INTEGRATION OF ICT I NTO EDUCATION

ICTs for education refers to the development of information and communications technology specifically for teaching / l earning purposes, while the ICTs in education involves the adoption of general components of information and communication technologies in the teaching l earning process. This article has sought to explore the role of ICT in education as we progress into the 21st century. In particular ICTs have impacted on educational practice in education to date in quite small ways but that the impact will grow considerably in years to come and that ICT will become a strong agent for change among many educational practices. Extrapolating current activities and practices, the continued use and development of ICTs within education will have a strong impact on: ICT and teaching learning process; quality of education; learning motivation, learning environment and ICT usage and academic performance