INTRODUCTION In this presentation definition of ICT and its impacts-economic and social are discussed briefly. The topic of “ICT in education” is dealt in detail. In the end there are some tips on how to enhance learning experience using ICT.

DEFINITION OF ICT According to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP): ‘ICTs are basically information-handling tools- a varied set of goods, applications and services that are used to produce, store, process, distribute and exchange information. They include the ‘old’ ICTs of radio, television and telephone, and the ‘new’ ICTs of computers, satellite and wireless technology and the Internet. These different tools are now able to work together, and combine to form our ‘networked world’ – a massive infrastructure of interconnected telephone services, standardized computing hardware, the internet, radio and television, which reaches into every corner of the globe’.

IMPACT OF ICT ON SOCEITY Systematic impact which ICT’s have had on the development of economies, cultures and societies which include: Economic Impacts Social Impacts

ECONOMIC BENEFITS Secure Transactions Ease and Availability Net Banking Global Market

SOCIAL BENEFITS Employment Generation Social Networking Great Awareness/ Advertising Media Educational Sector

USING ICTs IN EDUCATION There are three ways in which ICT in education is considered in current thinking. These are : ICT Education ICT Supported Education ICT Enabled Education

ICT EDUCATION Essentially, it refers to the creation of human resource to meet the IT needs of the knowledge economy. In developing countries of Asia, each country is trying to create a pool of manpower to address job opportunities in computers—hardware and software, creating and training in computer engineering.

ICT SUPPORTED EDUCATION A large number of distance education universities and programmes use ICT to support the print content that they deliver to students. This is also sometimes called multimedia education, where multiple media are used to support learning.

ICT ENABLED EDUCATION Any educational programme that is purely delivered through ICTs, or with ICT delivered content as the primary backbone of the teaching-learning process, such as online courses through the web, is ICT enabled education.

MOODLE Moodle, is a highly flexible, free software, open source learning platform. [ These are groups of features within Moodle, usually completed by a student to interact with other students, or with the teacher Assignment submission Forum for discussion Chat for instant messages Database as a bank of record entries Glossary, list of definitions Survey, for gathering data from students [ [ Online quiz Wiki module Gamification

SOME MAJOR E-LEARNING SITES Khan Academy Skillshare Codeacademy Lynda.com EdX W3schools.com eXe Project CoFFEE

ADVANTAGES OF ICT IN EDUCATION Promotes Learning by doing approach Enables self-paced learning Provides access to wide range of up-to-date learning materials Enriches learning through a combination of audio, video, images, text and animation Enhances learning through interaction and collaboration Provides a platform that engages students

DISADVANTAGES OF ICT IN EDUCATION An increasing number of resources and funds are being pumped into putting ICT in schools at the moment. significant costs. Instead of using their laptops or tablets for educational purposes, more often than not students stray away from educational purposes of their gadgets and visit social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter. Some teachers see it as a potential tool, whereas others may see it as unhealthy, and also that it may hinder learning. Many teachers are not up-to-date with the newest pieces of technology. Technology cannot motivate pupils. It hampers human interactions

CONCLUSION To summarize, when using ICTs in your learning work, make sure and Mix, supplement with different media Mix and experiment with formats and treatments Greater emphasis upon substance and less on style Use of graphics, animation Summarizing and recap of main points Build in interactivity

SUBMITTED BY: TARANJIT KAUR 11 ARTS ROLL NO.:55