Norway is a small nation -- with only 4 million people -- and the task of equipping schools, teachers and students with adequate computer equipment may seem like a trivial task from the perspective of larger nations. Realities and challenges in Norway are, however, the same as in many other countries:
 | How can the use of IT be integrated into school subjects in a natural way? |
| How do we train our teachers to become capable, confident users of IT? |
| How do we finance new equipment at a constantly increasing pace? |
| What are the consequences for teaching and learning in Norway when more and more students have computer equipment at home? |
| Is it true that students know a lot more about the use of computers than their teachers? |
| How do we deal with the differences in computer use and knowledge between the genders and generations? |
| Will Norwegian culture and language survive on the Internet? |
| Norway as other nations needs appropriate and innovative plans, initiatives, and ideas to successfully deal with the challenges of integrating computing and network systems into education. |
This special presentation on the IT plan for Norway, and a summary of plans and of progress to date, will be of interest to educators in every country, province, or state facing these same challenges.
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