ICT (Information Communication and technology) in education

ICT in education , Preparation for All B.Ed exams.
ICT- Meaning and Nature
It is a buzzword about technology and it’s application in education.
It has three major parts: Information, communication and Technology.
Key output of educational activities = contextual knowledge+ experience+ product.
Definition-
As per the United National Educational scientific and cultural organization(UNESCO,2010)
“ICT is the forms of technology that are used to transmit, store , process, create, display, share or exchange information by electronic means.”
Anderson's Model
Anderson (2010) presented a model that represents the four stages of ICT integration in schools:-
Emerging, Applying, Infusing and Transforming.

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2. ICT-Meaning and Nature
•It is a buzzword about technology and it’s application
in education.
•It has three major parts: Information, communication
and Technology.
•Key output of educational activities = contextual
knowledge+ experience+ product.

3. Definition-1
As per the United National Educational scientific and
cultural organization(UNESCO,2010)
“ICT is the forms of technology that are used to
transmit, store , process, create, display, share or
exchange information by electronic means.”

4. Definition-2
In other words,
Information and communication technology is the use of
computers and other electronic equipment and systems
to collect, store, use and send data electronically.

5. Anderson’s 4 Stages Model
Anderson (2010) presented a model that represents the
four stages of ICT integration in schools:-
Emerging, Applying, Infusing and Transforming.

6. PURPOSE OF THE MODEL
Measuring the level of ICT integration in
education at all levels of an education system.

8. Emerging
•Focuses on learning basic
ICT skills and identifying
ICT components.
•The emphasis is on learning
to use a range of tools and
applications, and becoming
aware of the potential of
ICT in their future teaching.
•Teachers and learners
become aware of ICT tools,
how they function, and how
they are used.

9. Applying
•The curriculum has been
adapted in order to increase
the use of ICT in different
subject areas, applying
specific software tools in
teaching.

10. Infusing
•Almost all classrooms are
equipped with computers;
as are school offices and the
library, and schools have
Internet connections.
•Teachers are integrating
ICT in all aspects of their
professional lives to
improve their own learning
as well as the learning of
their students.

11. Transforming
•ICT are fully integrated in all
regular classroom learning
activities
•ICT is used to rethink and
renew institutional
organization in creative ways
•ICT are a regular part of the
daily life of the institution
•ICT become an integral,
though invisible part of daily
personal productivity and
professional practice.
(Anderson, 2010)