Communication tool

Communication tool

ICT can also be used as communicative tool. Communicative tools are ICT application which allows the teachers and the students with easy communication medium. It is commonly used by the Teachers while giving task through mail, call, video conferencing, wechat and VLE forums. It also provides an easy access for students to summit their task and clarify the doubts. Therefore, ICT as a communicate tool is an easy medium for both the teachers and the students.

As a teacher, using ICT in the classroom as a communicative tool has many benefits. For example, teacher can post the questions on VLE forum and the students can read and respond to it. Then for the follow up, the teacher can give feedback. It helps both the teachers’ and the students to save time and other resources such as pen and papers. It also minimizes the teacher’s workload and for students, it helps in solving urgent issues or problems through call or video conference.

Despite of having so many benefits of using ICT as communicative tool, there are still some drawbacks of it. Some of them are, students playing games instead of communication, chatting with friends on unnecessary things, downloading unwanted videos and wasting parent’s money. This happens many times in school, at home and there needs to be done something about it. We all know that data charges are very high and if students misuse ICT application then parents are going to the victim at the end. 

However, if we make a proper use of it, we can always be one step ahead of those who don’t. There are two types of communication tools, asynchronous tool where people are not required to be logged in at the same time. Example; questions posted on VLE forum, we can take our time to read and answer whenever we want. The other one is synchronous where people need to be online at the same time. Example; video conference, it needs use to be online and the question needs prompt answering.