This document discusses the use of information and communication technology (ICT) tools in social science education. It outlines various teaching methods used in social science like activity based learning and field trips. It then defines ICT as technologies that allow for information searching and communication through devices like phones, computers, and the internet. The document lists skills students can gain from ICT tools like programming, designing, searching, editing, and linking. It also discusses advantages of technology in the classroom like promoting individual learning, bridging gaps between teachers and students, and encouraging group learning.

1. Social
ICT tools
Presented by,
N . Karthikeyan,
Lecturer in social science, DIET

2. • ACTIVITY BASED LEARNING
• LOCAL CRAFT AND MUSEUM
• DEBATE AND DISCUSSION
• DRAMATISATION METHOD
• COMPUTER AIDED LEARNING (ICT)
• SOCIAL SCIENCE LAB
• LIBRARY
• FIELD TRIP
• PROJECT METHOD
• LECTURE METHOD
Various tools in social science

3. • ICT – Information & Communication Technology
• It’s a technology that involve the way
• we search for information and the way
• we communicate.
• Normally, it integrates all communication channels
such as
phones,
computers,
internet and so on
for us to use in our everyday life.
What is ICT ?

5. ICT in Education

6. How to handle information
or resources ?

7. • Programming
• Designing
 Searching
• Editing
• Downloading
• Subscribing
Linking
• Commenting
• Uploading
• Bookmarking
Skills that can be acquired
through ICT tools
students can get the following skills…

8. • Technology Promotes individual
learning.
• Technology bridges the gap between
teachers and students
• Technology Encourages group learning
• Technology simplifies teachers work
Advantages of Technology
in the classroom

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Meaning of Technology and Its Use
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Computing and ICT Skills. PCE 121: The
Zambia Centre
• for Accountancy Studies module
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Available at:
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02/bbconlineourmobilefuture.html
• [Accessed: 23/04/2015]
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http://www.importanceoftechnology.info/21th-
century-technology/
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http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/to
pic_computers.html#aLSFp7qvBQivKwQx.99
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http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/social_
media.html
•
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/ICT_in_Educatio
n/The_Uses_of_ICTs_in_Education
• http://edtechreview.in/trends-
insights/insights/959-advantages-of-using-ict-
in-learningteaching-
• processes
• http://www.thinkfinity.org/uploadedimages
• http://www.facebook.org
• http://www.twitter
• http://www.bing.com
• http://www.google.com
• http://www.skype.com
• http://www.skype.com
• http://www.YouTube.com
• http://www.yahoo.com
• http://www.Ask.com
• http://www.yellowpages.com
• http://www.WhatsApp.com
• http://www.wikipedia.org
• http://www.microsoft.com
References