SECOND REFLECTION

In this world of technology, ICT has been developing rapidly. It has become a vital responsibility for each and every one of us to outfit ourselves with the basic knowledge of technology. Here are some benefits of using technology; it improves engagement of learning, improves knowledge retention of learners; encourages collaborative learning and it also help teachers in teaching.

Well, integrating ICT in teaching and learning made our students learn through fun. In this 21^st century, integration of ICT became the medium of instruction between teachers and students. That is why; our government has started encouraging teachers to integrate ICT in the lesson.

ICT in education has been associated with the growing shift in the quality of people’s lives by improving teaching and learning. This is why a number of schools are progressively integrating ICT in their primary school education system. Through this exceptional teaching method, students gain authentic learning experience, collaboratively constructing their own knowledge and applying their learning in a real world context. In the near future to help my students, I am competent to use power point feature in the classroom, which I feel that makes my students more eagerness and retain knowledge. This will make my students learn more efficiently, because they will be excited to learn something in different way.

 

Power point would improve student learning for every lesson because it will allow them to be able to see the relationship of everyday objects with what teacher is teaching in the class. In most of the case, real life objects are not always readily available for teachers to help enhance student’s learning. So, pictures in the slide could substitute for the lack of the actual object. Power point can be an effective tool to present material in the classroom and encourage student learning. Power point can be used to project visuals which would otherwise be difficult to bring to class. For example, in germination lesson, a single power point presentation could project the images of germination and a video on germination that provides students with information.

Using power point can address student’s learning preferences through the projection of, color, images, video and shapes for visual learners. Sound and music for auditory learners, and interactive slides which ask students to do something, for kinesthetic learners.

Using power point in classroom saves time and energy because once the presentation has been produced, it is easy to revise and can make any changes if needed. Power point is portable and can be easily shared with students so that they can refer during their free time. We can also put images, video, audio and animation to make the lesson interesting because power point supports multimedia. Lastly, I just realized that usage of computers and having computer knowledge really adds value to our work. By now I am sure to say that I have acquired some knowledge about the use of technologies, yet there are many more exciting and interesting things to learn.

Thank you!