ICT's: More than important, it is a right.

The vital importance of ICTs in the lives of our students, is given, not only for its educational value but because if we want to educate future adults who can survive in a society predominantly technology, we give them the necessary tools.

This importance is illustrated, when UNESCO defends the rights of students to grow in these skills. This information can be found in the following document:

http://www.educabolivia.bo/educabolivia/images/educabolivia/file/UNESCOEstandaresDocentes.pdf

In this document we can extract the following conclusion:

To live, learn and work successfully in an increasingly complex society, rich in information and knowledge-based, students and teachers need to use digital technology effectively. In an educational context solid, Information Technologies and Communication Technologies (ICT) can help students acquire the skills necessary to become:

• competent to use information technology;
• search engines, analyze and evaluate information;
• problem-solvers and decision makers;
• Creative and effective users of productivity tools;
• Communicators, collaborators, publishers and producers;
• informed, responsible and able to contribute to society.