EMPOWERMENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING: ICT INTEGRATING

The teachers need to be well equipped in ICT hence first teachers should have expertise in using technology then they will be able to use it in classrooms. To infuse technology into education there is a need to integrate teachers' content, technology, and pedagogical knowledge to take advantage of technology and use computers to teach in traditional ways. The process of ICT integration needs to address organizational, technological, and pedagogical perspectives. Information and communication technology (ICT) in teaching-learning means making the effective use of ICT to teach the subject matter in a more interesting manner to make learning easy and fast for the students. The students gain a lot by learning through ICT and they learn to seek knowledge on their own by using ICT. They also get an opportunity to share their knowledge with others through ICT. However, there are certain factors that effect the successful ICT integration in teaching-learning. This paper throws light on the benefits of ICT usage in teaching-learning, the three phases to successful ICT integration, factors influencing ICT by teachers, the barriers to successful ICT integration, the implications of checking barriers, and the changed role of the teachers.