20 reasons why ICT is an excellent tool for teachers

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Here is an interesting list of why ICT is an excellent tool for teaching.

20 reasons why ICT is an excellent tool for learners and teachers

10 reasons why ICT is an excellent tool for all learners in the inclusive classroom:

• ICT enables inclusion in classroom activities


• ICT enables the pupil to be an active participant in the classroom, not just a passive observer


• ICT offers opportunities for differing learning styles


• ICT is a motivating medium which has 'street cred'


• ICT enables pupils to stay on task by focusing their attention and alleviating some of the physical pressures


• ICT enables pupils to develop independence


• ICT affords privacy to work and develop at the learner's own pace


• ICT provides a medium through which pupils can demonstrate their true ability and potential


• ICT can facilitate social communication and interaction, including pupils in a wider community


• ICT can support the production of well-presented, high-quality outcomes.

10 reasons why ICT is an excellent tool for all teachers in the inclusive classroom:

ICT provides a tool for differentiation by tailoring and adapting tasks to a pupil's abilities and skills

ICT provides a means for pupils to publish for a wider audience

ICT provides a readily available range of hardware and software to support all pupils

ICT facilitates continuity and progression.

ICT provides a different means of presenting materials which will engage, stimulate and motivate pupils

ICT enables teachers to produce materials of a high standard

ICT enables teachers to access adaptable, freely-available materials in electronic form from a wide variety of sources

ICT facilitates a collaborative mode of working, where teachers can share resources and materials using the World Wide Web and email

ICT provides a means of keeping records of individual progress

ICT encourages all pupils to work independently and creates opportunities for making the best use of human resources

From Becta.org.nz