Life in the Information Age- Education- Case Study

In today’s society, can you imagine school without the use of ICT? Imagine teachers teaching without the use of ICT? I guess your answer is no. Education has drastically changed throughout the year due to the change in ICT. ICT had a massive effect on how we learn today these changes the way we live and additionally it opens up opportunity for others to change their lives. Before the changed and development of ICT, education was very different 30 years ago. I don’t think I can imagine me learning without the use of ICT. ICT helps students to have wider resources and it gives different ways to learn.

Advantages of ICT in Education today’s society

• Use of ICT makes everything faster, more efficient and easier 
• You can hold data or information for a long period of time 
• Track students’ records 

Disadvantages of ICT in Education today’s society

• Some teachers/ students not being able to use technologies like computers 
• Some teachers like the old ways of teaching, the use of blackboards etc 
• Cost quite a lot to buy all the technologies 

I use ICT in everyday of my school life; ICT has a tremendous affect on students. With me being a student, I could easily list what kind of technologies or ICT tools we use in school and how these affect our learning. The uses of ICT help the work rate go higher.

Top 5 list of technologies we use in Schools

Computers- currently we have about 7 computer rooms in our schools. We also have computers in every room in our school. This show how important and how much students and teachers are relying on a computer in today’s education. I think that computers are one of the main technologies in school due to it being flexible; you can do many things with it. You can do some research, do some work, communicate and more. Computer s also enables students to communicate with teachers if needed and teachers communicating with other teachers if necessary. Computers also have many software and websites that a student and teacher can use in order to help them with their education. Educational websites like bitesize and mymaths are most used within students. Online registration is also done computers, this saves time and more convenient for teachers which mean more time for lessons. Also a programme called SIM is used in my school, this is used by teachers. This programme contains information or date about students and with just one click all information, report, reviews, grade etc throughout the school years of that student will show in your computer screen. Computers are like the new library, it holds all information a student need.

School today is very different in how it was 50 years ago. With no or little developed computers 50 years ago, the way students learn would be different. They would use different sources like library and books to get information they needed

Interactive Smart boards- instead of black boards, Interactive Smart boards are now the main technology that teachers use in school. Interactive smart boards enable teachers to write and show information that students needs. It has many different features like changing writing colour but the main feature of it is that it is connected to a computer which means that the students are able to see what’s on their teachers’ computer. The documents that are stored in the computer will be seen in the smart boards, which mean that teachers can now plan their lesson in a computer. This also means that you can control the board by using a mouse. For teachers these interactive smart boards are vital for their teachings and are their main tool in teaching.

Smart cards- every lost some money or misplaced them? Couldn’t find your keys? Well, instead of having the danger of losing your money or keys, smart card is used in order to reduce the danger of losing something important furthermore it makes paying in the canteen or paying for trips so much faster and efficient and opening doors/gates so much quicker. Additionally smart cards are very portable and very secure, you can put in your wallet and it wouldn’t take much space at all. This card will have your picture in it when you swipe it when paying which means that nobody else can or could use it apart from you.

Before, students wouldn’t have this kind of cards at all. This is a massive development not just in school but in other places as well.

VLE- virtual learning environment is used in school. VLE is downloaded or a software in a computer. VLE allows student to communicate with teachers through email, allows student to access videos, helpful links are also put in there by teachers and worksheets. Furthermore you can access your hard drive in school computer through VLE when using your home computer or laptop. Additionally, teachers could also set up work through VLE which would save time.

Before, there would be no such thing like VLE. In order for students to communicate with their teachers, they will need to come and find them at school. This just show how easy it is for students in today’s society to communicate and get help from their teachers.

Security Cameras/CCTV/Surveillance- protection and security is a massive thing for and in school. Safeness is one of the most important factors in school and having surveillance camera ensure this. We have surveillance cameras all over my school; this shows how important the school take the safeness of their students and this increase the sense of safeness in school. Having security cameras not just give students peace of mind but the staff too. Reduction in property damages, vandalism would hopefully decrease due to having security cameras and this would maybe cause better behaviour as student knows that they are being monitored.

Before, there wouldn’t be an surveillance camera at all therefore it would have been hard to keep track of what’s going on all over the school. This device is very important and helpful for school now a day. This show how far technology has come and how important it can be.



As a student you get so many advantages in case of using or buying ICT. For example you can get cheap hardware or software like Photoshop etc, you can also get discounts from Apple and Microsoft and more. This show how ICT is being used by students effectively and how companies help students in order to get good deals. This is very helpful for students as being in University is very expensive today, therefore every penny save is worth it and needed.

Overall, all of this shows how much education was affect by the fast development of ICT. It shows the massive difference between student’s life before and student’s life now. Personally I don’t think I would have been able to get through school with the use of ICT, ICT is now very important in students life and I’m truly amaze how students before ICT was fully developed learned and got through their whole school life.