jpeg]( faced with multiple problems. These problems range from religion, social, political and economic. Religion is major among other problems because every other department of living depends on it for survival. The paper posited that if the problem of religion is effectively addressed in Nigeria, every other problem is solved. The major problem of religion is lack of improper understanding of the religion content, many people believe that religion is to believe and worship. No, religion is understanding and practice the religious values these include honesty, discipline, dignity, accountability, impartiality, forgiveness, good character, responsibility to God/god and to one another. For the above assertion therefore, Nigerian need all encompassing for better understanding of religious values for national development and this could be achieved through effective use of media in teaching and learning of CRS in all School levels. The challenges of Nigerian society tag to ignorant and improper understanding of religious content, because it is difficult to apply moral standard to solve life situation problems.
The multifarious problems of the society is sound worried in the mind of meaningful Nigerian and these problems raise alarm on how the teaching and learning of Christian Religious Studies could be more effective in order to bring maximum change in term of quality intellect to solve both physical environmental and spiritual problems. For CRS to be effective carry this assignment out therefore method of teaching and learning must be highly motivated through the use Media as aspect of ICT.
In modern society study, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) described as a colossus driving different fields of human endeavor to destination. Nigeria can avail herself of the unlimited facilities provided by the ITC re-launch the nation for the best. ICT in all level have wider understanding of learning and teaching development, it is a means of achievement not just a matter of turning up some short-term stimulus. The effective teaching and learning of CRS in order to obtain the quality objectives determines the level of Media motivation.
Emeruwa (1990) defines motivation as an inner restlessness that urges an organism into activity. According to him inner restlessness are those factors from outside that made one perform some definite acts. The paper deduced from Emeruwa that motivation could be internal and external stimulus that makes one to satisfy some kind of needs such as intellectual, social and personal needs.Mcfarland (1979) classified the most widely needwhich are useful and relevant to this paper into three ways these include intellectual need; self-realization and compliment, Social need; love, affection, safety from external danger ,social activities And physiological need. The assertion of Mcfarland is relevant to the topic because the concern of this paper is how Media (ICT) could serve as a tool to make these needsmaterialize successfully in the teaching and learning of CRS for nation betterment.
CONCEPT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ITC)
Weiner (1990)asserted that ICT is a means of acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of information by combination of computers and communication of information. Hence, it isa broad based technology needed to support information system.Sambo (2002) defined ICT as a generic term referring to the technologies use in collecting, storing, editing, and passing information in various forms He continues that the importance ofinformation in the determination of man activities becomes a widely acclaimed fact. For example, man cannot act without adequate supply information. Kola (2004) positedthat information needed toensure positive changesociety with good decision. Information involved knowledge acquires in any manner, ideas and facts communicated or any refine data, which can be stored and retrieved in a machine-readable form. In order word, the term Media according to Adewoyin (1991) described media as ‘’channel through which messages, information and knowledge are conveyed and disseminated. He furthers, media are those tools or information through which stimuli obtained.Ogunranti (1981) gives the general description of the term as collection of materials and equipment that can be used effectively for communication..Benedict (1995) posited that media is any device or equipment that is normally used to transmit information between person. Oxford Advance Learners Dictionary (1996) defined media as the main mean of communication with large number of people.
Adewoyin (1991) classified Media into three classes; Audio, Visual and Audio-Visual media..
According to him,Audio media are those, which appeal to the sense of hearing. These include; radio, loudspeaker, microphone and talking drum. Visual media are those that appeal to the sense of seeing ;( television and films while Audio-Visual media appeal to both sense of hearing and seeing. Media is important medium of information and communication for obtain an idea, skill and attitude.
The Concept of Christian Religious Education and Objectives
National Commission for College of Education (2004) defined Christian Religious Education as an academic discipline specifically designed for the moral and religious development of the notion. Similarly, Adesiro (2007) asserted that Christian Religious Education is a final body of truth that has been divinely revealed and imperative for the survival of any society. From the above definition, it deduced that Christian Religious Education inculcates in the learner sound religious values such as honesty, love, kindness, tolerance, forgiveness, and corporate existence, which can only be properly, used to facilitates change. The national objective of Christian Religious Education in Nigeria as stated by the National Commission for College of Education (2004) states to: