main responsibility should be managing ICT infrastructure properly. Besides this, she/ he has to play role in staff capacity development so that ICT administration of school can run smoothly.

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The convenience for teachers continue to use paid licenses. Training in proper service may make the use of free applications easier.

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I would like to have laptops for our teachers to use in their work at school and home too.

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I agree with Liberato. Every school should have ICT administrator who works full time and his duty should be to assist staff with ICT. I was surprised bye the fact that both schools provide laptop to their teachers and they are employed to use in their work at school and home. I plan Erasmus projects, too; but I have to do it in extra working hours.

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An ICT administrator in a primary school with no responsibility to teach? Great! I think it is an excellent model that should be implemented in Spanish schools.

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I think that ICT administrator, should not teach, as Kolbrún Hjaltadóttir, in the first video. Only in this way the ICT administrator can best fulfill his work.

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It is surprisingly good that Peter teaches students for 6 weeks how to use google services. In our school some of students use Google Drive, but teachers do not. It is challenge to move to cloud services for teachers.

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For years, I am coordinating ICT but our school does not have a well defined plan are not clear and the roles of the ICT coordinator

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Great videos! In my school I am the ICT and training staff responsible and I am also the G Suite administrator. I teach English in 5 classes and I don't manage the LAN and the Wifi. It is really engaging and sometimes I am really very busy but I like it! I have been particularly impressed by two positive things in the videos: all teachers are given a laptop by the school and they have 10-15 laptops and PCs for students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) with specialised software (e.g. screen readers) which can be brought into classrooms for students to use. Finally I will surely take Peter's advice to ensure best use of bandwidth!

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I know from my own experience that the ICT administrator work is very complicated, especially when don't have many ICT resources. When you have the resources and apply them in good way, the work is less.

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I think that a "centralized" ICT support for more school could be a good and efficient idea, with a reference person in each school which is formed. Moreover, we have not so many machines, and mostly are obsolete. The main problem, mainly in lower schools, is that is a full-time teacher to do it, and usually he (or she) has no specialization in ICT...
I also think it is important to make teachers and pupils aware of technology they are using and its safe use, and to use open source software

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interesting - peter is also using google apps. i think that is great tooling.
however i am disappointed that they also do the european computer driving license. in my opinion this is a waste of money and time. i would expect any 15/16 year old student to work with a computer appropriatley. the ECDL is more or less a microsoft thing - even if they say it's not.
we should teach the students the concepts, e.g. the concept of a word processor, which is pretty equal to all word processors and indepenent of a certain program or program version.

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I think that the administrator's role is very complicated. Many technical knowledge and time are needed. So it's hard to reconcile this with the teaching role.

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Managing the internet bandwidth and fast switches are very important and you are loosing in the long run. Future proof LAN switches is a must.

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I was flabbergasted when I heard that Peter gives a 6-week course to new students to introduce them to G Suite. How wonderful! I wish I had a couple of hours in a year in each starting class! Students are NOT trained here, not even in internet security – apart from the occasional lecture – and will only learn informally from their peers, if they are lucky and find one or two that are tech-savy.

Besides that, I completely identify with what other Italian (and non-Italian) fellow teachers are saying here: imagine not having to teach on top of your other technological tasks...

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I have found the 2 videos very interesting, although the second one is more complex to understand, he speaks very fast.

I totally agree with the two indications of the end of the video, about the switches. We have changed all of them. Now we have some small problems, but as soon as we adjust the programming, the network will work perfectly. Infrastructure is fundamental

I have heard that in the 2 schools they provide teachers with laptop, in my school too

But what I liked most of all and what I would like to get in my school is to have a full time ICT administrator.

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I am a librarian, and since I have some computer skills, I am asked to solve some problems that appear, especially in the classroom, with access to the internet, use of computers, software and interactive whiteboards in classrooms. Most problems arise due to lack of teacher training. Although schools are reasonably equipped with computer equipment and Internet connectivity, most teachers only use computer systems in the user's optics and in a very poor way. Sometimes I'm called into a room to solve a problem that's as simple as plugging in a cable that's off.

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It is great  that primary schools in Iceland have teaching counselor who works full-time in order to  assist staff  and students with ICT.

Regarding the second interview it seems helpful to possess PCs for students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) with specialised software. Obviously my school has a need for such software to improve the learning of these pupils.   It is fantastic  to be able to replace teacher's devices every three years, mine has been the same since I started working in the school. I consider very practical and useful to educate students how to use  email during six-week course and discuss Acceptable Use Policy. Keep up the good work!

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Definitely both videos describe situations that are the envy of other countries and schools! Mine for sure! Both Kolbrun and Peter can dedicate themselves to ICT mangement, teachers training...Schools provide devices for teachers...Very interesting and hopefully some day we'll have something like it!

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It was surprised by the fact that both schools provide laptops to their teachers. This is definitely not the case for Greek Schools.
Also 100Mbps link to Internet free of charge for schools is like a dream coming true!
I'm afraid that the bottom line of all the cases is the funding. And it is a very difficult era in that subject for Greece as a country, and of course for the Greek public schools too.

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The job of kol seems to me an excellent model to follow and I feel admiration for how they work in their city !

