Introduction What is Communication? Communication is a basic prerequisite of all human performance and interaction. In a broad sense, communication refers to the transmission of thoughts, information and commands by employing the sensory channels. The art of communication ensures that the message is conveyed intact- undiminished and undistorted. Communication is also considered to be a process of exchange ie. give and take of information by message. Communication tries to blend into a mutual understanding of a fact, principle or theory. Communication is paramount in education, Whether it is teacher to student, student to student, teacher to teacher, teacher to parent, teacher to admin or admin to parent, or vice versa, communication is needed to make sure our students are successful. Communication is something that doesn't always happen. Sometimes is a lack of time, a lack of resources, a lack of knowing how to get the point across or a language barrier. Technology can help improve communication in education, Communicating information effectively by making use of appropriate technology is called Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Tools of Communication used in Teaching Learning Process The following are some of the technological tools used in teaching ~learning process. These are: 1. Video Conferencing: Video conferencing allows people in separate locations to connect, in real time, providing live images and audio between two or more sites. It has long been feature in corporate meetings and TV news reports, but it is now making its presence known in classrooms too. Video conferencing and live streaming are increasingly being embraced by educational establishments in their efforts to evolve with and adopt emerging technology. Video conferencing can bi ng a whole new dimension to the classtoom. It allows teachers to connect with other classes, introduce guest lecturers from around the world, and bring live events to the students (rather than take the students to those events). It can take students on virtual tours to an ancient Roman villa or around the Houses of Parliament; it can bring experts such as well-known authors, surgeons or astronauts into the classroom via video link-up; and it allows students to practice their language skills with2 3 4, native speakers from around the world. It can also be used to teach the teachers, by giving them a student’s eye view of the classroom. These are just some of the ways students can benefit from video conferencing in the classroom, but in some situations it can provide a earning lifeline. For example, in more remote areas virtual classrooms can be created to give students access to the classes they need. In essence, video conferencing brings the whole world right into the classroom, LCD Projector: An LCD projector is a type of video projector for displaying video, images or computer data on a screen or other flat surface. It is a modified version of over- head projector or slide projector. To display images, LCD (Liquid- crystal display) projectors typically send light from metal halide lamp through a prism or series of hnloric filters that separate light to three polysilicon panels ~one each for the red, green and blue component of the video signal, As polarized light passes through the panels, individual pixels can be opened to allow light to pass or closed pixels can produced a wide range of colors and shades in the projected image. It is used as teaching aid in classroom transaction for displaying image, chart, PPT etc. Power point presentation: Slide presentation software such as Power Point has become an ingrained part of many instructional settings. Particularly in large classes and in course more geared toward formation exchange than skill development. With the help of MS Power Point, teacher can create interactive slide containing, text, art, animation and audio and video element related to classtoom lesson. This will make the classroom interaction more interactive and effective. It can be a highly effective tool to aid learning. PPT also helpful for hearing impaired students. Smart Board: The smart board is an interactive white board that uses touch detection for user input (for example, scrolling and right mouse ~click) in the same way as normal PC input devices. The white board accepts touch input from a finger, pen or other solid object Smart board can be used in classroom instead of blackboard or whiteboard. The smart board 800 interactive whiteboard introduced a “Flick and Scroll “feature. The ri components are connected wirelessly or via USB or serial cables, A projector connected to the computer displays the desktop images on the whiteboard5 Use of Smart Board in classroom: Smart board, also called touch board is one of the world’s largest manufacturer of interactive white boards and they have coined the term smart board. > It can be used as teaching aids. > Teacher can use smart board by sharing lesson plan and ideas with each other, through internet. > Smart board also has games for children which can be played by teacher on interactive white board for making students motivate towards lesson. E-m: |: E-mail is a most popular and excellent web-based media. Teacher can use E-mail for various purposes specially for delivering some web-based services. The most easy and convenient method to access the web sources is the E-mail. Some faculty use E-mail and discussion lists to cover basic issues so that classroom time can be devoted to discussion and highly contentious issues. Discussion forum/News Group: There are on-line discussion groups on many topics of varied interest. Discussion allows open exchange of messages on a topic of common interest. Electronic — based discussion groups can alter the classroom structure and dynamics. The absence of face to face interaction can make students alienated, and hostile. ‘Through computers the images can be display data from external sources. It can access data quickly to reach the desired segment. It makes the classroom transaction more interesting and also removes the monotonousness of traditional classroom situation. Blogs and Wikis Blogs and wikis are based on web2.0 technology. These are asynchronous mode of communication. Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called blogging. Individual articles on a blog are called blog post, post or entries. Wiki is an online collaborative writing tool, Wikis are designed to help groups collaborate, share and build online content and are especially useful for learners who are separated by time and place. Some Educational use of Blog and Wikis are Blogs: ‘They can be used to inform students of classroom requirements, post handouts, notices homework and assignments or act as a question and answer board. It provides conversation between batch mates in larger classes.8 % 10. It provides new channels of information and knowledge from anywhere anytime. Wikis: It enables and promotes group collaboration, editing and revising. It maintains and builds a repository of content and material. Help students experience the messiness of group collaboration, problem solving and critical thinking. Wikis can be used to map concepts. They are useful for brainstorming, and editing a given wiki topic can produce a linked network of resources. Teacher can use wikis as a knowledge base, enabling them to share reflection and thoughts regarding teaching practices. Social Networks: Social Networks is an interactive media, which is based on Web2.0 technology. Among all the social media, Face book is the most populous media. People can share information, upload photos/videos post comments etc. on social media. It is a synchronous way of communication. People can instantly communicate with each other. Use of social medi Students can use social media to discuss class related topies with their peer-mates and with their teachers. It helps student’s experiences the messiness of group collaboration, problem solving and critical thinking ‘Teacher can use this media to inform students various class related topics, post handouts, notice ete It provides Synchronous communication between learners and teachers and provides new channels of information and knowledge from anywhere anytime, ‘Teacher Tube: It is an educational Social video sharing site for teachers. Most of the school blocked YouTube but not Teacher Tube. The Structures are same as YouTube. User can watch, subscribe, create and share free instructional videos through Teacher Tube. Teacher tube is an online collection o0fb home ~grown video content, housed in a web site. Icis also a great place (o share video of your own snippets of instruction so that your students can see you demonstrate lessons. (Thiyagu, 2013). Google Classroom: Google has launched ‘Classroom,’ a new platform to help teachers and students communicate better, as well as make, collect. and track classroomassignments. The app is part of Google's Apps for Education line which uses Docs, Drive and Gmail t0 make assignments in and out of the classroom easier to. maintain, reported TechCrunch. Google Classroom is invite-only and incorporates communication tools that let teachers "make announcements, ask questions and field student responses in real-time.” LL, Flickr: Flickr is a Social Me . Flickr enables the sharing of picture. It is a social photo sharing sites. User can view comment and subscribe to photo streams, establish private groups for photos, and use the photos in numerous ways under creative common license. ‘Teachers can establish banks of thousands of photos, very easily categorized by topic and need, so that students pull from these photos for various classroom projects. 12. Classroom 2.0 Ning: This is a social networking site for educators. Ning is commercial web sites that offer user- generated social Networks. Students spend countless hours in social Networks connecting to friends, creating original work, chatting, sharing photos and so on. (Thiyagu, 2013) 13. Twitter: Twitter is a micro blogging tool. Twitter offers a way for user to micro blog in short ‘blasts’ on any topic that the micro blogger’s readers would be interested in knowing more about .Twitter can be used by teachers to set up ‘class blasts” that are sent out to students at any time about current topics , timely events or question etc. In addition, teachers can use Twitter easily to send out class- wide announcement and can distribute these short blasts of information via web, email o cell phone text message. Receivers can choose the same formats in which formats in which to receive these. 14, Class tools: It creates free web-based educational games, activities and diagrams using Flash but with an easy to use interface, host them on your own blog, web site or Intranet, ‘Teachers and Students can create their own tutorials, demonstrations, diagrams, animation, on class tools. (Thiyagu, 2013). Conclusion Transition, Transformation and Revolution is the scenario of today’s educational system. Application of ICT in education and teaching learning process has changed the traditional system of learning to modern ICT based learni 1g. Teaching- learning process is not now limited within the boundaries of classroom. The modern technologies \cluding new web 2.0 has changed the total scenario of teaching learning process. ICTs are making major difference in the teachingapproaches and the ways students are leaning. ICT-enhanced learning environment facilitates active collaborative, creative, integrative and evaluative learning as an advantage over the traditional method. References 1. hups:/www.techlearning.com/tl-advisor-blog/8716 2. http//oaji.net/articles/2015/1707-1442037069.pdf 3. https://www.bdu.ac.in/ede/docs/ebooks/B- Ed/IUCRITICAL% 20UNDERSTANDING% 200F% 20ICT.pdf