Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for
information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications, and
the integration of telecommunications .
The term ICT is also used to refer to the convergence of audiovisual
and telephone networks with computer networks through a single
cabling or link system.
It covers any product that will store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit, or receive information
electronically in a digital form (e.g., personal computers, digital television, email, or robots).
IN EDUCATION
Information and Communication Technology can contribute
to universal access to education, equity in education, the
delivery of quality learning and teaching, teachers'
professional development and more efficient education
management, governance and administration.
Mobile-assisted language learning apps are key tools for language
learning. Mobile solutions can provide support for refugees’ language
and literacy challenges in three main areas: literacy development,
foreign language learning and translations. Mobile technology is
relevant because communicative practice is a key asset for refugees
and immigrants as they immerse themselves in a new language and a
new society.
PROS AND CONS
Technologies such as texting, instant messaging
and video conferencing allow users to
communicate in real time with people across the
world for a nominal fee, a concept which may
have seemed ludicrous before the advent of
computers.
Communication through voice chat or instant messaging does not take body
language into account. Non-verbal cues are a vital part of the way humans
communicate, with researcher Albert Mehrabian calculating that 55 percent of the
message pertaining to feelings and attitudes portrayed by people is in facial
expression alone.