The '+' & '-' Effects of ICT

With all the encouragement and positive post from all the students of EDC3100 regarding on the benefits of integrating ICT within the classroom setting. I now present to you the negative effects of implementation. As I was reading this article in someone's blog, I began to see some of the reality that is happening to me as well. Lets take a stroll down the list of negativity. This is rather too negative to start of Easter with but yeah I guess it will do no more justice than sharing the ugly truth. 

Nonetheless, all great things will definitely have a flaw. In contrast to the benefits of ICT such as an easy access to information and learning, increased interactivity and multiple opportunities and resources for learning, ICT can be a bad influence to a child if not well controlled. Let's take a look at the first ugly truth of ICT.

Jobless in future

• Machine replacement of manual labor taking over 
• those who are not technology savvy will probably lose their job or won't get a job placement.

Reduced Personal interaction

• Individuals losing touch in interacting face to face as they are growing more dependant on social networking site for interaction
• Individuals lose out sense of emotions and communication skills.

Reduced Physical activity

• High danger of ICT, people start to become lazy. Everything is just a click away.
• Increase risk of healthy diseases

High Cost

• in terms of education, some families could not afford to purchase high tech and expensive gadget for th child and hence the child is not able to experience those gadgets that might be used for learning or working
• inbalance in society as some are tech savvy and some are not, and in a large picture resulting in a unharmonious development for the nation

Exposure

• The wrong use of the internet resulting in the destruction of morality in individual
• Personal security and etc

How bad can things be with ICT? So what do you educators think we should do about this? or probably would like to add on to the list of horror? However, there is always a bright side, I believe that if we as educators use them well and teach them well and with boundaries, ICT would be utilize in the right way without the need to be that disastrous.