At an international meeting of educators, parents, business people and the local community in 2006, the following conditions were recognized as critical elements of future schools:

1: Schools of the future must be open and flexible.
2: New communication should promote new collaborations and a higher level of cooperation and creative problem-solving.
3: Teachers must be supported in their use of new technologies for learning and also in their use of technology for professional development and collaboration.
4: Learners must be able to use technology to achieve new levels of learning and to acquire new information age skills and abilities.
5: Educational managers need to use technology as a tool for managing schools and learner communities.
6: Must be supportive of all learning styles.
7: Teachers must be researchers and mentors
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The rationale behind using a Wiki in class is ...

The idea of using Wikis is to create a collaborative teaching-learning environment, to develop not only language skills, but social skills as well, and to motivate students by using something they already are familiar with: the computer and the internet.

• The Ts new role nowadays is to become a reliable source of information and orientation in the Ss’ processes of research and learning.

• A T’s main skill becomes discernment.
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The advantages of using authentic materials in class are ...

•Presenting the real world to the students and proving that learning happens there too !
•Providing the Ss with up-to-date, motivating informational resources
•Not shying away from the true challenge-level of the real world, but presenting the hard truth
•Real ... Raw ... Reliable
•Providing Ss with tools for use outside the classroom
•Providing Ss with social and media competence
•Giving more opportunities for extended language learning
•Keeping ourselves up-to-date
•Forming interesting, informed and thoughtful young adults