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Teaching through Google class:

ICT integrated teaching and learning can be very meaningful and effective. It makes learners more active and participatory in their own learning as well as their boredom is being eradicated. Indeed it is a very ideal method where learners are immensely engaged in the learning activities.

On 13^th August 2021, I have taught Science for class V. The topic I taught was “The parts of the plants and its functions”. The ICT based teaching aids used for the lesson were projector and cell phones. For my teaching lesson I have created Google class room and share learning and learning materials through Google class. To create Google class, I let them to create Google Account. For the same I have sent link to their Google account and let them to click on the link to join in the Google class by helping them personally.

After creating Google class, I posted video tutorial on the topic “The parts of the plants and its functions” in the google class room to study how far they can understand my video tutorial lesson. I let them to watch my video tutorial for fifteen minutes and then I projected some questions on my video tutorial.

My observation- All most all the students were very active in learning through Google class. They were very busy in watching my video tutorial in their phone. When I asked questions to them, most of them were able to answer my questions. So in this way I found children were motivated to learn by using ICT. They were very attentive to learn. The class was very silent as children were lost in ICT. Children were suggesting me to do the same in the next lesson also.

While teaching through Google Class I faced some problems because we had a problem in downloading video since we all were using Wi-Fi. Too many users making the net slow. I even had to arrange phones for sharing video tutorial.

 

 

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My understanding on integrating ICT in our teaching.

Students today are connected through computers, laptops, instant messaging, intranets, Internet, and cell phones. In order to cater to the students' experience with technology, corresponding changes in pedagogy and curriculum should happen (Lee, 2002,p.2). Students in Bhutan are also exposed to technologies like almost any other student in the world.
However the usage of such facilities at primary label in our school are very minimal, this is all because of the low income background of the children's family, lack of resources in school.
Recognizing the important role that education plays in shaping a nation’s future, our visionary Monarchs have always accorded the highest priority to the education sector. Investments in education have equipped our people with the knowledge and skills that have created opportunities for them to contribute to the nation building process. Bhutan has a vision of becoming a knowledge based society; to achieve this vision the education system must address the needs of a rapidly changing world driven by dramatic technological revolution. The purpose of developing the iSherig (Education ICT Master Plan) is to provide a road map to ensure that all our children have equitable access to quality education.

ICT in education is not about technology but teaching. It is the teacher’s innovativeness that makes lesson delivery meaningful. The purpose of integrating ICT is to improve the quality of teaching and learning and to equip learners with 21^st century skills.

ICT classrooms are essentially designed to assist the teachers to utilize the class time by encouraging the student to participate in interactive exercises, while enabling them to review lectures at home on a laptop or a computer for revision purposes.

I believe that the development of both teachers' and students' motivation in schools settings is a crux issue that we must cope with in our educational practice. In doing so, we cannot skip to using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT’s) in the learning process. Some of the advantages of integrating ICT in our teaching are:

·         Easy student management.

·         Better teaching and learning methods.

·         Interactive and collaborative teaching and learning methods.

·         Independent learning platforms for students.

·         Teachers can teach better with images, videos, and graphics while delivering lessons.

·         Educators can create engaging, interesting and well-designed classroom activities.

Reflection for July

 

                                                       Reflection For July.

In today’s world of 21^st century, the knowledge of Information and communication technology has been very fundamental and crucial in everyone’s live. It provides wider knowledge and can help in gaining and accessing information. That’s why ICT is defined as an access to information which includes storing, operating and receiving information in digital form. It is the main authentic and reliable source of information. Thereby ICT has become an integral part of everyday life for many people.

ICT may also be a significant motivational factor in students’ learning, and can support students’ engagement with cooperative learning. Thus, teaching and learning process is made more relevant, easier and user-friendly because materials and information are available from various sources like work samples, video lessons and readymade projects and assignments on a varied topics and subjects. It has interconnected the world through different means and techniques.

ICT has an important role in the world since we are now in the information age era. Technologically advanced ICT facilities have immensely helped the learners to get motivated to carry out the given tasks without any difficulties. On the other hand the workloads of the teachers were drastically reduced and the atmosphere in the class rooms were seen completely change with the coming of ICT techniques.

On 5th July I taught English in class IV. I have chosen a topic “Adjective”. I have used ICT to teach Adjectives. I projected them a short karaoke song on the projector to gain the attention. Children enjoyed singing and they were very attentive to start the lesson.

To introduced the lesson I have shown video. Children watched the video for ten minutes and they were able to grapes the idea and understood what they are going to learn without being explained.

In the first activity I have shared a short essay in the class forum and gave fifteen minutes to read the essay and underline the adjectives. Children were allowed to use their mobile phone to do the activity.

In the second activity children were given opportunity to explore from the internet more about adjectives like how to pronounce the words correctly. They are taken to ICT lab to do the activity.

ICT improved the quality in teaching learning. Use of ICT in education adds value in teaching and learning, by enhancing the effectiveness of learning.    

With simple basic use of ICT facilities in my class, I found a lot of differences especially in students’ learning. They were motivated, enthusiastic and were eager to learn and take part in every activity.

Though it was bit of time consuming and extra work to teacher but I enjoyed a lot with students’ and was happy to complete my task successfully. Henceforth, I will always try and use one or the other ICT gadgets in my teaching and learning.