ICT classes for Children and its advantages

Here in Chuzagang Primary School, Sarpang, classes from IV to VI has IT class once a week. It was a privilege for this school to have a small IT room with one ICT incharge. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is important in primary education because it enables students to search for the information they need and to organize what they have found. As children progress through the school system, they become increasingly responsible for their own learning.

ICT is a global phenomenon, and children who are computer literate at an early stage of their lives might deal better with the modern world. A sound knowledge of ICT makes it much easier for children to find and organize information. Although the ICT curriculum was sometimes poorly balanced, its use contributed to children doing better in some subject areas. The study also found that the primary school children spent as much time on computers as the curriculum allowed.

ICT is important in primary schools because it can help students to achieve better results in other subjects and to find what they need and use information in particular ways. It is important that children become familiar with ICT at an early age, because they will need those skills for the remainder of their education and in adult life.

At this stage, we found it very appropriate to discuss the overall advantages and disadvantages that are included with the integration of ICT and the primary school education system. It appears that it is about time that ICT is introduced to play a major role in our primary education system, as the advantages appear to heavily outweigh the associated disadvantages.

There are far more advantages with the introduction of ICT in the education system, in comparison to the associated and inevitable disadvantages. The fact that nowadays, teachers no longer need to rely solely on printed books in libraries, is a clear signal that times have indeed changed rapidly. With this comes easier preparation, less hassle, less luggage, increased information resources and of course next-generation teaching methods through the use of new-found technologies.

Furthermore, increased efficiency throughout the school is another overwhelmingly beneficial aspect.

ICT in schools creates a better environment throughout the school, through e-mail, discussion groups and even live chat rooms.

The use of ICT can have an extremely beneficial motivational influence on a student’s learning capabilities.

It is proven that students express more positive feelings towards work and education when they use computers to complete tasks.

Through better tracking of students, teachers have improved behavioural management, thus creating a more positive schooling atmosphere for both students and teachers.