Information and Communication Technology (ICT) among School-going Children: A Technological Intervention

Abstract

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is universally acknowledged as an important catalyst for social transformation and national progress. India, a successful ICT powered nation, has always laid a lot of accent on the use of ICT, not only for good governance but also in diverse sectors of the economy such as health, agriculture, education etc. The present study has been conducted among the school-going children of Sambalpur, a small city in the western part of Orissa, India. The paper discusses a very vital contribution of ICT in the field of education that is, easy access to learning resources. The paper throws light on another distinctive feature of ICT, i.e., anytime-anywhere. The paper unearths how ICT has acted as a perfect motivating tool. Thus, ICT in recent years is an extremely powerful agency affecting social relations and patterns of social interaction significantly.

Keywords: E-learning, School-going children, Technological intervention, Easy access, Motivating tool