Use+of+ICT

• ICTs refer to the various technologies that enhance the creation, storage, processing, communication and dissemination of information. ICTs also refer to the different infrastructures used in these processes, their applications and the numerous services these infrastructures render. The following technologies as the elements of ICTs: – Media of Communication (e.g radio, television,) – Information machine (e.g Computers) – Telecommunications technologies and equipment (Satellites, fibre optic cables, phones, Facsimile machines) • ICTs stand for Information and Communication Technologies and are defined, as a “diverse set of technological tools and resources used to communicate, and to create, disseminate, store, and manage information.” These technologies include computers, the Internet, broadcasting technologies (radio and television), and telephony. (UNDP, 2000) • The term, information and communication technologies (ICT) refers to forms of technologies that are used to create, store, share or transmit, exchange information. This broad definition of ICT includes such technologies as: radio, television, video, DVD, telephone (both fixed line and mobile phones), satellite systems, computer and network hardware and software; as well as the equipment and services associated with these technologies, such as videoconferencing and electronic mail. (UNESCO 2002) • Information and Communication Technologies consist of the hardware, software, networks, and media for collection, storage, processing, transmission and presentation of information (voice, data, text, images), as well as related services. ICTs can be divided into two components, Information and Communication Infrastructure (ICI) which refers to physical telecommunications systems and networks (cellular, broadcast, cable, satellite, postal) and the services that utilize those (Internet, voice, mail, radio, and television), and Information Technology (IT) that refers to the hardware and software of information collection, storage, processing, and presentation. (WORLD BANK 2002) • ICT is motivating both for students and for teachers. • ICT offers a wide range of multimedia resources enabling text, still images, audio and video • ICT offers opportunities for intensive one-to-one learning in a multimedia computer lab. • ICT offers access to a rich resource of authentic materials on the Internet. • ICT offers access to a wide range of authentic materials on CD-ROM and DVD. • ICT makes worldwide communication possible via email and via audio- and videoconferencing with native speakers. • ICT can open up a new range of self-access and distance learning opportunities
 * Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)**
 * ICT Definition**
 * Why should teacher use ICT?**

• Use by students of materials that the teacher has created with generic software applications, e.g. word-processed handouts, electronic worksheets, • //PowerPoint// presentations for whole-class teaching using an interactive whiteboard - and materials of this type downloaded from Web resource centres. • Use of generic software applications such as //Word// and //PowerPoint// by students to create their own materials, e.g. essays and presentations. • Use by students of off-air audio and video recordings stored in digital format. • Use by students of audio and video recordings on commercially-produced CDs and DVDs. • Use by students of audio and video recordings that the teacher has created with audio and video editing tools and materials of this type, e.g. podcasts and vodcasts, • Use of audio and video editing tools by students to create their own audio and video recordings, e.g. podcasts and vodcasts • Use by students of materials that the teacher has created and tailored to their needs using authoring programs such as captivate, authorware,Hot Potatoes, TaskMagic and Fun with Texts, • Use of the Web as a resource, including online interactive quizzes, webquests, dictionaries, encyclopaedias as well as generic tools such as search engines for finding information. • Use of Web 2.0 tools by students or by the teacher, including social networking sites. • Use of email, e-pal and e-twinning schemes, tandem learning. • Use of audio- and videoconferencing facilities. • Computer Aided Assessment (CAA). • Use of iPods and mobile phones: Mobile Assisted Science learning
 * How ICT is Useful?**

• broadcast material or CD-ROM as sources of information in history; • micro-computers with appropriate keyboards and other devices to teach literacy and writing; • keyboards, effects and sequencers in music teaching; • devices to facilitate communication for pupils with special needs; • electronic toys to develop spatial awareness and psycho-motor control; • email to support collaborative writing and sharing of resources; • video-conferencing to support the teaching of modern foreign languages; • internet-based research to support geographical enquiry; • integrated learning systems (ILS) to teach basic numeracy; • Communications technology to exchange administrative and assessment data.
 * Such ICT-related activities include, for example, the use of:**

• Use of chat rooms • Use of. MUDs, MOOs and MUVEs. • Use of virtual worlds, e.g. Second Life. • Use by the teacher of whole-class presentation devices and software, e.g. computer plus data projector or interactive whiteboard (IWB).
 * How ICT is Useful?**

• Flexible text • Flexible images, audio and video • Mixing the media • Distributing documents • A website that enables you to set up your own group or personal blog: – Blogger: [|http://www.blogger.com] – TypePad: [|http://www.typepad.com] – WordPress: []
 * Some more advantages**
 * Blogs**

• wikispace: wikispaces.com • wikieducator: www.wikieducator.org • wikipedia: www.wikipedia.org • Interactive exercises and tests completed on a computer • Use of computers to produce coursework, e.g. using a word-processor • On-screen marking of students' word-processed writing • Using a spreadsheet or database to keep a record of students' marks • Use of email to send coursework to students and (for students) to receive marks and feedback • Use of Web pages to set tasks for students and to provide tutor support • Use of plagiarism detection software
 * Wiki**
 * ICT for assessment**

• Web Sites • Blogs/ vlogs • Wiki • Chat • Email • Electronic kiosks • Virtual Reality • Instant messaging • Social networking • P2P sharing • Interactive Television • Internet Telephony • Mobile • IP radio/TV • Podcast • Webcast • Web conferencing, webinar • Forum, Message Board, or Bulletin Board
 * New Media**

• Wide range of resources and materials • Learner control • Self paced • Mobile learning • Learner centered • Learning to learn • Active learning • Interactivity –motivation • Multimedia - interactivity • collaborative learning • Reusability of resources • Responsibility for their own learning • Constructivist pedagogy
 * Advantages of E-learning**