"ICT"is the Information and Communication
Technologies. "ICT in Education" means "Teaching and
Learning with ICT".
Educational ICT tools can be divided into 3 categories:
Input source, Output source and Others.
Worldwide research has shown that ICT can lead to improved
student learning and better teaching methods. A report made by the National
Institute of Multimedia Education in Japan, proved that an increase in
student exposure to educational ICT through curriculum integration has a
significant and positive impact on student achievement, especially in terms of
"Knowledge
Comprehension" · "Practical skill" and "Presentation
skill" in subject areas such as mathematics, science, and social study.
However, you can see that there are many education
technology solutions provided in the world which may cause confusion among
educators about how to choose the right ICT solution. Let's have a look at the
advantages and disadvantages of ICT tools for education and discover what kind
of education ICT solution is suitable for your school needs.
3 MAIN ADVANTAGES OF ICT TOOLS FOR EDUCATION
1.
Through ICT, images can easily be used in
teaching and improving the retentive memory of students
2.
Through ICT, teachers can easily explain complex
instructions and ensure students’ comprehension
3.
Through ICT, teachers are able to create
interactive classes and make the lessons more enjoyable, which could improve
student attendance and concentration
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3 MAIN DISADVANTAGES OF ICT TOOLS FOR EDUCATION
1.
Setting up the devices can be very troublesome
2.
Too expensive to afford
3.
Hard for teachers to use with a lack of
experience in using ICT tools
If you can recall a time when
using software in lessons meant spending a lunch break installing CD-ROMs in
the computer suite, then the prospect of being a browser away from a huge
selection of easy-to-use, exciting tools should put a smile on your face.
What's more, with ICT budgets being squeezed ever tighter,
the fact that many quality on line teaching and learning tools are available
for free will no doubt make that smile a little wider. Consider the potential
for active, collaborative and personalised learning that these on line tools
facilitate, and there's even more reason to be cheerful.
To the tech-savvy youngsters in our classrooms, the use of
online applications is second nature. All we, as teachers and ICT coordinators,
need do is introduce them to the on line apps that can help unlock their
creativity and collaborative skills- and aid their study, revision and
organisation.
The key is knowing which free online tools transcend the
novelty factor and add real value. That's where this guide can help. Read on to
discover ten online tools you can use straight away, without needing to raise a
purchase order or barter for budget allocation.
1. Wallwisher
At first glance, online noticeboard tool Wallwisher may
seem limited in application, but give it a go and you'll soon discover that
it's more than a digital replacement for Post-it notes.
Wallwisher allows users to build virtual classroom Walls, in
the sense you might be familiar with from Facebook, onto which 160-character
messages, web links, images, videos and audio may be posted. Individuals can
use it to mind-map, keep notes, or bookmark useful websites - but the real
power of Wallwisher is in its potential for collaborative activities.
By sharing your wall URL with a class, whole year group, or
even an entire school, anybody you choose is able to view and contribute to it.
Wallwisher's security settings allow teachers to use what its designers have
cheekily titled "The Idiot Filter" to approve entries before they're
posted.
Ideas for use: Students can mind-map, build mood boards
for creative projects, or create research walls on a given topic. Plenary
discussions can be initiated by topic walls made collaboratively, or by
teachers. For instance, a Key Stage 4 Media Studies teacher could create a wall
ofYouTube film trailers to initiate a discussion on genre, classification or
censorship.
How about having students post links to their own work, then
using Wallwisher as a peer assessment tool? Teachers can also use the tool to
gather feedback, anonymously if they so choose, on pupil confidence in specific
curriculum areas.
Alternative: PrimaryWall is designed for primary
schools, offering a user-friendly, text-only service with which to introduce
Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils to group projects and collaborative storytelling.
2. Prezi
A presentation tool, Prezi provides users with a large canvas
upon which to pin text slides, video clips and images. So far, so PowerPoint,
you might say.
Quite the opposite, in fact. Prezi's selling point is its
creation of a spatial narrative, meaning users can flow around presentation
elements in the same non-linear way one might use an iPad: scrolling,
enlarging, sliding and zooming in while always being able to return to the
wider context. The trick is in learning to master these elements- not only in
using Prezi to swoop between old linear PowerPoint-style slides.
Prezi is a sure-fire way to cure your classroom of
PowerPoint fatigue. The finished product is leaps and bounds ahead of
PowerPoint in terms of style, engaging the attention of pupils who groan with
over-familiarity at seeing cheesy slide transitions on the whiteboard. it's one
example of a free on line tool where novelty adds value.
One weakness is that Prezi doesn't yet support a master
account to create student logins, so each pupil will need to apply for a
separate EDU Enjoy account. lf your school allocates pupil email addresses
(only educational addresses are accepted), this should be an easy hurdle to
vault. If not, it still remains useful for teacher-led presentations.
Ideas for use: Whenever you or your pupils would use
Microsoft PowerPoint, Prezi provides a more dynamic, engaging and visually
attractive option. Innovative Science and Maths teachers of all key stages are
already using Prezi to explain key concepts to pupils around the world.
Alternative: Ahead.com is a similar tool that's
particularly useful for showcasing student portfolios as well as making
presentations. Student projects are granted free educational licenses.
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