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What are the competencies?

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What does 'essential' mean?

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Only gaming?
How does the training look like?

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Who trains teachers? University?

4 years 50 hours?

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In China
The teacher need to master technology skills, but it is not necessary to use technology in classroom. Teacher can choose their own way to teach students, they may use media or not.

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Japanese teachers are quite conservative and reluctant to use ed. technology - We still use blackboard and chalk!

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policy of education technology in china:

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policy of education technology in china:

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all the teachers in primary and secondary should be trained over 50 hours and should get through a exam about how to use technology in classroom teaching.

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policies advocacy to make ICT an essential tool in the educational process all grades

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In Saudi Arabia education policy tends to involve gaming in computer lessons. 

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In Saudi Arabia education policy tends to involve gaming in computer lessons. 

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Also, government offers teachers some training.
There are many vision introduce in recent years the Saudi government tends to encourage librarian to provide support when the teachers need that.

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the circumstances surrounding education have changed greatly in respects such as the progress of science and technology, advanced information technology, internationalization, the ageing society with falling birthrate, and family lifestyles. At the same time, the environment surrounding children has changed significantly, and a variety of issues have come to light.

http://www.mext.go.jp/en/policy/education/overview/index.htm

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"Thailand to focus on four priority areas to prepare students from all backgrounds for a fast-changing world"
1. All students through a revised and improved curriculum.
2. To build capacity to reliably assess students across the full range of competencies needed for success in life and in learning.
3. To develop a holistic strategy to prepare teachers and school leaders to deliver education reform, including implementing the revised curriculum, and to tackle teaching shortages in the most deprived areas.
4.  to create a comprehensive information and communications technology strategy to equip all Thailand’s schools, teachers and students for the 21st century.

http://www.oecd.org/countries/thailand/education-in-thailand-9789264259119-en.htm

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The circumstances surrounding education have changed greatly in respects such as the progress of science and technology, advanced information technology, internationalization, the aging society with falling birthrate, and family lifestyles. At the same time, the environment surrounding children has changed significantly, and a variety of issues have come to light.

http://www.mext.go.jp/en/policy/education/overview/index.htm