There is a lot of difference in the way that lessons were taught before and how lessons are taught now. This is mostly because of introducing ICT in the classroom. Before all the things like explaining the lesson, writing notes, giving material for students to read, writing reports and taking attendance of the students present used to be done by hand. Nowadays all these things are done electronically (mostly). The use of interactive whiteboard in classrooms has made much more easier for students to learn and for teachers to plan their lessons. There are exceptions to this. Mostly though, doing these things electronically has made learning a much better experience, not to mention that e-learning is more environmentally friendly.
Before, when there wasn't ICT in the classroom, learning was less fun as the teachers wrote down notes and you had to copy those notes. The teacher didn't really have much time to explain the lesson properly, resulting into less focus from the students and poor results. Basic things like taking attendance were very time consuming and schools were run very efficiently. Work, be it for a teacher, a student or a person in the administrative area was long and hard. Teachers also had to write the reports and writing also included preparing the format of the report, writing the report in a particular style and writing in a legible way.
Nowadays, there is much less time spent in small things like taking a register, distributing notes to all students (everyone gets a soft-copy on the computer and less times is wasted in photocopying all the notes). Learning is more interesting and students can retain more information easily because of the use of interactive whiteboards. Students are more attentive and enjoy learning new things. Internet is a very useful tool to gather information and research. There are lots of quizzes on the internet too and that makes lessons more fun.
However, there are some disadvantages to the use of ICT in a classroom. Information can be easily lost due to various reasons. One reason would be the sudden loss of power (when you don't save the document and all of a sudden the power goes, all the unsaved information will be lost). Another reason could be a virus attacks, as there is a much more increased risk of viruses infecting your computer because of the internet. Yet another reason could be your HDD (Hard Disk Drive) crashing or the server crashing. Also, internet could be used for wrong reasons by the students like playing games or going to inappropriate sites. Moreover, it is expensive to computerise your school but in the long run, it is cheaper than handing out salaries to people for jobs like filing papers.
There are more advantages than disadvantages of using ICT in a classroom. It makes life easier for teachers (well, for most teachers) and students and makes learning fun for students. Interactive whiteboards really help in making students learn more effectively and it helps in retaining more information. In the end, the school gets it's reputation by the results of its students, and schools with ICT will most probably have better results than schools without ICT.
Before, when there wasn't ICT in the classroom, learning was less fun as the teachers wrote down notes and you had to copy those notes. The teacher didn't really have much time to explain the lesson properly, resulting into less focus from the students and poor results. Basic things like taking attendance were very time consuming and schools were run very efficiently. Work, be it for a teacher, a student or a person in the administrative area was long and hard. Teachers also had to write the reports and writing also included preparing the format of the report, writing the report in a particular style and writing in a legible way.
Nowadays, there is much less time spent in small things like taking a register, distributing notes to all students (everyone gets a soft-copy on the computer and less times is wasted in photocopying all the notes). Learning is more interesting and students can retain more information easily because of the use of interactive whiteboards. Students are more attentive and enjoy learning new things. Internet is a very useful tool to gather information and research. There are lots of quizzes on the internet too and that makes lessons more fun.
However, there are some disadvantages to the use of ICT in a classroom. Information can be easily lost due to various reasons. One reason would be the sudden loss of power (when you don't save the document and all of a sudden the power goes, all the unsaved information will be lost). Another reason could be a virus attacks, as there is a much more increased risk of viruses infecting your computer because of the internet. Yet another reason could be your HDD (Hard Disk Drive) crashing or the server crashing. Also, internet could be used for wrong reasons by the students like playing games or going to inappropriate sites. Moreover, it is expensive to computerise your school but in the long run, it is cheaper than handing out salaries to people for jobs like filing papers.
There are more advantages than disadvantages of using ICT in a classroom. It makes life easier for teachers (well, for most teachers) and students and makes learning fun for students. Interactive whiteboards really help in making students learn more effectively and it helps in retaining more information. In the end, the school gets it's reputation by the results of its students, and schools with ICT will most probably have better results than schools without ICT.
