Primary school teachers' use of digital resources with interactive whiteboards: The Australian context

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 138-158

  Maher, Damian ^a   Phelps, Renata ^b   Urane, Nikkita ^b   Lee, Mal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Southern Cross University ^*

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EID: 84860524802     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14495554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14742/ajet.888     Document Type: Article

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