ICT//23-03-2021

ICT in the past
In the 1980’s, Britishers introduced PC’s in schools. As there wasn’t adequate amount of investment, each and every school was provided with just a single computer. Most of the schools didn’t even use them because the teachers weren’t highly qualified and trained to deal with it.

ICT in present scenario
Educational institutions started seeing integration of Information and Communication Technology in education as a thoughtful and a systematic approach towards assessing the entire process of designing, learning, utilizing, evaluating, developing and managing the instructional strategies. The use of ICT technology is highly significant in the fields of problem solving, comprehension, mathematical layout and composition that will endure learning as well as effective functioning throughout the life.

Information and Communication Technology comprise of a wide array of roles in education. Some of them being learning tools, communication, information sources, administration, and distance learning. The “National Curriculum” requires students to be taught in learning computer from a young age. So, as students’ progress to secondary and higher level of education, they can easily adept themselves in using applications software. Due to this reason, ICT can be used virtually all the different subjects that are commonly taught to students. This includes English, mathematics, foreign languages, etc.

Features of ICT
Some of the valuable features of ICT that assist in improving education standards are as follows:

Internet service and tools,
Distance Learning,
Presentation Software,
Learning Tools

Advantages of ICT
ICT offers a wide range of services for the improvement of learning. Some of them being:

Interactive and exciting teaching packages that are used widely on multimedia. These are DVD ROM’s and CD that provides information in an attractive and innovative ways.
It offers quick and convenient access to information that wasn’t available beforehand.
ICT helps in linking schools on an international level.