IMPACT OF ICT ON THE SCHOOL AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

The present study is an attempt to know the effect of ICT on the environment of school and learning. The objectives of this study were to study the impact of ICT on the school environment and to study the impact of ICT on the learning environment. Cross-sectional research design has been used in this study. Survey method of descriptive research has been used in this study. Multistage sampling technique has been employed at different phases. At the first phase four districts of Himachal Pradesh were selected randomly by lottery method. At second stage fifteen blocks were selected. At third stage forty two senior secondary schools were selected. At fourth stage the researcher selected 42 Heads/Principals for the present research work. Findings showed that the first and foremost impact of ICT on the school environment is that it has increased contact with education office, which is followed by increased use of ICT to generate MIS, increased presence among peer schools-SMART school, increased use of ICT for administration, child tracking, database, library and school activities, increased collaboration with other schools and increased online sharing and collaboration through academic portals. It has also been found that computer education is helpful in attracting the children towards government schools and there is improvement in students learning environment due to computer