The great enabler

Rekha Rana Dey, Principal, Amity International School, Saket, on how each and every sector, including education, has been influenced by the latest technological advancements and upgradations
Employing latest technology gadgets and processes have become sine qua non in the education sector, especially in the wake of growing technological literacy amongst the youth of the nation.ICT is one of the latest technology tools, which is a great enabler and drives the quality of the education provided by an educational institution, whether private or government. There is an urgent need for private and government schools to have a good ICT network.
ICT helps teachers at the primary and secondary level to use multimedia and other webbased technologies to teach English, maths and science where students tend to lag behind
Multimedia at the primary level helps in demonstrating simulations, animations, videos and attracting students who might drop out due to inadequate teaching method. At the same time, it is important to blend ICT symbiotically in the teaching process without substituting teachers.
It helps in attaining better writing skills and maths
Encourages and helps teachers to develop their own educational modules with tailor-made multimedia effects (sound, video and images) to supplement traditional classroom teaching
Involving students in the creation of useful material as part of a learning exercise is a way to make school more meaningful for students
ICT can assist in teachertraining , initiatives and aligning the educational needs to employment opportunities and imparting the skills in demand, thereby making the educational journey more rewarding
Enhances the quality of teaching by standardised and updated content in the form of web-based trainings and live satellite sessions by renowned teachers
To implement the principle of life-long learning/education
To increase a variety of educational services and medium/ method
To promote equal opportunities to obtain education and information for all students
To develop a system of collecting and disseminating educational information
To promote technology literacy for students
To develop distance education with national contents
To support schools in sharing experience and information with others
At Amity, Saket, we are implementing this since the last several years. The school’s IT department gives extensive training to teachers. Our school has an interactive room, which has a smart board. Teachers use the smart board to teach and make use of modules made by themselves. These modules are mailed to students after the class, in case a child is absent.
IT periods are scheduled for all classes from nursery to XII. In nursery, students are learning colours, seasons, and so on in a user-friendly way. In primary and middle sections, students prepare presentations on topics taught in the class for different subjects like science and maths. This helps in a better understanding of the topic.
Students of Amitasha (a school for underprivileged girl students) are also technologically trained. Special IT periods are scheduled for them. The digital language lab is used by the primary and middle school for learning language skills through specific software. A child can, in fact, learn to use a keyboard at the age of four.