Encouraging student teachers to consider carefully the tools they select to support their teaching has always been important. However, we feel that the increasing availability and use of ICT in schools presents particular issues for preparing student teachers for the classroom. In particular how to:
promote interactive use of ICT in whole class teaching
enable student teachers to be selective in when and how choose to use ICT to support their teaching
familiarise student teachers with the range of educational software available
provide student teachers with the confidence and skills to evaluate software and materials found on teaching sites to identify materials which will support their teaching.
