sábado, 23 de abril de 2011

ICT’s (Information and communication technologies)


     ICT consists of IT (information technologies) as well as telephony, broadcast media, all types of audio and video processing and transmission and network based control and monitoring functions.

The purpose of ICT’S

In education, ICT’S are used in the teaching and learning process. The use of ICT equipments and tool as part of a method is very common. Besides, it helps teachers make look learning process more attractive to students, through the introduction of learning in game simulations, for examples and so on.

Educational software



It may be defined as a type of software in which the main goal is to help, in the learning and teaching process.

Purpose of Educational Software

It is well-known that we are living in the age of technology, and if teachers know this, why should they not make the most of it? The purpose of the educational software is to make the teaching – learning process, not only easier, but also, more sophisticated, and attractive to the student’s eye. An important aspect that must be taken into consideration is the moment in which, educational software should be utilized and, also the selection of a good educational software. The teacher has to figure out how to make the material relevant for the student.