ICTs for easy teaching
- 1. ICTS FOR EASY TEACHING IN THE INTERIOR OF SURINAME
- 2. • What is ICT • How can we use ict to ease teaching • Available tools suitable for the interior • Bottle necks • Pros Main points
- 3. WHAT IS ICT? INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IS AN EXTENDED TERM FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) WHICH STRESSES THE ROLE OF UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS AND THE INTEGRATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS (TELEPHONE LINES AND WIRELESS SIGNALS), COMPUTERS AS WELL AS NECESSARY ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE, MIDDLEWARE, STORAGE, AND AUDIO- VISUAL SYSTEMS, WHICH ENABLE USERS TO ACCESS, STORE, TRANSMIT, AND MANIPULATE INFORMATION. HOWEVER, ICT HAS NO UNIVERSAL DEFINITION, AS "THE CONCEPTS, METHODS AND APPLICATIONS INVOLVED IN ICT ARE CONSTANTLY EVOLVING ON AN ALMOST DAILY BASIS."THE BROADNESS OF ICT COVERS ANY PRODUCT THAT WILL STORE, RETRIEVE, MANIPULATE, TRANSMIT OR RECEIVE INFORMATION ELECTRONICALLY IN A DIGITAL FORM, E.G. PERSONAL COMPUTERS, DIGITAL TELEVISION, EMAIL, ROBOTS..SKILLS FRAMEWORK FOR THE INFORMATION AGE IS ONE OF MANY MODELS FOR DESCRIBING AND MANAGING COMPETENCIES FOR ICT PROFESSIONALS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
- 4. HOW CAN WE USE ICT TO EASE TEACHING IN THE INTERIOR -By implementing distance learning: this will help to make school start normally; most of the time when school starts in the city, it is not yet started in the interior. If this is implemented the teacher doesn’t have to be physically there. -Internet connection: This will give the possibility for distance learning, but also to get information from around the world.
- 5. • Projector screen • Projector • Learning and teaching software • Conferencing software • Computers • Educational games: sometimes it is interesting to learn in a playing manner, because that is interesting for kids.
- 6. • Placing of a stable internet connection • Accessibility of the locations • ICT knowledge of the current teachers • Equipment
- 7. • No late starting of schoolyear • Teaching becomes more interesting • The kids can start learning about icts and its benefits