ICT in Education

Does ICT technology have an impact in teaching and learning?
There is no doubt that ICT Technology takes a heavy load off the teacher's shoulder to enable the teacher to concentrate on core teaching obligations. So much time and effort is wasted on paperwork and other tasks by the teacher at the expense of the actual delivery of curricula. Learners on the other hand struggle to get resources for the subjects they are studying. In a 21st Century classroom, a student or teacher can access loads of information from the internet by just clicking a button. Someone should convince me that technology has no impact on student achievement and teacher workload. We can't have excuses to justify clinging to 'stone age' pedagogy. We can't expect 21st Century children to be taught the why we were taught. Not that I am against old school methodologies because they helped shape what I am but to imagine that knowledge or pedagogy is dormant, is anathema. We can let the past shape the future, then embrace the future. What am I saying? Let us be part of the future since 'ICT is the future' just to quote Gauteng MEC for Education Mr Lefusi Panyaza. We can’t dwell in the past.
In a classroom situation, how many of us can draw a volcano in eruption on the chalkboard for a Geography lesson and convince students that it is a resemblance of volcanic activity. In contrast, how about showing students a video on a volcano in eruption on a SMART Board or some simulation. One can see that using Multi-media in teaching and learning can assist in concretizing abstract concepts that may be very difficult when using traditional approaches.
So, let ICTs assist the teacher to deliver powerful interactive lessons and for students to have an opportunity to search for additional information using ICTs. Need a mind shift from the past. Learning does not end.