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Notes and artifacts that can be used for the organization, processing, communication and application of
information. IT as use processing, communication, diffusion and sharing of information for social,
economical and cultural upliftment.
The Information Technology leads to development of Websites. Government, Corporate sector,
educational institutions, etc. started uploading the information on their websites. It provides
facilities for Chat, e-mail, surfing, etc. It opens up a new source of Information which increased
the limitation of access to information. Prior to IT, people were using only the print material for
searching the information. It limited the search. This limitation has been overcome by the IT.

25.3 Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
IT was limited only to the textual mode of transmission of information with ease and fast. But the
information not only in textual form but in audio, video or any other media is also to be
transmitted to the users. Thus, the ICT = IT + Other media. It has opened new avenues, like,
Online learning, e-learning, Virtual University, e-coaching, e-education, e-journal, etc. Third
Generation Mobiles are also part of ICT. Mobile is being used in imparting information fast and
cost effective. It provides e-mail facility also. One can access it anywhere. It will be cost effective.
The ICT brings more rich material in the classrooms and libraries for the teachers and students.
It has provided opportunity for the learner to use maximum senses to get the information. It has
broken the monotony and provided variety in the teaching - learning situation. The ICT being
latest, it can be used both at school and higher education levels in the following areas :

• Teaching
• Diagnostic Testing,
• Evaluation
• Psychological Testing
• Development of Virtual Laboratory
• Online Tutoring
• Development of Reasoning & Thinking
• Instructional Material Development

25.4 Use of ICT In Teaching

Teaching at School as well as Higher Education, mostly, concentrates on giving information
which is not the sole objective of Teaching. Along with giving information, the other objectives
are :
• developing understanding and application of the concepts
• developing expression power
• developing reasoning and thinking power
• development of judgment and decision making ability
• improving comprehension, speed and vocabulary
• developing self-concept and value clarification
• developing proper study habits
• developing tolerance and ambiguity, risk taking capacity, scientific temper, etc.
With the present infrastructure, class size, availability of teachers, quality of teachers, training of
teachers etc., It is difficult to achieve all the objectives. Further, most of the teachers use Lecture
Method which does not have potentiality of achieving majority of above mentioned objectives.
The objectives are multi-dimensional in nature, so for their achievement multiple methods should
be used in an integrated fashion. At present ICT may be of some use. It is a well known fact that

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