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Equipping Teachers in Russia With the Latest ICT Skills to Engage Students and Promote Digital Literacy

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Overview The Information Technology and Training Equipment Centre in Moscow, Russia, is tasked with providing educational establishments in the region with IT-based tools, computer equipment, teaching materials, and software. Experts at the centre regularly monitor the software market to enable them to provide schools with a list of the latest programs developed. Microsoft technology, such as Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office XP Professional are proving very popular in Russia, and the centre is working hard to ensure that all teachers have the necessary skills to make the most effective use of these products in the classroom.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	HTML
Date Published	September 2004
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Windows XP, Word Processing, Spreadsheets

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