Laptops for Teachers: An evaluation of the TELA scheme in schools (Years 1 to 3)
Publication Details
The purpose of this evaluation was to investigate the impacts of the Laptops for Teachers Scheme (TELA) on Years 1 to 3 teachers’ work in the Waikato region.
Author(s): Bronwen Cowie, Alister Jones & Ann Harlow, with Mike Forret
Date Published: July 2010
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