Eltam journal no 2 8th eltam iatefl tesol international biannual conference managing teaching and learning

 
Professional development of the teachers is of utmost importance for the educational 
process 
 
Using ICT in the teaching process makes the classroom atmosphere more pleasant for students 
and closer to their needs 
 
The modern time brings changes in the whole functioning and in every pore of the society. 
Above all it is important and noticeable for the present times that the informatics and computing 
technology is spreading very fast in the medical care, the production capacities, local and state 
institutions, banks, education and every other possible level of functioning of the humanity. 
 
That is why today the use of ICT in teaching is of crucial importance. Being literate in the past, 
nowadays it is of the same importance to be able to work with a computer. The students, on the 
other side, are surrounded with computer technology on a daily basis and the generations of 

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today cannot think of a day without modern technology, games, television and social networks 
for easier communication, they are even often called the technological natives. 
 
The interest of the students implies the use of informatics technology and computers in the 
school and in that way somehow naturally takes its place in the schools and among the students. 
Because of that the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Macedonia introduces the modern 
technology in the schools legally, each teacher has to use a minimum of 30 percent of classes 
of ICT. But the question is if the use of the computer technology for some teachers represent 
need or obligation implied by the Ministry of Education, and if all the teachers see the 
technology as an advantage or disadvantage in class? 
 
For the ELT the use of Informatics Technology is more than necessary because of the nature of 
the subject. It is more natural and easier to acquire it by use of audio and visual and gaming 
exercises and activities. Seeing the importance of the audio-visual tools and programs, the 
Bureau for Development of the Education and the British Council, in order to ease and promote 
the work of the teachers of English in the Republic of Macedonia made a program and a manual 
for usage of ICT in the teaching, something that should be a basic tool for every teacher.