What is ICT?

Information and communication technologies (ICT)

is defined as a diverse set of technological tools
and resources used to transmit, store, create,
share or exchange information. These
technological tools and resources include
computers, the Internet, live broadcasting
technologies recorded broadcasting technologies
and telephony.
The Disadvantages and
Advantages of
Modern ICT
ICT can lead to many developments in education
as it can make learning more interactive and
easier for both students and teachers however
there are problems to do with cost and safety and
the worry of encoraging children to become
dependent on technology whilst they proberly use
it a lot at home as well.

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ADVANTAGES
1.Communication - Speed / time – money can be saved
because it’s much quicker to move information around. With
the help of ICT it has become quicker and more efficient.
2. Globalization - Video conferencing saves money on flights
and accommodation. ICT has not only brought the countries
and people closer together, but it has allowed the world's
economy to become a single interdependent system to
contact either a business or family member.

3. Cost effectiveness - It feels free to send an email (although

it isn’t); it’s without doubt cheaper than phone calls. ICT has
also helped to automate business practices, thus restructuring
businesses to make them exceptionally cost effective.
4.Greater Availability - ICT has made it possible for businesses to be
automated giving clients access to a website or voicemail 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week

5.Bridging the cultural gap – Greater access to technology has

helped to bridge the cultural gap by helping people from different
cultures to communicate with one another, and allow for the
exchange of views and ideas, thus increasing awareness and
reducing prejudice.
6.Creation of new jobs - Probably, the best advantage of ICT has
been the creation of new and interesting jobs.

7.Education – Computer’s along with their programs and the

Internet have created educational opportunities not available to
previous generations.
8.Through ICT , images can easily be used in teaching and improving
the retentive memory of student.

9.Complex structure - through ICT, teachers can easily explain

complex structure ,instruction and ensure students comprehension.

10.Through ICT , teachers are able to create  interactive classrooms

and make the lesson more enjoyable.
DISADVANTAG
ES
1.Education – Computer’s along with their programs and the
Internet have created educational opportunities not available to
previous generations.
2.Lack of job security – Experts in a wide variety of fields believe that
ICT has made job security a big issue, since technology keeps on
changing nearly every day. This means that individuals need to be
constantly studying or at least keeping up with changes in their
profession, if they want to feel secure in their jobs to be secure.

3.Overriding Cultures - While ICT may have made the world a global
village, it has also contributed to one culture consuming another
weaker one. For example, it is now argued that teenagers in the US
influence how most young teenagers all over the world now act,
dress, and behave
 4.Privacy - Though information technology may have made communication
quicker, easier, and more convenient, it has also brought along privacy issues.
From cell phone signal interceptions to e-mail hacking, people are now worried
about their once private information becoming public knowledge.

5. Reliance on Technology – Professor Ian Robertson, a neuropsychology expert

based at Trinity College Dublin who carried out the study, said: “People have
more to remember these days, and they are relying on technology for their
memory but the less you use of your memory, the poorer it becomes. . people
don’t bother learning to spell because they use spell-checker, or need a
calculator do perform minor addition or subtraction.
 6. Reliability of Information – Anyone with access to a computer
and an internet connection internet can start a blog or post
something up on a website, so just because something’s on the
web doesn't mean it’s reliable. A prime example of this is  the open
source  encyclopedia, Wikipedia, although considered a good source
of information it is not recognized by academic institutions  as a
trustworthy reference.

7.Computer viruses, worms, Trojans, malware, spam, phishing- any

or all can cause chaos and disrupt our daily lives
8.Setting - setting up the device can be very trouble some.

9.Expansive - too expansive to afford.

10.Lack of experience - hard for teachers to use with a lack

of experience using ICT tools.
ICT Before
Most of the technologies that we have used in the past have been eclipsed by
the remarkable technology that we use today.
Advances in their design have occurred in tandem with the advances in
technology in this digital era, with many large products being redesigned and
miniaturized into amazingly small sizes.
While we may laugh at the fact that anyone ever found this technology to be
cutting-edge, we can’t discount its place in history as a forerunner for all of
the technology that wouldn’t exist today without its dinosaur ancestry.

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 Here is a quick look
through history at vintage
technologies that we no
longer use.
 1. “Super 8/8mm” Handheld Video Cameras
Kodak invented the Super 8/8mm film format in 1965. Soon after, handheld
film cameras flooded the market and the living rooms of people everywhere
were filled with families watching the hi-jinks at Freddie’s sixth birthday
party.
2. Betamax
Betamax was developed by Sony in 1975, a year before the
ultimately more popular VHS format was invented as a
response to Sony’s attempt to control the format of the industry
4. Laser Disc Players
Initially marketed as “Discovision”, laser discs were the format
choice of tech enthusiasts who had the money to put together a
collection until the DVD format came out.
ICT Nowadays
• ICT is an umbrella term that includes any
communication device, encompassing radio,
television, cell phones, computer and
network hardware, satellite systems and so
on, as well as the various services and
appliances with them such as video
conferencing and distance learning.

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Here is a quick look of
our present technology
 1. A global computer network providing a variety of
information and communication facilities, consisting of
interconnected networks using standardized
communication protocols.
"the guide is also available on the internet"
 2. A mobile phone, cellular phone, cell phone, cellphone,
handphone, hand phone or pocket phone, sometimes shortened
to simply mobile, cell, or just phone, is a portable telephone
that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link
while the user is moving within a telephone service area.
3. A laptop, laptop computer, or notebook
computer is a small, portable personal
computer with a screen and alphanumeric
keyboard.
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