COMMUNICATION

TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
EFFECTIVELY IN YOUR
INSTRUCTION AT A PRIMARY
SCHOOL WITH LIMITED ICT
FACILITIES.
By:
Laman B. Taju Rahim
Thayalan a/l Sellamuthu

DEFINITION
Information and communications technology (ICT) :

is a more specific term that stresses the role of unified

communications and the integration of telecommunications such as
telephone lines, wireless signals and computers as well as necessary
enterprise software, middleware, storage, and audio-visual systems,
which enable users to access, store, transmit, and manipulate
information.

ICT is also about :

Storage

Retrieval

Manipulation

Transmission

Or receipt of digital data.

It is used to access, receive and send information.

TYPES OF ICT USED IN SCHOOLS

Printed visuals
(pictures, photos,
drawings, charts,
graphs)

Television (live)

computers
laptops, tablet,
telephone

ICT used
in schools

overhead projector
(OHP), LCD
projector,
Overhead
transparencies

electronic mail,
facsimile, video
and telephone
conferencing, ebook

Internet, intranet,
website

Audio (tape, disc,

voice)

Slides and
filmstrips

Interactive
whiteboards

FACTOR TO BE CONSIDER WHEN USING

LIMITED ICT

Accessibillity and
availibility to
hardware and
software ICT
resources

Topic or skills
to be taught.

Lesson Activity &

Content
Cost

Student previous
knowledge.

Factors

Target group :
age, interest,
gender, language

Lesson objective

HOW TO USE INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
IN INSTRUCTION AT A PRIMARY
SCHOOL WITH LIMITED ICT
FACILITIES

1)Use equipment that easy to get

such as television, radio, telephone &
computer
Television
-can be a very powerful and effective learning
tool for children if used wisely.
Astro
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TVP
TV1,TV2,TV9
TV Pendidikan

Radio
is the information in the waves can be extracted
and transformed back into its original form.

It is easy to carry from place to place

Record voice

Play CD or cassette

Play music

Increase/decrease the volume

Play the sound, music over and over again

Computer, laptop and tablet

Teachers can download materials from the internet

and present using own computer
Computer can be used for teaching and learning.
Computer enhanced instruction(CEI)
Computer Managed Learning (CML)
Computer Aided Learning(CAL )

2 ) SCHOOL LIBRARY
School library aims to provide a range of learning
opportunities for both large and small groups as
well as individuals with a focus on intellectual
content, information literacy, and the learner.
According to Abdul Rahim, school libraries are
centre that constitute the collection of both
printed and non-printed materials including
reference books, documents, newspapers,
models, charts, diagrams, maps, slide films,
projectors, tape recorders, multimedia kits, and
others

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3) Produce own materials
4)Combination of ICT and use others
materials in surrounding.
5)Create own material that similar to ICT
material
6)Give clear instructions
Give accurate and appropriate
materials for teaching such as in
pronunciation
Pupils could create their own
materials using limited ICT facilities.

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7)Teachers can record own voice or pictures to
be presented to students.
8)Take photos using hand phone or camera.
9)Adapt or adopt the materials from magazines,
newspaper and books.
10)Traditional approaches
Ample similar knowledge already exists in
course books and other printed class materials.

CONCLUSION
Even though the schools has limited ICT access
,teachers should be capable of forming and
organizing their learning environment in many
ways by merging the ICT with traditional method.
Thus, trainings, motivation and encouragement
should be given to the teachers in order to avoid
their hesitancy in adopting ICT into their lessons.
Teachers should develop their classroom
management skills in order to control and involve
the students in their lessons.
Moreover, they should learn and acquire the
innovative ways of integrating ICT even with
limited access to enhance teaching and learning
process..