ICT in Education

I think in the 21^st century, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is very important as many people recognized ICTs catalysts for change; in working conditions, handling and exchanging information, teaching methods, learning approaches, scientific research and in accessing information communication technologies. In this digital era, the use of ICT in the classroom is important for students to provide opportunities to learn and apply 21st-century skills. Moreover, ICT improves teaching and learning and its importance for teachers in performing their role of creators of pedagogical environments. ICT helps the teacher to present his or her teachings style attractively.

Being a future teacher, it is very important to have ICT knowledge because we may come across different learners with different learning styles. In order to cater to those students, the teacher needs to have ICT related knowledge. Teaching using power point presentation and showing video doesn’t mean using ICT in teaching and learning. It must add value to the lesson, must enhance students learning, to solve the problem and should create educational opportunities for the students.

ICT really made my life easy and more comfortable because before I came here to this college, I was having very little knowledge of ICT. During 1^st year 1^st semester, we learned one module called FIT. From that module, I learned new knowledge about ICT and it is very important for every future teacher as well as student to have the ICT knowledge. The most important thing that I learned from module was the use of different search engines in order to access to different information on the internet and also learned about the use of Microsoft Word document, Microsoft Excel worksheet, and power point presentation. Moreover, being a future teacher, it is very important to know how to prepare the progress report of students using the Microsoft Excel worksheet.

                                               

                                                Use Microsoft word document

During my teaching practice at Chukha Central School, ICT really helps in preparing progress report of students as I was assigned to be the class teacher of class V. If I do not have ICT knowledge, it would be very difficult for me to prepare progress report or consolidated sheet of my students. If a teacher does not have knowledge of ICT, I personally think that all work should be done by pen and paper. With the change in time, ICT plays a vital role in our daily life. Therefore, using ICT in the 21st-century setting plays a vital role. 

                                                Consolidated sheet of class IV