ICT IN MY SCHOOLING YEARS………

ICT-simply means that Information and Communication Technology,it is a term that includes any technological communication device.Factors prohibiting the successful integration of ICT in South African schools are that other schools has minimal resources as a residential result of the South African apartheid policy prior to1994  and are located in areas that lacks infrastructure. For example where I am from in Limpopo ,my school by the name of Mokone a Mabula also experience the same thing ,it lacks infrastructure ,they do not have access to computers,libraries and a science lab.Other barriers are insufficient of ICT resources for the large classes that has to be taught .Lack of support from the department of Education because the department keeps promising to help develop schools but does not deliver .Lack of computer skills also plays a role .Another factor is resistance to change and negative attitude ,other teacher’s attitudes and inherent resistance to change were a significant barrier.Lack of teachers competence that is another barrier which is directly related to teacher’s competence in integrating ICT into pedagogical practise .Lack of effective training ,the barrier most frequently referred to in literature is lack of effective training .Lack of technical support ,without both good technical support in the classroom and whole school resources ,teachers cannot be expected to overcome the barriers preventing them from using ICT .Lack of training ,the government should provide training courses In dealing with the new devices ,modern technologies and new pedagogical approaches

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