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really remarkable the amount of digital devices and equipment  Kolbrún Hjaltadóttir's school has to its disposal !  I find very interesting what she explains about her role  as ICT coordinator trainer  and supervisor. Of course she has more time to dedicate to her role because she has no teaching obligations. Our situation is more difficult as I explained in the previous padlet.  In some cases, however, we share the same problems related to a lack of interest and motivation among teachers. In Italy each teacher coordinates and plans her/his eTwinning projects. As eTwinning ambassador I try to help and support my colleagues  for example by suggesting them some new tools  which could make things easier or more motivating for students. I find also the second video interesting because we try to do the same things Peter is talking about. In my school every teacher receives a tablet from the school  but it is not so easy to replace them when they age and are losing their effectiveness . We also have a GAFE environment with google classroom and we use a lot drive and cloud solutions for storing  didactical materials. Of course itis better to opt for" good quality wireless network access points able automatically to determine their own channel" as Peter says .

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I am really surprised, because I work as a full time teacher and I only have three hours a week to solve the problems related with ICT.
On the other hand, we have not so many resourses, although we have enough,  we have digital board in all classrooms, an computer class with a lot of computers, many tablets....
Every teacher has their device to work both at home and in class.
The only problem is that the wifi does not work well.

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I found both videos interesting and contrasting.
Kolbrún really enjoys her role and is lucky to be able to dedicate her day 100% to ICT needs in her school. I particularly liked how she meets with staff 5/6 times a year for CPD and provides all staff with an ICT curriculum for all student groups at the start of the school year. Her school also uses different WLAN networks for different groups - I will look into this as my school embarks on a change over to WIFI from cable network.
Peter's situation is like my own. He is teaching and ICT administrator. In the beginning he outlines the time he is supposed to spend on ICT matters as opposed to the actual time he sends a week. It is a big undertaking. I found his recommendations regarding Switches and and Wireless AP's invaluable and will be mindful of the need for fast switches going forward. Like Peter my school has also moved away from licensed based software (microsoft) to free opensource software (libra or open office). It took a while for staff to accept the move but as time ticks on it has become less of an issue. The aim for us now is to move into more cloud based services.

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The videos are both very interesting,  in particular because they reflect a reality completely different from the one I live. In video 1 it's striking the fact that the ICT administrator has only that role, she doesn't have to teach too, so she can focus her attention on problems related to ICT management and training for all the other teachers. It's also striking the great deal of devices they can use in ischool, that is obviously a basic element in order to develop ICT.
About the second video, I think it's very interesting the school's policy of giving a laptop for each teacher, which is replaced every two years and the hints about fast switches on the LAN and good quality wireless network AP.

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Thank you for the video and the information.
In the first video I find the role of Kolbrún Hjaltadóttir fantastic. I wish we had 5 ICT consultants to attend an area similar to her town. She can meet with teachers 4 or 5 times a year, receive feedback, plan improvements and solve problems. This is something I miss a lot. And we have more than 3 times the number of computers her school has.

About the second video, he talks very fast, it was difficult to understand at the beginning, thank you for the transcriptions. I agree very much about his two final advices. We changed our switches last year, and our WAP's and we have improved a lot in connectivity.  I also agree with the change to LibreOffice or GoogleDocs, we don't need to be cautive of a mark, if we get the same service for free.
Thank you again for their contributions.

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Regarding the 1st one, I can see that they have the same problem we have: teachers are not too prone to participate and work on projects,! A difference between them and us: they get a laptop from school to work also @home. And they are ICTs only, not teachers. These things make the difference.
Regarding the 2nd video, lot of inputs! for instance, having a very fast connecting not necessary means you run faster (if you do not have further good accessories and related tools). This is s/thing necessary to consider when buying things. Very good videos, Txs!

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I would like to have the half of the equipment they told us!
I would like to have a laptop by my school.

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I like the idea that in both countries there are ICT administrators who has not to teach.

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We will be glad to see newer computers in every class and office but funds are much more lower than in videos.

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They have lots of digital devices and new technology, I think in other European countries funds are used better than in Italy. People have chances to develop their skills and get qualification, then propose themselves for such important roles to support and train in the best ways colleagues and people who work in schools. I hope here in Italy we will change our mind and our way of thinking about ICT education one day.

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The two videos are very interesting. First they show that teachers have a notebook periodically renewed by the school. This is very important because the teachers have at their disposal always new and updated pc. Schools are equipped with many devices and have within them a learned person who deals exclusively with technical assistance. Teachers are supported by a teacher experienced pedagogical use of the devices. In our school there aren't these figures and dedicated teachers are independently formed. Only now the National Plan Digital School aims to train teachers and increase the digital infrastructure.

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The top challenges reported by ICT administrators were related to developing and teachers’ competences using ICT [pedagogical and technical] and supporting them, hardware and software management, looking after security and e-safety, and running the network. The training they asked for is in the same area: security and safety, network operations. In addition they felt they needed training in new tools and services and using cloud services.

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After viewed these two video I think that there is a long journey yet for my school .... :-(

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Both videos were really interesting. Unfortunately, we have got one computer in every classroom

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 my school is different for number of PC and services.
everything to nothing

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I agree with Alexandra from Italy

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what surprised me most about the first video was the amount of digital equipment the school is provided with... computers laptops, etc. And also the support and assistance given to teachers. The different wifi systems for teachers, visitors and soon students.. it's so different from my school... unfortuntely.