IT in education

Site a specific example wherein using IT in teaching becomes a liability.

Answer:
Inappropriate use of IT in teaching can affect the quality performance of a teacher and may also affect the learning process of the students. Teachers may tend to use IT as a means of teaching in all subject areas. One example is the use of power presentation. Power presentation is good and fast, but if too much, this may affect the teacher-student interaction. Some students still need much interaction with the teacher to learn. Also, some students will easily lose their focus on the discussion due to boredom brought by the teacher’s presentation. Another effect is when the students tend to focus on the effects produced by the presentation rather than the lesson it contains.

How will blog or using blog becomes a hindrance in learning?

Answer:
Blogging is good if used properly. But blogging can be a hindrance in learning if it starts to confuse learners. Anything can be posted in blogs. Wrong information can also be placed in blogs as well as confusing information. Readers of this kind of blog who are not so open-minded might be persuaded by the articles of the writers.

What is the impact of Internet Technology in education? How important it is?

Answer:
The proper use of IT (Internet Technology) in education is very important for teachers and students. Because of IT, teachers and students can travel around the world without physically traveling. They can explore different cultures from different country just by browsing the net. Teachers can interact with the students with physically being in one place. Books and other educational tools are now available in the net which make it easy for the students and teachers to do researches. There are still so many important things that IT brought to education to make the education for teachers and student easy. IT automates education.

2 sites for an educator

http://www.edutopia.org
In this website, you will find six core concepts in educational foundation which can be used by educators in teaching and in understanding several processes in learning. The six core concepts were as follows: Integrated Studies, Project Learning, Technology Integration, Teacher Development, Social and Emotional Learning, and Comprehensive assessment. Each core concepts was explained well and some real life observation were also presented. Aside from the explanations of each core concepts, the real life observations can also serve as an inspiration for the educator to explore more possibilities in teaching especially in integrating technology in education, both for the teachers and students. Educators can get some ideas in this website regarding effective learning.

www.iknowthat.com
This website is designed for elementary students and teachers. It is highly graphical. Educators can use this websites in classroom by projecting it on the screen. Even the student alone can enjoyably explore this website and learn. Educational games are also offered in this website.

How to improve classroom teaching using powerpoint

MS PowerPoint is a great tool for teaching presentation. It can be used as a visual aid in classroom discussion. Interactive active presentations can be done using PowerPoint, thus getting the attention of the student. Images can be projected easily in front of the students, instead asking the student to imagine things. And there are a lot of great things that can be done using powerpoint for presentation.

Ms PowerPoint is a great tool if and only if used properly. Teachers must know when to use a PowerPoint presentation. PowerPoint is good if a graphical presentation is needed. Too much of PowerPoint presentation may tire the student, thus preventing the student from absorbing lectures. The teachers must know the nature of their students so that they can give the appropriate nature of presentation using PowerPoint.

3 Factors that will help teachers in integrating IT in their teaching parctices

Proper knowledge and skill
- Proper knowledge and skill is an important factor for teachers to integrate IT in their teaching practices. Having the proper knowledge and skill will allow the teachers to explore IT and share it to their students. This factor will help teachers feel competent enough and comfortable in applying IT in their teaching practices. Through this factor, teacher will know how and when to use a certain IT resources on a specific time and place. This factor can be obtain through IT trainings or seminars.

Personal interest
-Personal interest in IT integration in teaching practices is another factor that can be considered. A teacher must be interested in knowing how to use different IT resources. This factor targets the personal interest of the teacher in learning IT or making oneself part of the IT world and doing things in IT manner.

Students enthusiasm
-Another factor is the students enthusiasm in making IT as part of their learning process. This is a challenge for teachers who want to integrate IT in their teaching practices. Making the student interested enough to learn when IT is involved or being used by teachers. Creativity of the teachers plays a big role in this factor. The teachers must be able to get the attention of their students, thus, helping the teacher to have an effective learning space with the students.

Effects of Technology on Classrooms and Students

1. In your experience, what section/s of this write-up is/are not applicable to our students and/or educational setup? Please explain your answer.

Answer:

All sections in the write-up are applicable in our current educational setup since technology is already introduced as part of the educational system. Our students may show the same results with the observations made to other educational institutions since it is more on psychological aspect. With the help of competent teachers, our students will experience the common technological effect on classroom and students relationship with the other students in the world.

2. Change in student’s and teacher’s roles was seen as a positive effect brought about by technology. But how do you reach the kind of level (of change) described here (teacher becoming a facilitator, students are in the position of defining their goals)?

Answer:

By putting the student in a certain level of maturity, concerning in the use of technology, where they can set goals with the help of technology. Teachers may play important role in making the student understand the proper use of technology and the importance of technology in their lives or everyday activities. If the students are matured enough, they can work on their activities using their own choices using the available technology. And the job of the teacher now is just to make sure to provide the necessary technology and set rules.

3. Technology is a two-edged sword, its effects on classrooms and students could be both positive and negative. Under ‘more collaboration with peers’, the author talks only of the positive impacts of technology. What could be the negative impacts under this section?

Answer:

One of the negative impacts of technology, regarding collaboration with peers, is when a group of students will find a way to systematically break rules or policies set in the classroom by teachers or school using the available technology. Collaboration with peers will play significant role in making the students brave enough and wise enough to break rules while trying not to be caught by their teacher Laziness will also arise to students who became too dependent on their peers in doing activities.

4. For you, what is the most positive impact of technology on classroom and students? Why?

Answer:

The most positive impact of technology on classroom and student is the change in students and teacher role, because students are becoming like teachers to their classmates and to themselves, which will challenge teachers to continuously upgrade their knowledge in technology.