Usages prescrits ou annoncés, usages observés. Réflexions sur les usages scolaires du numérique par les enseignants

The use of ICT for Education is an extremely complex issue that can and should be analyzed from different perspectives. This article does not intend to cover all of them but, instead, try to address only some of them by developing a high level view showing the contradictions that characterize different official statements and stressing some educational paradoxes. The article describes the French situation concerning ICT use in schools by comparing it to the US and British ones which provide useful insights, even if they can be considered by no means as a model. MOTS-CLÉS : usage, TICE, technologies d’information et de communication pour l’école, éducation numérique, technologies éducatives.