Teachers Perception on the Usage and Challenges of ICT Tools in Teaching-Learning Activities in Secondary Schools in Ikere Local Government Area, Ekiti States

Countries must devote involve a certain percentage of their annual budget to education tofurther improve the education system and the quality of education process. The use of ICT inthe classroom is important in order to give students opportunities to learn and apply therequired skill needed in the 21st century. Hence, this paper tends to study the issues andchallenges related to ICT use in teaching and learning and how it can assist teachers inovercoming the obstacles and later become successful technology users. This study therefore,analyzes teachers’ perceptions of the challenges faced in using ICT tools in classrooms. Adescriptive research design was used to collect the data randomly from a sample of 100secondary school teachers in Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State. Evidence has been collected throughdistribution of a modified adopted survey questionnaire. The study discovered that therewere limited technical support, poor network connection, lack of trained technical staff, lackof teacher’s competency and limited time. The paper therefore recommends that schoolsshould be adequately equipped with new technologies to further improve teaching andlearning process of students.