IT Tools in Education

1) Multimedia and Animation Tools
Enables better understanding of concepts, effective and more productive learning experience.
2) E-Community Resources
Continuous and fruitful communication of students with experts and teachers from different
parts of the world is possible.
3) Individualized instruction
4) Audio and Video Based Instructional Tools
Audio and Video Conferences, short animations, virtual reality, simulations, Video CDs,
NPTEL (This channel provides technical lectures from all seven Indian Institutes of
Technology and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore), e Gyankhosh(is a National Digital
Repository to store, index, preserve, distribute and share the digital learning resources developed by the Open and
Distance Learning Institutions in the country)etc. are used in teaching.
5) Digital devices
a) Digital Blackboards, electronic pens, touch screens etc.
6) LCD Presentations
a) Improves learning experience using visualization tools

7) Personal Digital Assistants(PDA)
a) Wireless devices like PDA are used extensively in e-learning enabling the learners access
information anywhere, anytime. Also, a shift from e-learning to m-learning observed.
8) Online materials
a) Databases, e-Journals (IEEE, ACM etc)
9) Software Libraries / Digital Libraries
10) Interaction Patterns
a) Teacher-Parent, Teacher-Teacher and Teacher-Student interactions can be improved.
11)Online Tests and
12) College Websites
Factors Affecting the Use of IT in Education
 Leadership & Attitudinal Change
 Time Consuming
 Lack of sufficient Infrastructural facilities.