Why teachers need IT training

In the early 2000s, teachers typically spent whole days being trained to use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, digital cameras and the internet. But this is not common anymore. Here, head of science and managing editor of CogSciSci Adam Robbins, considers the knock-on effects of the lack of IT training in school chemistry departments, and suggests several key IT skills teachers need to succeed in the classroom. He also provides a clear argument for the need to reinstate this training for chemistry teachers.