ICT as a communicative tools

 

In today's hyper connected world it is hard to think about a life without hum of digital communication. from instant messaging to our friends, peer and teacher or student across the globe and spanning continent, information and communication technology plays a vital role in making the vast oceans of information accessible to wider range of audience. 

In doing so ICT as a communicative tool in  classroom teaching and learning involves equipping  teacher and student with the skills to effectively use various  digital technologies for communication, collaboration and information sharing.  It involves using email, instant messaging, video conferencing, discussion forum and learning managing system enabling communication of any topic and anytime. 

telegram discussion 
forum

Think about a discussion forum, learning management system(vle), video conferencing, email and a simple text messages has democratized communication, enabling voices to be heard and stories to be shared on unprecedent scale. For instance, in mean time of teaching and learning we can use discussion forum like either in telegram or vle enhancing learning through discussion, perceiving various ideas and promoting interactive learning. As shown in the picture on right side, using the telegram discussion forum we can share our information from both the side; teacher and student. Moreover ICT as a communicative tool is as simple as using a email for sharing information, ideas and giving comment on the performances. 

on other hand benefiting from using ICT for communication comes with the set of disadvantages. using digital tools for communication hinder good  communication  and creates miscommunication can spread false information rapidly and as fast as arrow. But for that, one should be well known about digital literacy.  Despite of having disadvantages it enhances the  effective teaching and learning, motivate learners to learn with available resources being shared in the forum and ay other sites, promote interactive learning and caters to their own learning pace and spaces. 

so as a future educator i can use the ICT tools for communication in terms of teaching and learning facilitating spaces for proposing ideas, sharing information and promoting effective learning. In addition I as a tiny being would like to urge my readers to use ICT tools like google classroom, telegram forum, vle and messaging app for classroom teaching and learning supported by the various advantages shared above.