Application of ICT Tools to Enhance Cognitive Skills of Teenage Orphans

Of many manifestations, COVID-19 has brought many fluctuations in the world economy and the standard of living in rural areas especially. Many lost their jobs; children became orphans women turned into single parents overnight and some were hospitalized. Despite all these problems, growth and development must continue if the world has to progress. As citizens of India, the responsibility is shouldered on everyone for the country's development. The need of the hour is that rural societies must be focused on the wide-ranging development of the world. Therefore, the paper has come up with an innovative idea to extend help in improving the quality of life of rural children, especially in the marginalized sector of the community. Orphans have less possibility of getting exposure through ICT tools of the teaching-learning process as there is a lot of difference in the education system between private school children and orphan schools for many reasons. So, to reduce the gap the paper wants to focus on the marginalized sector of the rural community teenage orphans of Telangana region as a challenge study for improving their living standards. For every child, skills are very important especially communication, cognitive, and logical reasoning. All children are not fortunate to acquire education and skills in the same manner. Some children are exposed to the environment of learning these abilities on par with the education and some of them do not get even the basic education. Hence, the study wants to illuminate the teenage orphans of the Telangana region to improve their communication and cognitive skills. If teenage children’s minds are ignited, then they will become better citizens tomorrow. Hence, teaching skills through ICT tools like LCD projectors, smartphone videos, power point presentations would be appropriate. If education is provided with ICT tools to teenage orphans, then they will acquire communication skills, cognitive skills, and confidence easily in less period. Added to it, orphans would acquire new exposure to learning through ICT methods. They would improve their personality development, become more eloquent in speaking the English language, awareness of online learning, and the importance of English and its opportunities. They may become more career-oriented, and participate in programs efficiently. All these inputs improve their cognitive skills and finally their standard of living. On the whole, there would be a holistic development for all the segregated children according to the National Education Policy and can raise their standard of living.