ICT (Information and Comunication Technology)

ICT (Information and Comunication Technology)

1. Advantages of ICT in classroom

   • Provides rich banks of resources and information.
   • Facilitates distance learning.
   • Encourages communication.
   • ICT can be motivating.
   • Offers high face-validity.

2. Pedagogical technology

   • Dogmatic
   • Reproductive
   • Explanatory and illustrative
   • Coercion
   • Free choice

3. Disadvantages of ICT in classroom

   • A lot of time and energy need to be spent on ‗learning how to use ICT effectively.
   • ICT suits some communication skills more than others.
   • It can sometimes be very annoying and computers can crash frequently..
   • It can take learners too far in individualised learning and create isolation.

4. Uses of ICT

   • It can take learners too far in individualised learning and create isolation.
   • Providing scaffolding that allow learners to participate in complex cognitive tasks.

5. Obsatacules uf using ICT in classroom

   • Lack of time
   • Software
   • Unavailability of computer labs

6. Teachers use ICT:

   • To be able to handle a computer at the level required for performing computer tasks
   • They should clearly understand what forms of ICT should be used at this stage of the lesson
   • The teacher should plan and organize independent work of students in the subject using ICT

7. Games used in FL lessons

   • Didactic on-line games ( grammatical, lexical, phonetic and spelling games)
   • On-line creative acting, role-playing (role play, simulation, drama and acting.

8. ICT tools

   • Electronic encyclopedias and reference books
   • Video and audio equipment
   • Multimedia presentations

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