5 Benefits of using ICT in schools
1) Resources
Using ICT allows students to easily obtain resources or information with the click of a button. Sites such as Google, Wikipedia, and Yahoo enable students to type in their query and get relevant results within a matter or seconds. Also, pupils learn to become effective independent learners, gearing them for their future. |
2) Students love using ICT
Students enjoy making use of computers or tablets to learn. Innovative programs that have been developed by collaborating partners (ie. Pearson Education South East Asia and Microsoft Singapore) are used by teachers and students.
Teachers can upload quizzes, notes, or even feedback forms on such platforms (eg. ASKnLearn). It is convenient for students to do their work on the computer as most students use the internet when they go home.
Students enjoy making use of computers or tablets to learn. Innovative programs that have been developed by collaborating partners (ie. Pearson Education South East Asia and Microsoft Singapore) are used by teachers and students.
Teachers can upload quizzes, notes, or even feedback forms on such platforms (eg. ASKnLearn). It is convenient for students to do their work on the computer as most students use the internet when they go home.
3) To stay relevant in the global world
Using ICT in schools gives the students a headstart to their future - by staying relevant. By learning how to use the computer to do effective research, it puts the students a step up in the heavily competitive job sector, particularly in Singapore. Since more companies are acquiring more technology to improve their services and productions, it is the students' job to learn how to use this up-to-date technology. Needless to say, ICT is important in this fast paced world. As seen in Table 1, the prevalence of students using the computer is very high, at 91%, and the percentage of students that use the Internet is 59%. |
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4) Conserve the Environment
By using the computer, assignments are now posted online, and more often than not are also submitted online. This protects the trees by reducing the use of paper. Using less paper = lesser trees are cut down! In the United States, the amount of wood and paper thrown away in 2012 is enough to heat 50 million homes for 20 years. This is only in the United States - what more the rest of the world?
By using the computer, assignments are now posted online, and more often than not are also submitted online. This protects the trees by reducing the use of paper. Using less paper = lesser trees are cut down! In the United States, the amount of wood and paper thrown away in 2012 is enough to heat 50 million homes for 20 years. This is only in the United States - what more the rest of the world?
5) All Students Benefit
Low income families or disabled students, all students do benefit from the use of ICT in schools. In Singapore, schools aid the lower income families by providing laptops or desktops at a low price of $146 for a desktop or $214 for a laptop. Even should that value be a little costly for the student, loans can be taken from SINDA, CDAC or MENDAKI or even through the school itself. Disabled students benefit as ICT places all students on equal footing - with the right hardware, software and curriculum, these students stand as much a chance of doing as well as students without disability. |
Videos
This video shows the progress of technology in education from 30,000 B.C.E until the 21st Century. From manuscript transcription to the use of computers for interactivity, this is a simple yet enlightening video on how much technology and people have changed over the centuries.
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Why use iPads, tablets or computers in education? This video clarifies and highlights the top 10 reasons for using the modern day technology, from the students who enjoy using it to removing obstacles in the learning process. Watch this video to find out more!
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