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Briefing Paper

Computers in Schools: Separating Hope from Hype

World Bank HD Week 2006 Learning Session

7 November 2006

Full publications distributed

Knowledge Maps: ICTs in Education
What do we know about the effective uses of information and communication technologies in education in developing countries?

Monitoring and Evaluation of ICT in Education Projects
A Handbook for Developing Countries

Session handouts

Session One:
ICTs and Education: What Do We Know?
 presenter(s): Michael Trucano, infoDev

Session Two:
ICTs and Education in World Bank Projects: A discussion with World Bank Staff
 roundtable discussion with World Bank staff

Session Three:
 The Monitoring and Evaluation of ICT in Education Initiatives
 presenter(s): Dr. Daniel Wagner, University of Pennsylvania

Session Four:
The ICT in Education Policymakers Toolkit
(and other useful resources for donor staff)
 presenter(s): Dr. Wadi Haddad, Knowledge Enterprise

Additional resources:


Outside readings:

By M. Trucano.

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