Assignment-1
Name: Jyoti Class : B.ed
Question : Define ICET and its characterstics. Explain its application in educational processes/classroom/teachinglearning/schools/ colleges.
Answer: "Globalization and technological changes have created a new global economy powered by technology, fueled by information anddriven by knowledge."
The emergence of this new global economy has serious implications for the nature and purpose of educational institutions.As the access to information continues to grow rapidly, schools cannot be contented with the limited knowledge to be transmitted in a fixed period of time. They have to become compatible to the ever expanding knowledge and also be equipped with the technology to deal with this knowledge.
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) — which include radio and television, as well as newer digital technologies such as computers and the Internet — have been proven as potentially powerful tools for educational change and reform. When used appropriately, different ICTs can help expand access to education, strengthen the relevance of education to the increasingly digital workplace, and raise educational quality by helping make teaching and learning into an active process connected to real life.
DEFINITION : 1."ICT stand for information and communication technologies and is defined, as a "diverse set of technological tools and resources used to communicate, and to create, disseminate, store, and manage information." 2. "ICT implies the technology which consists of electronic devices and associated human interactive materials that enable the user to employ them for a wide range of teaching – learning processes in addition to personal use." These technologies include computers, the Internet,broadcasting technologies (radio and