2. ICT - What is it?
A good way to think about ICT is to
consider all the uses of digital
technology that already exist to help
individuals, businesses and
organisations use information.
ICT covers any product that will
store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit
or receive information electronically
in a digital form.
3. IMPACTS OF ICT
But whether the effect is positive or
negative the effects of Information
Communication Technology (ICT) is far
reaching and cannot be overemphasized.
The Effects of ICT lens looks at how our
lives have been changed, for better and
for worse, by the impact of ICT.
4. From Potential to Effectiveness
1. Educational Policy
2. Approach to ICTs
3. Infrastructure
4. ICT-Enhanced Content
5. Committed and Trained Personnel
6. Financial Resources
7. Integration
8. Piloting and Evaluation
5. Fascinating Skills :
New Workplace
Realities
E-Training
Just-in-Time
Convenient Place
Up-to-Pate
User-centric
Solutions
Simulations
Competency-based
multi-media
Video and
Interactive media
Workplace Training
6. Dilemmas
Qs about Value of ICTs
Myths
Pressures
•Belief
•Doubt
•Wait
•Belief
•Doubt
•Wait
•Monolithic
•Automatic
•Computers
•Substitute
•Monolithic
•Automatic
•Computers
•Substitute
•Vendors
•Parents
•Business
•Techies
•Vendors
•Parents
•Business
•Techies
Realities
Analyze
Educational
objectives
Determine
Objective for ICT
Plan program of
investment
Implement
prerequisites and
corequisites
Evaluate and
adjust continuously
Decision
Maker
7. Necessity Of ICTs
•Globalization of
•Economy
•Information
• Tech Innovations
• Knowledge-based
•Economy
•Society
•Escalating
Demand for
Education
Effective
Learning
For
All
Anytim
e
Anywher
e
8. ICT for students
Virtual Learning is possible
Computers are available at any time
of day
Use of ICT can produce professional
looking documents
ICT can also be used in science
experiments
9. ICT for administration
Registers and class lists can be
produced quickly and accurately
Exam entries can be done by EDI, or
Electronic Data Interchange
These mean there is a smaller
10. ICT in schools
Can make people physically unfit; personal &
communication skills can be lost
Doesn’t have the motivation that a teacher has
Computers cannot explain things in different ways
Computers cannot adapt to different needs – they
can only do what they are programmed to do
People become reliant on ICT. Learning from a
computer isn’t fun for many people
11. Education & Training
People can rely too much on
Computer Based Training
It is important for employees to get
real experience
There can be large costs, in setup,
maintenance, etc.
Often the Computer Based Training
is only needed because ICT is used a
lot in the business.
12. Radio Stations and Receivers
Digital
Satellite
Radio
Crank
Radio
Crank/Solar
Radio
Suitcase Radio
Station
14. Social Networking: Positive
On the internet you can use social
networking sites such as Face book
and twitter etc.
On these websites you can talk to
your friends and people you haven't
seen in a long time this has a
positive impact on society because
you can communicate to a wider
range of people over the internet.
15. Social Networking: Negative
stalkers and cyber bullying because
using the internet would be an easy
way to do it.
Also it may increase the rate of
crime due to website because of
cyber bullying, paedophiles and
stalkers. Also people could pretend
to be you on these websites.
16. Personal Security: Positive/Negative
When your searching online you have
some form of internet security which
should protect you from hackers, thief's,
identity theft and viruses.
The negative on the security is there are
some hackers able to break through and
steal things such as your credit card
details, they could also commit fraud and
pretend to be you which could ultimately
destroy your business and your
reputation.
17. Health: Benefits
Using the internet you can find out
what you have wrong with you if you
are ill either by forums or have a
conversation to a doctor using a
webcam where you can get diagnosed
by someone who live many miles
away from you without the hassle of
travelling to far.
18. Health: Negatives
Using computers can have negative
impacts on your health for example if
you are looking at a computer screen
for to long it could damage your eyes.
Also if you are on a computer all day it
would affect your health because you
would not be getting any exercise.
Also the doctors online may diagnose
you wrong because they are not seeing
you in person.
19. Business: Positive
Using the internet some world wide
companies can produce large
amounts of profit for example
Tesco, Amazon and Asda this is good
way to make their company more
known
It also to produce a profit also some
companies advertise their products
on other websites to increase the
interest in their products.
20. Business: Negative
People would more likely visit their
websites over new companies
websites or stores and because of
this newer companies could go into
bankruptcy before they have barely
even started to sell their products
to the general public.
21. POSITIVE IMPACTS OF ICT ON PEOPLE
Access to information
Possibly the greatest effect of ICT on individuals is
the huge increase in access to information and
services that has accompanied the growth of the
Internet.
• Improved access to education
New ways of learning, e.g. interactive multi-media
and virtual reality.
22. Positive Overall
Overall the positives are that you can
communicate to your friends fast over the
internet, also you can research nearly anything
online and you can purchase products online
this makes it easier to purchase stuff.
Also it is easier people delivering the product to
your house than going to the store and
purchasing it in store.
23. NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF ICT ON PEOPLE
Job loss
This has both economic consequences, loss of
income, and social consequences, loss of status and
self esteem.
Reduced personal interaction
Being able to work from home is usually regarded
as being a positive effect of using ICT, but there
can be negative aspects as well.
24. Negative Overall
The Negative impacts on society is that it
creates a generation barrier where
different generations are rarely
communicating also it can make people
vulnerable to hackers viruses and identity
thief's
Also they could get the wrong
information for things such as coursework
if they are using the wrong websites for
information.
It could cause some bad health because of
damage to the eyes and also it could
cause small businesses to go bankrupt.