Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is pervasive
in tertiary education, commerce and industries, yet many disadvantaged rural
areas lag behind in technological development. For example; in rural schools
students have weak ICT due to lack of integration and the compatibility of IT
system and progress. Lack of technical support and communication also play bad
role in rural schools.
The principal factors that prevent rural schools from using computers as a tool for teaching and learning are:
- Insufficient funds in schools found in rural areas
- Insufficient number of computers
- Lack of computer literacy among teachers
- Lack of subject teachers trained to integrate computers into different learning areas
- The absence of a properly developed curriculum for teaching computer skills
Each and every South African schools must have equal access when comes to teaching and learning apparatus because educations aim is to help prepare students for the future. Schools must assert that there is need for teachers to use computers before schools start to use them
The government must make all public school to receive equal education like all private school ,ensure they have access to all electronics that will assist them to learn , and help them after they pass grade 12 to atleast have background knowledge and skills of most electronics like (printing machine,computer ,laminating machine etc)
ReplyDeleteConsulting with the government for the sake of the community in having much access to ICT so that the government could do something in making sure that all public school receive a better education,is what mostly needed.So that children can be able to use ICT,as the aim of education in helping prepare children in having a better future.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very crucial issue that's needs to be addressed by our government .Our country is facing a huge challenge when comes to ICT, especially rural areas . Teaching computer must be compulsory to every intuitions and schools in our country so that we will have competent teachers and learners who knows how to use the technology because its taking over the world and growing rapidly.
ReplyDeleteyou are right mr Nkosi. i also reckon that the Government should address the issue of lack of ICT in schools, especially in rural school in view of the fact that many schools in rural areas are having a huge problem when it comes to technology like computers. you find that some learners there do not even know what a computer is, and that must come to an end. we are all under one government, so we should also have equal service.
ReplyDeletei think you are right because we are facing a huge problem especial in rural area. the government should address the issue of the shortage of the ICT in schools. and our country need the competent teachers and learners who have more knowledge about technology.
ReplyDeletetrue that Nkosi, so we as future teachers we should work hard to increase the level of ICT in our education.
ReplyDeletethat is true Lindelani, in this time of life its hard learning without technology because today's education demands lot of research only to find that we don't have any knowledge with computers.
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