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ICT in Education

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Overview

ICT in education uses digital tools and platforms to improve access, teaching and learning, while addressing the digital divide.

Key points

DIKSHA (2017) is the national platform for school e-content and teacher training.
SWAYAM offers online courses; SWAYAM Prabha provides educational TV channels.
PM eVIDYA (2020) unified digital, TV and radio education during the pandemic.
TPACK (technological pedagogical content knowledge) describes how technology, pedagogy and content combine.
Blended learning mixes online and face-to-face teaching.
The digital divide (devices, connectivity, skills) can deepen inequality.

Explanation

QR-coded textbooks link print to digital content.
Teachers need digital pedagogy training.
Accessibility features help learners with disabilities.
Screen time and online safety need guidance.
Offline and low-tech options (radio, TV) reach more children.

Step by step

Identify the concept, law or policy the question is testing.
Recall the exact provision, thinker or principle.
Prefer inclusive, rights-based and evidence-based options; reject punitive or exclusionary ones.

Examples

A teacher scans a QR code in the textbook to show a video on DIKSHA → ICT in class.
A school uses TV channels for students without internet → SWAYAM Prabha.
A teacher chooses a simulation because it fits both content and pedagogy → TPACK.

Traps and advanced points

Trap: Technology for its own sake.
Trap: Ignoring the digital divide.
Trap: No online-safety guidance.

Quick revision

DIKSHA 2017; PM eVIDYA 2020.
SWAYAM, SWAYAM Prabha.
TPACK.

Practice MCQs

DIKSHA is the national platform for —
1. tax filing
2. banking
3. school e-content and teacher training
4. railway booking
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Answer: (c) school e-content and teacher training. DIKSHA (2017) provides school e-content and teacher training.
PM eVIDYA (2020) unified —
1. digital, TV and radio education
2. only textbooks
3. only teacher salaries
4. exam fees
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Answer: (a) digital, TV and radio education. PM eVIDYA unified multi-mode access to education.
SWAYAM Prabha provides —
1. educational TV channels
2. free mobile phones
3. scholarships
4. school buses
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Answer: (a) educational TV channels. SWAYAM Prabha offers DTH educational channels.
TPACK refers to the combination of —
1. teacher pay and conditions
2. tests and practice
3. textbooks and kits
4. technology, pedagogy and content knowledge
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Answer: (d) technology, pedagogy and content knowledge. TPACK = technological pedagogical content knowledge.
The digital divide refers to —
1. unequal access to devices, connectivity and skills
2. dividing a class into groups
3. computer memory
4. screen size
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Answer: (a) unequal access to devices, connectivity and skills. Unequal access can deepen educational inequality.
QR codes in textbooks link students to —
1. attendance
2. exam halls
3. digital content
4. school fees
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Answer: (c) digital content. Energised textbooks link print to DIKSHA content.
Blended learning means —
1. only TV
2. only online classes
3. mixing online and face-to-face teaching
4. no teacher
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Answer: (c) mixing online and face-to-face teaching. Blended learning combines both modes.
A teacher chooses a simulation because it fits both the content and the teaching method. This reflects —
1. rote learning
2. punishment
3. streaming
4. TPACK
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Answer: (d) TPACK. TPACK is about combining technology with pedagogy and content.
For children without internet, which option best continues learning?
1. Stop teaching
2. TV and radio lessons
3. Only email
4. Online exams
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Answer: (b) TV and radio lessons. Low-tech options reach more children.
Which concern must accompany ICT use with children?
1. Higher fees
2. Longer school days
3. Removing teachers
4. Online safety and screen-time guidance
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Answer: (d) Online safety and screen-time guidance. Safety and healthy screen use are essential.