Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays a crucial role in education by providing various tools and resources that enhance learning experiences. Its objectives include increasing networking, facilitating distance learning, and supplementing traditional methods, while advantages consist of improved resource access and interactive learning. However, challenges such as high costs, the need for teacher training, and potential distractions exist, emphasizing that while technology enhances learning, it cannot replace the role of teachers.

1. Shikha
ICT & its Application in Education

2. Introduction
❑InformationandCommunicationTechnologyusually called
ICT, is often used as an extendedsynonyms for Information
Technology(IT)

3. Tools of ICTs
❑Each of the different ICTs—print,audio/video cassettes, radio
and TV broadcasts, teleconferencing,video-conferencing,
computersor the Internet—may be used for presentation and
demonstration.

4. How have
Internet been
used in
education?
➢Directclass teaching - where broadcast programming substitutes
for teachers on a temporary basis;
➢School Broadcasting - where broadcast programming provide
complementary teaching and learning resources not otherwise
available; and
➢General Educational Programming overCommunity – national
and International stations which provide general and informal
educational opportunities.

5. Uses
➢The uses of ICTs in education extends beyond equipping
classrooms with computers and an Internet connection.
➢There are a wide variety of ICTs currently available to schools and
universities that can be implemented to enhance students' overall
learning experiences in numerous ways.
➢Those schools and universities that have implemented ICTs
primarily use these technologies to fulfill three objectives.

6. Three
objectives
➢Increase Networking opportunities-ICTs helps schools to
Connect others schools as well as individual within those schools
to one another
➢Provide Distance Learning- with the advent of ICTs, learning has
become Web-Based.As a result, ICTs have started to replace
correspondence schools.
➢SupplementTraditionalLearning-Oneof the most common uses
of ICTs in education involves students using software programs
such as MicrosoftWord to produce otherwise traditional written
assignment.

7. Advantages
➢Increased accessedto Resources-Unlike the traditional
classroom that is locked at the end of the school day, ICTs allows
students to access educational resources from anywhere at any
time.
➢Interactive Learning Experience-Many educators deliver
information in the form of lecture. ICTs allows students to access
information through videos, podcasts and a variety of other
interactive media.
➢Students-CenteredLearning-Ina traditional classroom, students
cannot control how lessons are planned. Through the use of ICT
applications now they can control of their learning experience.
Students can decide when class is in session, as well as how the
lesson material will be presented

8. Disadvantage
❑Although ICT can enhance students learning in many ways, there
are some disadvantages associated with implementing these
sophisticated technologies in schools and colleges.
➢High Costs
➢TeachersTraining
➢Uncertain success Rate
➢Distraction

9. Conclusion
 Technology is a versatile and valuable tool for teaching and
learning and becoming a way of life.Technology allows students
to see the whole world as a resource with themselves being in
charge of their destiny. It also benefits students because they have
choices and opportunities to explore and share information to a
greater extent than available in a traditional classroom.
 But I believe Technology can only enhance the productivity of
learning, there is no substitute of a teacher.