Information and

Communication
Technology (ICT)
1. What are the similarities of all the pictures shown above?
2. Which of the following ICT tools do you think can help you
best in your studies? Why?
3. In terms of features, which do you prefer? Why?
Information and Communications Technology

Information and communications technology (ICT) is

an extensional term for information technology (IT) that
stresses the role of unified communications and the
integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and
wireless signals) and computers, as well as necessary
enterprise software, middleware, storage and audiovisual,
that enable users to access, store, transmit, and
manipulate information.
Information and Communications Technology
Uses of ICT
1. Learning. The school should consider learning about
ICT as a subject and learning with ICT, which is
applying the entire range of ICT tools in support of
learning with ICT.
Uses of ICT
2. Management refers to the
Management Information System (MIS)
which takes care of report writing, home-
school links, attendance, examination
entries, and target setting.
Uses of ICT
3. Communication is about projecting the right
image of the school through its Web
site, which provides the public an idea about the
school. It contains core
information, online prospectus, news, student
activities, and guidance and
support materials for parental engagement.
Benefits of ICT

1. Creates a more engaged environment

2. Incorporates different learning styles
3. Improves collaboration
4. Prepares children for the future
5. Connects you with other people
Advantages of Technology on Our Lives
Weakest link
Weakest link refers to the part that is likely to fail, to cause
a problem, or to easily break. As it is the most vulnerable part
of a system, it is the easy point for attackers. The weakest link
can be part of a software system, an infrastructure, an
application, or the people-administrators, technical support,
and users who easily succumb to social engineering. Social
engineering is “the science of getting people to comply with
your wishes and concentrates on the weakest link of the
security chain” (Scheweitzer 2003).
Performance Task
Make your Brochure about the
benefits of ICT to society.