Information Society Elementary School Teachers : a case of Croatia

The work presents the research about usage of computers in everyday teaching. The work presents the research conducted on teachers in elementary school in the Republic of Croatia. The aim of the research was to conduct opinion that usage of computers is inevitable in everyday teaching as more and more young teachers have sufficient computer knowledge to perform all basic teaching activities, thus making elementary schools ready for teaching in elearning environment. Also, the aim of the research was to was to conduct opinion that Teachers need more formal education in the application of information and communication technology (ICT) so that they can exploit all the opportunities available by use of computers Possession and use of ICT is the prerequisite for developing a model for lifelong learning of teachers in the Republic of Croatia through distance learning and teaching, also. This preliminary research was part of main Scientific research named “Analytical Model for Monitoring of New Education Technologies for Longlife Learning“ conducted by Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia (Registered Number 227-2271694-1699).