Abstract
Schools in Pingtung. In 2001, Taiwan’s Ministry of Education stated that ICT integration should take place in all school curriculums, especially focusing on the development of students’ abilities and that teachers must integrate 20% of teaching with ICT (Ministry of education, 1998 & Ministry of Education, 2008). Since the beginning of the 20th century a lot of funds have been invested in developing education through the integration of ICT in Taiwan. Pingtung is in the Southern part of Taiwan. This county depends on annually approved sponsorships, to close the digital divide between schools in Taiwan. Due to the remote location of this county, it lacks educational resources or the training/ support for the implementation thereof (Meng, 2011). The Taiwanese government is encouraging Public Elementary Schools to make use of modern technologies to promote individual learning for inside the classroom and outside to establish portable learning domains (National Development Council, 2018). However, Prensky (2001) stated that our educational institutions are not designed for the “digital natives”. Many schools are still reluctant in integrating ICT as teachers perceive they to distort traditional teaching (Buabeng-Andoh, 2012). Even though schools have ICT resources of high quality, it is not being used (Mumtaz, 2000). Many teachers do not see any purpose in integrating ICT with teaching as they doubt that ICT will enhance their lessons (Cartelli & Palma, 2008)...
M.Ed. (ICT Education)