ICT is widely used in education with many advantages. It provides access to vast online resources that are cheap and accessible anytime. ICT skills are valuable for students' future careers. However, there are also disadvantages like distractions online, incorrect information, and not all students having equal access. While ICT is useful, computers cannot replace teachers as teachers can explain concepts, motivate students, and provide social interaction that is important for learning.
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ICT in Ediucation
1. The Role of ICT in
Education!
By James, Jen , Mark and Joanne
2. ICT in Schools
Introduction
It is generally agreed that ICT is a crucial
resource in education.
Children use computers from an early age
and continue to university level.
Children taught practical ICT skills that
are transferable into the work place.
3. Advantages of using the
Internet in schools
A cheap, fast way to access a huge amount of
resources that are regularly updated.
Accessible 24/7 allowing students to
continue their work at home.
Encourages computer literacy, helpful in an
increasingly technologically orientated world.
4. More advantages
Teachers upload course documents so that
students misses a lesson, they can download
information and do the work in their own time.
Encourages student-driven lessons, where
students take responsibility for their learning.
5. Even more advantages!
Government sponsored learning tools available
to students eg GCSE bite size allow them
to find useful information.
Government promises high-speed broadband
internet access for every university, hospital
and doctors' surgery which would allow schools
to be linked and to share resources.
6. How many schools are
online?
26,140 schools online (89.6%)
average 16.3 net computers
52% give access to all pupils
39% some access
9% no access
42% have a website
Schools becoming more computerized, proof that
internet must be helping otherwise they would not be
willing to shell out to fit their schools with needed
equipment.
8. Less Need For Schools
No outside contact
Job losses for teachers, etc
There is a lot of incorrect
information on the internet
Students will learn more theory and
less practical
9. Being taught the wrong
things
Hacking
Creating Viruses
Plagiarism
10. A lot of distractions
Porn
Games
Music
Videos
Chatrooms/Messengers/Emails
11. Advantages of ICT in Education
Use of packages: word-processing, dtp,
spreadsheets.
Special facilities for pupils with
disabilities.
Teacher and pupil communications improve.
ICT provides links with other schools or
with businesses.
Computers in schools provides wider
access to ICT and encourages new ways of
learning
Can repeat work again and again and again
12. CD-ROMs in schools
Interactive teaching packages are
available on CD for different subjects.
Children can learn in varied ways in the
classroom.
There are many CD-ROMs available for
each level of the national curriculum.
13. ICT in Education
Disadvantages of ICT in Schools 1
ICT is very expensive - not all students get the
same opportunities
It can be boring sitting in front of a computer
for a long time.
Computers cannot interact on a personal level
e.g. fuller explanation
It becomes harder for the teachers to organise
the teaching of new concepts.
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Disadvantages of ICT in Schools 2
Some students find it hard to use computers
Students minds are more likely to wander from
their set task.
Not all teachers are keen on ICT but, are forced
to use it.
15. Will Computers Replace Teachers? 1
Children lose social interaction.
Working on computers all day bad for your
health.
Computers arent as reliable as teachers
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16. Will Computers Replace Teachers? 2
Computers cant explain new concepts as well as
a good teacher.
If left to learn at their own speed, many
students would fall behind.
Computers dont have the motivating force that
teachers have.
ICT in Education