Information And Communication Technology Preparedness And Practices Of Secondary schools of Bhopal City: An Investigation

Abstract

The revolution in the field of science and technology affects all the aspects of human life. It too affects the educational field. In recent time there has emerged a considerable body of knowledge and expertise in those aspects of education that can be broadly categorized as educational technology. The convergence between . Information Technology and Communication Technology called as Information Communication Technology (If"]'). leT has changed the each and every system around the globe from house related systems to indurastrial systems. Its importance in the field of education can not be ignored significantly; it has influenced the educational system in all its forms. In the educational field different types of information and communication media are used to impart education like Radio, television, tape recorder, teleconference, fax, telephone and computer with internet have changed our teaching learning modes. Through India has made tremendous process. Most of the Indian school lacks appropriate teaching learning materials and experts who can use ICT and leT related materials properly in the schools. Now many schools are provided with computer facilities but these in many schools. Though many state governments started implementing computer education as a school subject, the real implementation is far from satisfaction. There is a mismatch between the need of the society and students with the imparted education. leT does not wait for the schools to adopt it and it has entered in the society through different modes. The easily seen examples are the ever growing cyber cafe in every comer of the society. Due to this acceptance of leT among the mass, created a scenario of intellectual poverty among the educational provides. Education provides are not able to cater the need of the students and the society. It is the time to break the syndrome of intellectual expertise through InfoTech reality. In this paper the authors haye highlighted the changing faces of leT in education, intellectual poverty to intellectual . expertise and infotech reality for the improvements of school education. 1 RIE Library Bhopal Globalization and technology change have created a new global economy powered by knowledge (Engage, 1999). The emergence of this new global economy has serious implication for the nature and purpose of educational institutions. As the half life of information continues to shrink and access to information continuous to grow exponentially, school can not remain mere venues for the transmission of a prescribed set of information from teacher to students over a fixed period of time. Rather schools must promote "learning to learn". ie. the acquisication of knowledge and skills that make possible continuous learning over the lifetime. ( Thomboog 2000).