ICT

INTRODUCTION
ICT program is a professional degree course designed
for individuals who wish to pursue a career in
teaching. This program helps people learn the skills
and knowledge they need to teach students about
information and communication technology.
Information and communications technology (ICT) is
an umbrella term that includes any communication
device or application, encompassing: radio, television,
cellular phones, computer and network hardware and
software, satellite systems, and so on, as well as the
various services and applications associated with
them.

MEANING
• It is a buzzword about technology and it's
application in education .
• it has three major parts : information,
Communication , and technology.
• key output of education activities = contextual
knowledge + experience + product.


DEFINITION

•ICT includes the merger of telephonic

communication, audio and visual networks with
computer system networks by the use of a single
cable or any link system.
•ICT is a broader term that includes all the
communicational devices, cell phones, radio,
television, and computer along with satellite systems.
Various services and appliances such as video
conferencing and distance learning programmes are
also included in ICT with analogue technology.
IMPORTANCE OF ICT


1. Increased access to educational resources :
• ICT enabled the learners to access a wide range of
online educational resources through internet.
• These resources include online textbooks, ebooks,
videos and educational software that can be accessed
from anywhere and at any time.
• learners may not be able to access all these
resources through traditional teaching methods.
2. Enhancing teaching and learning process :
• ICT tools make teaching and learning more
interactive, engaging amd effective.
• These tools include interactive whiteboard,
educational app and learning management system.
• This can improve the learning outcomes and teacher
effectiveness.

3. Personalization of learning :
• ICT can be used to personalize learning.
• It can provide personalized learning paths, feedback,
and recommendations.
• This approach can provide the individual needs of
learning.
4. Collaboration learning :
• ICT enables learners to work together on group
projects and activities, even if they are in different
geographical location.
• This can help to improve collaboration skills and
expose learners to a variety of perspective and ideas.
5.Improved communication :
• ICT can improve communication between teachers,
students, and parents.
• It allows teachers to communicate with their
students through e-mail, online discussion forums
and instant messaging.
• Parents can keep track of their children's progress
through online portals.
6.Convience :
• With the use of ICT learners can study at their own
pace and at their own time, allowing them to balance
their learning with other activities or work.
The aims and objectives of ICT

1. Utilitarian aims
One of the main aims of ICT is to help students to
become competent and confident users who can use
the basic knowledge and skills acquired to assist them
in their daily lives. It is also supposed to prepare
students for the world of tomorrow. It aims to help
learners to have an open and flexible mind. This will
help them to adjust to the inevitable future changes.
One example is the integration of ICT across the
curriculum. At a very young age, children are
introducted to basic programming, modelling and
software applications to create appreciation of
technology in everyday life.
2. Social aims
It aims to equip learners with the appropriate social
skills required to cooperate with fellow ICT learners for
a more productive learning experience. It empowers
students who are unable to use this technology
outside the school premises by ensuring sufficient
access to those students. Through this, it will also
ensure equity among all learners, as they will all have
the same opportunities to use the ICT facilities in
school. Another social objective of ICT is to facilitate
good communication between the students, thus
promoting better social understanding.

3 Cultural aims
ICT aims to assist students to appreciate the beauty
and diversity of culture. It also aims to help students
become well-cultured citizens of the modern world. It
achieves this as it facilitates the discovery and
appreciation of various cultural heritages of different
countries around the world. Global citizenship is
fostered through worldwide networks that make it
possible for people to take diverse classes, conduct
business or socialize in real time, regardless of
location. Geographical barriers are easily
transcended, which expands awareness of the other
societies and distant places
4. Personal aims
ICT aims to assist students to grow personally by
facilitating different methods of learning. Distance-
learning programs are now provided by most colleges
and universities. Many people are using these
programs to get degrees that they would not have been
able to receive without ICT. It also aims to allow the
public to easily access the necessary information over
the Internet.
Benefits of ICT
Cost Effective
Automation
Bridging the cultural divide
Creation of new jobs
Educational resources for teachers
Upgraded Classrooms
ICT in education promotes student engagement and
knowledge retention
ICT promotes E-learning or online learning
Web-based LMS tools link teachers, students,
researchers, and scholars and education together.
Teachers are able to teach better with graphics, video
and graphics.
Teachers can create interesting, well-designed and
engaging classroom activities.
Provide better teaching and learning methods
To spread awareness about the social impact of
technological change in education.
Promoting and improving the digital culture in
universities, colleges, and schools.
Automated solutions to paper-based manual
procedures and processes.
What are the uses of ICT in education

The appearance of new technologies in our day to day

has made it possible for the use of ICT in education to
increase considerably in recent years. ICTs have
gained great relevance in our environment, having
a wide catalog of applications in various sectors such
as entertainment, administration, robotics, education
and all kinds of companies.

The use of ICT is so widespread in society that
classrooms should not be less, and they must ensure
that they take advantage of what they can bring us.
However, children and young people must be taught to
use them consciously and safely.
The educational sector must assume the
responsibility of gradually implementing all the
technologies that may favor student learning in some
way, and ensure that they learn to use them in a world
where they are already part of professional life and
their social environment.
What are the most used technologies in the
classroom?
Blogs and social networks: it gives us the possibility of
creating work groups where students expose or
discuss different topics, publish content related to the
subjects, etc.
Planning through tools: calendars and task managers
are very useful to schedule exams, deliveries, create
workflows, etc.
Data storage in the cloud: it allows us the possibility
of working collaboratively, accessing from any device
and from any place. Some of the tools that use this
technology are office packages, storage, etc.

Digital whiteboards and interactive tables:

whiteboards allow projecting and controlling images
from a computer, making notes and comments, and
saving and / or sending the screen by email. The
interactive tables give the possibility for the students
to interact directly with the surface.