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ICT ASSIGNMENT

    ICT AS A MEANS TO CONNECT WITH THE WORLD , THE GLOBAL LEANER SCENARIO 

INTRODUCTION

Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extended term for information technology (IT) which stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals), computers as well as necessary software, its storage and the audio-visual systems,

Meaning & Definition 

ICT is technology that supports activities involving information. Such activities include gathering,processing, storing and presenting data.

Increasingly these activities alsoi nvolve collaboration and communication. Hence IT has becomeI CT: information and communication technology

   Some underlying principles 

  1.  Technology does not exist in isolation 

  2.  ICT contributes at various points along a line of activity

  3.  ICT is used in activities – the ICT use depends on the activities 

  4.The        output should be useful to the users (self and others)  

  What is a useful concept of ICT?

 It depends on the local culture and the particular ICT available and how it is configured and managed. The understanding, management and configuration of the available technology might vary the concept of ICT from

1. a collection of tools and devices used for particular tasks, eg, publishing, course delivery, transaction processing... 

2.an organised set of equipment (like a 'workshop') for working on information and communication 

3.components of integrated arrangements of devices, tools, services and practices that enable information to be collected, processed, stored and shared with others 

4.components in a comprehensive system of people, information and devices that enables learning, problem solving and higher order collaborative thinking, that is, ICT as key elements underpinning a workspace.

Lets focus on the three words behind ICT: 

-INFORMATION 

-COMMUNICATIONS 

-TECHNOLOGY  

A good way to think about ICT is to consider all the uses of digital technology that already exist to help individuals, businesses and organisations use information.  

ICT covers any product that will store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive information electronically in a digital form. For example, personal computers, digital television, email, robots. 

Information and communication technology (ICT) 

 

Information and communication technology, or ICT, is defined as the combination of informatics technology with other, related technologies, specifically communication technology. In this book, these three definitions have been collapsed into a single, all encompassing, definition of ICT. This definition implies that ICT will be used, applied, and integrated in activities of working and learning on the basis of conceptual understanding and methods of informatics. 

 

 Aims & Objective 

Information and communication technology (ICT) has become, within a very short time, one of the basic building blocks of modern society. Many countries now regard understanding ICT and mastering the basic skills and concepts of ICT as part of the core of education, alongside reading, writing and numeracy.  

 

UNESCO aims to ensure that all countries, both developed and developing, have access to the best educational facilities necessary to prepare young people to play full roles in modern society and to contribute to a knowledge nation. Because of the fundamental importance of ICT in the task of schools today, UNESCO has previously published books in this area as a practical means of helping Member States: for example, Informatics for Secondary Education: A Curriculum for Schools (1994) and Informatics for Primary Education (2000). Rapid developments in ICT now demand a completely new document in place of the first of these publications. 

 

This book has two key purposes. The first is to specify a curriculum in ICT for secondary schools that is in line with current international trends. The second purpose is to outline a programme of professional development for teachers necessary to implement the specified ICT curriculum successfully. 

ICT AND EDUCATION 

All governments aim to provide the most comprehensive education possible for their citizens within the constraints of available finance. Because of the pivotal position of ICT in modern societies, its introduction into secondary schools will be high on any political agenda. This book gives a practical and realistic approach to curriculum and teacher development that can be implemented quickly and cost effectively, according to available resources. 

 

The curriculum is designed to be capable of implementation throughout the world to all secondary age students. The programme of teacher professional development relates closely to the ICT curriculum, and particularly to the stage of development that schools have reached with respect to ICT. 

Conclusions

 

Toward an ICTImpact Chain. Concludes that under certain conditions, information and communication technologies (ICTs) can significantly enhance poor people's human and social capabilities and have a positive impact on their well-being.

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