ICT Revision Card

• Run from a CD or DVD
• Installed and run from a network, or a VLE.
• Run over the Internet

• Using ICT to teach a topic/subject
• Centent- to instruct students in the subject
• Simulations- help students understand complex situations
• Animations- helps students understand how things work
• Drill and practice- helps consolidate learning
• Tests- allows the students to see how well they learnt the topic
• Games- Introduce fun in to the learning process
• Learning from a distance (away from school)

• Flexibility to learn where and whenever they want
• You can access the online tutorial from many different types of hardware e.g laptop, mobile..
• The material comes in lots of different ways e.g voice, video..
• Students can work at their own pace
• No need to worry about getting things wrong, the computer cannot get angry like a teacher might.
• The variety of activities keep students motivated.

• The software is complex, and therefor the initial cost is very expensive
• No interaction with other class mates
• No teachers to explain further if you don't understand
• Hard for teachers to track progress
• Students can take lots of breaks instead of doing the work.

 An interactive method of learning which is computer-based.

Online assessments is when you take tests or examinations online, they are usually a part of online tutorials.

• Results are known immediately.
• You can see what you did well and not so well, so you will know what you need to target revision on.
• Teachers have more free time, no marking tests manually.

• Hackers could access the system and change marks
• Total reliance on equipment that could go wrong
• Only suitable for certain kind of questions, a computer wouldn'e be able to mark an essay.

Virtual Learning Environments are software systems that support teaching in any educational institution.

• Students can be assessed and marked by the computer
• Teachers can upload content e.g notes, videos
• It allows students to communicate with their fellow-students and teachers
• Work can be submitted electronically
• Teachers can return marked work
• Blogs can be set up, where students can talk about the work
• Homework can be tailored to individuals

• Students can access VLEs using any portable device
• Learning can take place at any time, this gives the student flexibility
• Students can test themselves whenever they feel like it
• Students can do work that is matched to their ability

• The VLE software is very expensive
• Staff need a lot of training to use them
• Data entery is time consuming
• Hackers can alter mark, reports etc.