ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the professional development of teachers in Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Although many schools consider ICT knowledge and skills as important as numeracy and literacy, the reality is that most teachers use it only occasionally. In implementing electronic networks for professional development, the profession will have to make choices about the balance between traditional teaching modes and new learning potential. The Stevenson Report suggested that small local communities will lead the way in the development of the internet for professional communication. MirandaNet is an international leading-edge community of teachers and teacher educators addressing the professional need to be comfortable with computer technology. The group seeks individual professional pathways through ICT rather than classroom solutions. Microsoft have agreed to include us in their pilot for in service ICT development. Teachers' ndings are published in conferences or on the web for the teaching community, using presentation tools like Microsoft Powerpoint.
