ICT
when integrated into the classrooms adds immense value to the quality of
teaching, making it a holistic learning experience for the pupils.
It
makes education student-centered, visual, and time saving and motivates the
young scholars to produce creative assignments.
When
incorporated into the curriculum systematically, it helps the teachers in
making the complicated concepts simple and easy to understand.
Students
can be encouraged to write online and email their essays, reports, observations
and descriptions. This way it would be easier for them to plan, draft,
proofread and present their work with less errors and more neatness.
Improves engagement
Improves engagement
When technology is integrated into lessons, students are
expected to be more interested in the subjects they are studying. Technology
provides different opportunities to make learning more fun and enjoyable in
terms of teaching same things in new ways. So technology can encourage a more
active participation in the learning process through a traditional lecture
environment.
Improves knowledge retention
Improves knowledge retention
Students who are engaged and interested in things they are
studying, are expected to have better knowledge retention. As mentioned before,
technology can help to encourage active participation in the classroom which
also is a very important factor for increased knowledge retention. Different
forms of technology can be used to experiment with and decide what works best
for students in terms of retaining their knowledge.
Encourages collaboration
Encourages collaboration
Students can practice collaboration skills by getting
involved in different online activities. For instance, working on different
projects by sharing documents on their virtual learning environments.
Technology can encourage collaboration in the same classroom; same school, and
even with other classroom around the world.
Students can learn useful life skills
through technology
By using technology in the classroom, both teachers and the
students can develop skills essential for 21st century. Students can
gain the skills they will need to be successful in the future. Modern learning
is about collaborating with others, solving complex problem, critical thinking,
developing different forms of communication and leadership skills, and improving
motivation and productivity. Technology can help develop many practical skills,
including creating presentations, learning to differentiate reliable from
unreliable sources on the internet and writing emails.
child centered learning
It is a child centered learning where by children take
ownership to learn or explore new things using of ICT. Students learn
themselves by exploring with the use of ICT in teaching and learning.
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