Information and Communication Technology (ICT) : Its Origin in India and Pedagogical Integration in the Study of Geography

Volume 16 Issue 1 April - June 2019

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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) : Its Origin in India and Pedagogical Integration in the Study of Geography

Nidhi Singh*

*Planning and Research Division, Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), NCERT, New Delhi, India.

Singh, N. (2019). Information and Communication Technology (ICT) : Its Origin in India and Pedagogical Integration in the Study of Geography. i-manager’s Journal of Educational Technology, 16(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.16.1.15975

Abstract

Geography as a discipline is a multi-disciplinary science which has an ability to reach out to masses through its very nature. It has an in-built affinity towards technology which has been integrated in the subject even before many other Social Science subjects adopted it. The visible collaboration of Geography with technology started during the post Quantitative Revolution period when computer was adopted for research and study of various aspects of the subject. Since then, integration of technology into the subject has come through various ways and has resulted in achieving farreaching goals. The focus of the paper primarily rests at discussing various ways in which ICT can be integrated in teaching and learning of Geography at the school level. This has been reached through tracing the origin and implementation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in India, its components and tools.