AN INTRODUCTION TO ICT and DUOLINGO
DEFINITION & IMPORTANCE OF ICT ICT is a field of work and study that “includes technologies such as desktop and laptop computers, software, peripherals, and connections to the Internet that are intended to fulfill information processing and communications functions” (Statistics Canada, 2008). Another definition for ICT comes from UNESCO, which states ICT is “the combination of information and technology with other, related technologies, specifically communication technology” (UNESCO, 2002). So, it can be concluded that ICT uses the newest technologies to process and communicate information. Several studies argue that the use of new technologies in the classroom is essential for providing opportunities for students to learn to operate in an information age. This argument is supported by Grimus (2000), who pointed out that “by teaching ICT skills in higher educational institutions the students are prepared to face future developments based on proper understand...