Title: On the Usage of Databases of Educational Materials in Macedonian Education,
Abstract: Technologies have become important part of our lives. The steps for
introducing ICTs in education vary from country to country. The Republic of
Macedonia has invested with a lot in installment of hardware and software in
education and in teacher training. This research was aiming to determine the
situation of usage of databases of digital educational materials and to define
recommendation for future improvements. Teachers from urban schools were
interviewed with a questionnaire. The findings are several: only part of the
interviewed teachers had experience with databases of educational materials;
all teachers still need capacity building activities focusing exactly on the
use and benefits from databases of educational materials; preferably capacity
building materials to be in Macedonian language; technical support and
upgrading of software and materials should be performed on a regular basis.
Most of the findings can be applied at both national and international level -
with all this implemented, application of ICT in education will have much
bigger positive impact.