Integrating Ict In Home Economics Essay

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EDU 717
INTERGRATING ICT
ASSIGNMENT 1
ESSAY

NAME: USA DAVETA
ID#: 2015129271
DISCIPLINE: HOME ECONOMICS
Tutor: Mr Firoz Ali

TOPIC: EMBEEDED OF ICT IN SECONDARY TEACHING AND LEARNIG- HOME ECONOMICS
ICT is also known as Information Communication Technology, is a term used in any devices that includes gadgets or devices used to rely the messages or conversation or applications through radios, phones, software networks hardware and other applications used such as video conferencing and distance learning. ICT has greatly increased its usage in terms of Education based sectors in order to present the knowledge and skills about a particular and skills to citizens or upcoming generations about a particular educational topic. It focuses on people …show more content…

ICT in school helps prepares learners through their future profession in which their will acquire in life. ICT is needed in school to provide better information to students such as videos, notes and so forth. As a Home Economics training teacher, teaching students Home Economics requires skills in order to equipped students with the right mind and knowledge to help them in the future. In school Home Economics is divided in to three strands however each strand requires ICT in acquiring better learning and teaching to take place. The strands are Home Management, Food and nutrition, and Clothing and Textiles. The use of ICT will really impact the teaching and the learning process daily. Therefor the teaching of the lesson through Food and nutrition studies, ICT assists in through the following such as: During practical lessons the using of camera e.g. in a meal presentation, bread making or pizza making. The computer is used to type recipes food& nutrition other menu cards. The uses of food scale to present the food …show more content…

The society has become technology driven and for that people are moving with the flow of technology. This suggests that all, in education sectors must work together to make ICT accessible to teachers and students in the teaching and learning of all school subjects including Home Economics. Lastly it has the greatly impacted the society as a whole. The utilization of ICTs in the Home economics education has also contributed to cost-effectiveness in the learning process, bridging the gap between teachers-students’ ratio and will improves the overall quality of teaching and learning.

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