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What is ICT in Education ?
ICT is the Information and
Communication Technologies. ICT in education means teaching and learning with
ICT that is teaching using ICT tools. Educational ICT tools can be divided into
three categories: Input Source, Output Source, and Others.
Worldwide research
has shown that ICT can lead to improved student learning and better teaching
methods. However, you can see that there are many education technology
solutions provided in the world which may cause confusion among educators about
how to choose the right ICT solution. Let's have a look at the advantages and
disadvantages of ICT tools for education and discover what kind of education
ICT solution is suitable for your school needs.
The advantages of ICT
tools for education are :
1. Through
ICT, images can easily be used in teaching and improving the retentive memory
of students.
2.
Through ICT, teachers can easily explain complex
instructions and ensure students’ comprehension.
3. Through ICT, teachers are able to create
interactive classes and make the lessons more enjoyable, which could improve
student attendance and concentration.
The
disadvantages of ICT tools for education are :
1. Setting
up the devices can be very troublesome.
2.
Too expensive to afford
3.
Hard for teachers to use with a lack of
experience using ICT tools.
ICTs
and the English classroom
The use of ICT
in the English classroom extends beyond its motivational value to address key
outcomes of the syllabus, and allow students to become competent users as well
as consumers in English.
Research suggests that incorporating ICT into the
English curriculum can:
v improve
writing and reading skills
v develop
speaking and listening skills
v support
collaboration, creativity, independent learning and reflection (Becta,2003a,
Becta,2003b, VTC,2003) (cited in Becta 2005)
As an interactive and
collaborative medium, ICT allows responding, composing, and publication to be
easily shared and offers students the opportunity to explore the language of
texts more creatively and develop as speakers, writers and readers for an ever
widening range of purposes and audiences. ICT can enable students to:
v access information and respond to a widening range of texts
v organise and present information in a variety of forms
v broaden the range of audiences for their work
v compose a widening range of texts for a broad range of purposes
v compose for real audiences. ICT can support them in their choice of
genre for audience and purpose.
v identify key characteristics and features of text
v develop understanding of language and critical literacy
(Becta,2006,ICT in the Curriculum)
10 free online tools for teaching and learning
There are ten free online tools that might change
the teaching process for the better and they
can be used by the teachers and the students. We can
use these free
online tools straight away, without needing to raise a purchase order or barter
for budget allocation.
Wallwisher Prezi
Study Blue Animoto
Wordle Storybird
Popplet Google
Docs
Dipity Storify
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