TOPIC:

ICTs: NECESSARY COMPANIONS FOR

THE 21ST CENTURY SCHOOL CHILD
BY
GEVER VERLUMUN CELESTINE
DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION,UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA,NSUKKA.
08064938817
10th Fefrubrary,2015 Being a paper presented at a seminal for secondary
school students at the Community secondary school, Ede-Oballa, Nsukka ,
Enugu State.

Learning Objectives
At the end of the presentation, the
listeners should be able to
Define ICTs
List features of ICTs.
Give examples of ICTs
Explain the importance of ICTs
Develop more interest in ICTs

What are ICTs?

Information and communication
technologies (ICTs) are technologies
used for
preparingstorage,retrieval,mani
pulation, sending and receipt of
digital data.

More on ICTs
In it broadest sense, ICTs cover any
medium that recordsinformation
such as paper, pen, magnetic disk/
tape, optical disks - CD/DVD, flash
memory
etc.andanytechnologyfor
broadcastinginformation- radio,
television anytechnologyfor
communicating through
voiceandsound or images-

Essential features of ICTs

are

Interconnectedness
Interactivity
Accessibility
Multiplicity of use
Open ended character

Importance of ICTs

A necessity in todays educational system

Networking
Information dissemination
Economic empower
An integration component
A tool for combating security
The best friend of todays journalists.
An important component of modern politics
A tool for national development

Evaluation

Define ICTs?
List the essential features of ICTs
What are the examples of ICTs?
What are the importance of ICTs?
Are now interested in ICTs?
Assignment: In not more than three
pages, explain the challenges you face
in accessing and utilizing ICTs . Submit
to determination100@gmail.com

Assignment
In not more than three pages,
explain the challenges you face in
accessing and utilizing ICTs . Submit
to determination100@gmail.com