ICT stands for Information and Communication Technology and refers to digital technologies that help share information. Using ICT in education can enhance teaching and learning by making it more engaging and accessible. The presentation recommends several affordable software and hardware tools for integrating ICT into classrooms, including blogs, PowerPoint, Word, video streaming, Storybird, podcasting, and interactive whiteboards. These tools address different learning styles and provide new ways for students to participate, learn, and demonstrate their knowledge. However, regular access to a computer lab is needed for students to fully benefit from hands-on experience with the technologies.

1. Using ICT in teaching
and learning
By:
Sanaa Fatima

2. What is ICT?
ICT stands for Information and
Communication Technology.
O The concepts, methods and applications involved in ICT
are constantly evolving on an almost daily basis. Its
difficult to keep up with the changes because they
happen so fast.
O While teaching our main focus is on the following three
words behind ICT:
O - INFORMATION
- COMMUNICATIONS and
- TECHNOLOGY
O A good way to think about ICT is to consider all the uses
of digital technology that already exist to help individuals
and organizations to get information.

3. ICT in Education.
O The creative use of Information and
Communications Technology (ICT) in education
has the capacity to increase the quality of
learner's lives by enhancing teaching and
learning. In this presentation, the term ICT,
includes computers, computer networking (the
Internet and intranet), peripheral devices and
multimedia, and the range of assistive
technologies available for learners either in the
form of CD or online.

4. Types of technology we
currently have in our school
We are currently use the following
technologies in our school:
O Computers
O Multimedia/ Projector
O Digital cameras

5. What we are using?
O ICT always help shape the learning outcomes of
the learners, it always motivates and
encourages them, make them responsible,
autonomous and gives them ownership of their
work.
O When I’m talk about the learners of our section
I’d say that they deprive this autonomy, power
and ownership, because they are not the regular
practitioners of ICT as we don’t own any lab.

6. Embedding technologies to
enhance teaching and learning.
O The following technology tools I’d like to
recommend for my section, as they are
cost effective and can be easily used and
understood by teachers and learners.
Their selection won’t put the management
in jeopardy.

7. Embedding software technologies
to enhance teaching and learning.
(cont.)
OClassroom Blog
OPowerPoint
OWord Documents
OOnline Video Streaming
OStorybird

8. Classroom Blog
O Value of classroom blogs
O Great for the beginning of the year
O getting information to parents and students
O Engaging learners in various discussions.
O allows learner to participate in another way other than in
class.
O follow through with lesson at home
O eliminates excuses for not knowing homework
O Possible ways to use blogs
O Posting homework
O follow up discussion on a book or lesson
O Building on new vocabulary
O sharing ideas
O asking classmates questions or for help on a
lesson/homework
O classroom announcements

9. Blogs in an ICT Classroom
O Allows teacher to assess students in a
different way
O Gives students who hesitate to speak in
class an opportunity to participate in a
less threatening way
O Provides follow up at home
O Engages students and encourages them
to write without feeling like they are
writing.

10. PowerPoint in ICT

11. PowerPoint in an ICT
Classroom
O Great for introducing new vocabulary
(definition, picture, examples, etc.)
O Addresses the needs of visual learners
O Helps students who can’t see the
board
O Change font/color of slides it will save
time and is helpful to address student
needs.

12. Microsoft Word

13. Word Documents in an ICT
Classroom
OGraphic
Organizers/Worksheets/Quizzes/Tests
OStudents typing their class work instead of
writing
OEngaging in activities
OGreat for Kinesthetic learners
OHelps learners focus
OGreat for learners who struggle with fine
motor skills/handwriting

14. Online Video Streaming

15. Online Video Streaming
O There are several video streaming sites which
allows the teacher to show content related videos
in class
O Educational Video Streaming Sites include:
O United Streaming
O www.unitedstreaming.com
O Teacher Tube
O www.teachertube.com
O Power Media Plus
O www.powermediaplus.com
And many more are available on net.

16. Online Video Streaming in an
ICT Classroom
OShort video clips significantly
enhance a lesson
OAddress the needs of
visual/auditory learners
OHelps students who have low
reading levels learn content, yet is
engaging to all students

17. Storybird.com

18. Web 2.0 technology
Storybird.com
O Story and poetry writing software for English
language.
O Self generated class for activities.
O Can be integrated with Art
O Stories can be made with the help of given
pictures.
O It gives the opportunity to develop the writing
skills and expression in creative writing tasks.

20. Embedding hardware technologies
to enhance teaching and learning.
(cont.)
OPodcasting
OSMART board/Interactive
Whiteboard

21. Podcasting

22. Podcasting
O A podcast is essentially the modern
version of tape recording
O Podcasting allows users to record
information which is later turned into an
MP3 file
O These MP3 files can be listened on
computer or uploaded to a class blog.

23. Podcasting in an ICT
Classroom
OVery user-friendly; students can
record their own podcasts with a
few quick clicks of the buttons
allowing the majority of this activity
to be student-centered.
OAddresses the needs of auditory
and kinesthetic learners
OSynthesizes information

24. Podcasting in an ICT
Classroom cont.
O Assesses student knowledge orally
O Allows students to teach one another
O Great for mixed ability groups
O Provides opportunities to learners with
Speech and Language Impairments to
practice speaking
O It is also good for peer or group
assessment

25. Interactive Whiteboard

26. SMART Board/
Interactive Whiteboard
OConnects to your computer to
create a giant touch screen
computer combined with an
electronic whiteboard
OAllows teachers and students to
interact with the whiteboard to
teach and participate in lesson
activities

27. SMART Boards in an ICT
Classroom
OEngages students
OAddresses the needs of Visual
and Kinesthetic Learners
OAllows students to teach one
another

28. Decision
O All our efforts in generating the learning
outcomes with ICT can come true by
using the above recommended software
and hardware tool, but the one factor that
is missing is we need to avail computer
lab more often, so our learners can have
hands on experience and will be benefited
by the technology tools available around
them.

29. Thank you
for your
precious
time