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 Lisa is Principal Teacher of English at Perth High School. Born in Wishaw, she completed a BA in English and Education at the University of Stirling. She began her teaching career in Dundee in 1995 in Linlathen High School. At this stage, Lisa¹s experience of ICT in Education went little beyond basic word processing skills, but she began to explore the use of simple learning games and the use of desktop publishing in English. She led a school pilot in the use of a package aimed at improving basic literacy skills of reluctant learners. Lisa moved to Perth High School in 1998, and it was here her interest in ICT in Education really took off. Inspired by the far greater ICT proficiency of her then PT, Lisa has embraced new technologies and means of digital communication, using computer simulation packages in the English classroom as a context for literacy activities, Digital Video and Television broadcast software, using the school website and study forum to communicate with pupils and parents even using iChat to teach multiple classes in the absence of suitable supply staff. Lisa sees ICT not as an added extra in the English class, but as an essential tool for communication in the 21st century classroom.
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