ABSTRACT
This chapter through a consideration of the history of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in schools, describes how the developing nature of technology and its increasing use in society has impacted on education and consider the extent to which it can transform education. Terry Mayes (2000), from the Research Centre for Lifelong Learning, Glasgow Caledonian Universities, places our present discussions regarding the use of ICTs in education within a wider historical framework. By considering the rationale for using ICT in educational settings and behaviourist/instructional approach to learning largely abandoned by the 1970s but often resurrected in the form of assessment packages, this chapter encourages the reader to consider the implications for children's learning in using ICT in educational settings. A childminder has installed a computer in her living room/play area. Toddlers have been encouraged to play on the computer using BBC learning programmes. Affective development growth in emotional awareness, understanding and control.
