Nothing smartphone or internet subscriptions, so the purchase of computers, books and theatrical shows also "unrelated" to the teaching and to purchase Lim for school. The Ministry of Education publishes 14 Faq (acronym which stands for Frequently Asked Questions) that clarify once and for all many of the doubts that have held so far the use of 500 Euros paid to teachers for training and professional development.

The purchase of books and texts, also in digital format, of publications and magazines is almost free because the law on Good school "recognizes the fundamental training of the teacher as part of the training objectives, concerning disciplinary and transversal skills, choices educational and laboratory methodologies, not attributable to a single and specific professionalism. " And even a math teacher can, according to the Directorate General for school staff on Viale Trastevere, use the bonus to buy a novel.

With 500 euro you can also buy hardware. But which ones? Personal computers, laptops or notebook computers, handheld computers, tablet "fall into the category of IT tools which support the continuing education of teachers" and can be purchased with the teacher's card. Teachers can instead not buy other devices - such as smartphones, USB flash drives, cameras, printers and toners - because they are not considered primarily functional purpose promoted by the paper. You will also pay for software as "programs that allow you to consult encyclopedias, dictionaries, cultural repertoires or to design mathematical models or create technical drawings, word processing and calculation".

No instead the purchase of subscriptions to broadband lines, on the payment of the fee Rai or a pay TV. To enroll in refresher courses must however be careful to institutions which provide them because only those accredited by the Ministry of Education will be accounted for with the Card. ( A full list ).

Even online courses are among the "permitted" activities but only if organized by universities, university and inter-university consortia, Indire, public research institutes or other entities accredited by the Ministry of Education. From teacher I can also subscribe by leveraging the amount provided by law 107, to "graduate courses, master degree, specialized or one cycle, postgraduate courses, masters or courses designed specifically for teacher training organized by universities or university consortiums provided regarding the professional profile of the teacher.

As well as courses organized by other schools provided they are consistent with the activities identified by the three-POF of the school or the National Training Plan envisaged by the Good school. And teachers who want it can also enhance the knowledge of foreign languages, enrolling in courses provided by "cultural institutions representing the European Union member countries, whose languages ​​are included in the Italian school curricula" and you can also pay the exam for the achievement of the certification of language skills ( here accredited certification bodies ).

While the "cinematic representations, entry to museums, exhibitions and cultural events and live entertainment should not necessarily be relevant to the discipline taught, since vocational training of teaching - explanatory Viale Trastevere - concerns disciplinary and transversal skills, educational choices and laboratory methods, not attributable to a single and specific expertise ". The FAQ does not say as reporting the measures expenses. But unions said to be issued with a nominative receipt for any subscriptions. As for film and theater performances, admission to museums and exhibitions should retain its business support necessary with self-certification.

And if to attend the fair you have to use the train or the plane must bring their own. You can not use the bonus for travel and hotels. Finally green light to the purchase, perhaps in teams, to multimedia interactive whiteboards (the Lim), digital electronic equipment, books, magazines and educational materials for the school library and use the bonus or part of it for the organization of " external courses to the individual school training plan, together with other teachers ". Because, remember the ministry, "it should be valued the professional training of the teacher, not only in relation to the supply side

training of the individual school, but also with regard to disciplinary and transversal skills, educational choices and laboratory methodologies, not attributable to a single and specific expertise, which will be described and identified in the next national plan for training. "