Dear TESL students,
As you know, technology use is indeed vital for nowadays primary schooling. Therefore, as teachers, we must develop our ICT skills one step higher than the pupils. By using technological gadgets for pupils, teachers could also learn many beneficial things. For instance, by browsing through Internet for video-clips related to a science lesson, the teacher could enhance his or her general knowledge on the science facts and concepts. Thus, the teacher could share them with pupils and colleagues in school.
Besides that, through some educational webpages, teachers will be exposed to new pedagogical methods of teaching. Hence, the teachers could practice these methods to make the lesson in classroom interesting and also widen their experience of teaching. If we say the word 'technology', it is not limited to computers and Internet. Technology widely covers on other multimedia tools like cameras. Those days, teachers usually describe a thing or and event verbally to students. However, teachers began to realize that children of the pre-operational stage, as said by Jean Piaget, understand better if the learning is supported by concrete things. Hence, nowadays teachers tend to use digital cameras to capture pictures of outside classroom environment for pupils' learning. In a nutshell, we as trainee teachers should start pampering ourself with these multimedia tools for an effective learning of our future pupils.
As you know, technology use is indeed vital for nowadays primary schooling. Therefore, as teachers, we must develop our ICT skills one step higher than the pupils. By using technological gadgets for pupils, teachers could also learn many beneficial things. For instance, by browsing through Internet for video-clips related to a science lesson, the teacher could enhance his or her general knowledge on the science facts and concepts. Thus, the teacher could share them with pupils and colleagues in school.
Besides that, through some educational webpages, teachers will be exposed to new pedagogical methods of teaching. Hence, the teachers could practice these methods to make the lesson in classroom interesting and also widen their experience of teaching. If we say the word 'technology', it is not limited to computers and Internet. Technology widely covers on other multimedia tools like cameras. Those days, teachers usually describe a thing or and event verbally to students. However, teachers began to realize that children of the pre-operational stage, as said by Jean Piaget, understand better if the learning is supported by concrete things. Hence, nowadays teachers tend to use digital cameras to capture pictures of outside classroom environment for pupils' learning. In a nutshell, we as trainee teachers should start pampering ourself with these multimedia tools for an effective learning of our future pupils.
4 comments:
alop rim...
m agreed wid ur saying: we as trainee teachers should start pampering ourself with multimedia tools so that we can use techology in the classroom effectively :)
Hi Rimala Murugayah,
Just to add on, I think here we can also apply Krahsen's Affective Filter Hypothesis as the usage of technology attracts the students towards and lowers their affective filter. Thus, learning takes place easily and more effectively.
Yup,Komathi!You are right...we can relate the application of technology to Krashen's Affective Filter Hypothesis.
as we are going to be a teacher in the 'technology world' so learn as much as we can and conquer it!
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