Life in the information age education

What is life in the information age- education?

Life in the information age can be defined as Bringing about a fast evolution of technology in daily life, as well as of
educational life style, the Information Age has allowed rapid global usage of ICT in schools.

ICT has become a huge element of ICT in schools, ICT is even used out of ICT specific lessons. On my average day I use ICT in various ways to help develop my learning. ICT has impacted massively on school life. It has also resulted in new resources being made to help improve education. ICT is also developed at an earlier age, it’s been incorporated into primary schools curriculum, and So ICT skills can be developed at an early age. Furthermore, in primary and secondary schools more subjects are using ICT to help interact children’s learning, this could be by using interactive whiteboards. I believe this scheme is a clever idea because I find things easier to remember if they are taught in an interactive manner using the advantages of modern technology.

Smart cards- Smart cards are vital for are learning in school we use smart cards for a wide range of different purposes. Smart cards allow us to gain access to buildings in addition, they allow us to pay via the paypal. Smart cards purpose is security. Using paypal helps to prevent money loss of cons and prevents hackers.  Smart cards has various advantages, it can secure maximum security it’s a useful tool to use and is easy to use. However it can have its disadvantages using a smart card can result in the card getting lost or even falling into the wrong hands where a person can use your card to gain access to places they are not suppose to be or even use your card to purchase items.

Registration- Registration in schools is now done using computer software, this process is a lot easier for teachers, and means the data can be stored on a computer hard drive, therefore if you need to find out if a student was in on a specific day this process can be easy to do. I think this creation is down to the multi purpose of computers they can now be used for a variety of different things, which is the reason computers can now be used for registration. I believe registration done online has helped improve attendance and can easily outline to the teachers students who have no been participating in lessons. This creation has many advantages, its relatively easier to use doesn’t require a lot of effort, Can be stored on a PC therefore access is easy. However, it can have its downfalls, if the PC is not working than this can result in the register not getting done.

Surveillance- Surveillance is essential to enhance our learning, without surveillance in ICT class rooms. Teachers wouldn’t be able to monitor what is going on in lessons. Surveillance is crucial for teachers when an instance happens in a computer room, surveillance allows us to monitor what has happened. I believe that surveillance is a great creation and is vital to be in all computer rooms in the school and without surveillance it would make teachers lives a lot harder. Surveillance has a wide range of advantages including it helps teachers monitor students. It can prevent bad behaviour in the class rooms. Disadvantages are its expensive to run, it can also be hard to see every part of the computer room therefore for some areas of the computer room bad behaviour still happens.

Bitesize-  BBC Bitesize is the name given to the BBC’s free online study support resource for school-age students in the United Kingdom. It is designed to aid students in both school work and, for older students, exams. Bitesize use many different ways to engage students to help them revise. Some of these ways include games, quizzes, audio listening and message boards. All of these ways entertain the users and help them to learn. Bitesize was launched in 1998 and was created by the BBC to try and help develop students learning by using new ways of teaching.  Advantages of using bitesize are that bitesize is an interactive learning resource designed to help students learn in different ways, it’s effective and is very useful.  I use Bitesize a lot there is a wide range of ideas that help me to learn, There interactive diagrams with audio explaining about the diagram is a great way of understanding information its breaks it down and explains point by point, however some people may view this as a disadvantage its very tedious and take a long period of time to explain one topic.  Furthermore bitesize is only designed up to GCSE’s it doesn’t cater for higher education so for someone that enjoys using bitesize after they have done their GCSE’s bitesize can no longer be used.

Interactive white boards- 10 years ago a key aspect of learning was using white boards, however know with the development of technology, all schools use interactive white boards, in school there is a interactive white board in every class room.  An interactive white board is a large interactive display that connects to a computer and projector. A projector projects the computer's desktop onto the board's surface where users control the computer using a pen, finger or other device. The board is typically mounted to a wall or floor stand. I believe that the interactive white boards is a key aspect of learning, its different with interactive learning some students believe is a better source of learning.  Advantages of using interactive white boards are its different and easy to use, in addition, its interactive therefore a wide range of students can participate in educational games. Disadvantages are their expensive can be complex to set up also requires a huge wall surface.

Computer use in schools- Computers in schools help develop learning and are essential for all students nowadays all jobs require a basic understanding of ICT therefore ICT is essential in schools.  I believe that computers in schools has helped develop my understanding of ICT, and without computers I would struggle in the job I am currently doing. Advantages of computer use in schools are it helps develop a understanding in ICT, for some students computers are easier to use to present information the writing, in addition,  computers can also be used to hand in and collect work. However computer use in schools has disadvantages some students don’t work in lessons and simply play on games therefore computers can be distracting.

SIMS- School Information Management System is a management information system used by more than 21,000 schools in 150 local authorities across the United Kingdomboasting around 80% of the market share. SIMS started in 1984 and is now used in a wide range of schools spread all over the UK. Sims helps schools manage student registration and truancy, student performance, personalised learning, exam organisation, timetable construction, cover management and a range of other school activities.  I believe SIMS is a fantastic programme which has a wide range of functions that help teachers.  Advantages of using SIMS are it has a variety of different features furthermore it also has a database filled with information that data is stored on students for 10 years. Although, SIMS has its disadvantages data can be entered wrong therefore data saved is incorrect.