Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Cultural Change needed to exploit ICT in schools

Technology has changed heaps over the years and will continue to do so , but by having technology innovated into the classroom these day is a must . Reading the article by Dr Alison Elliott on "Culture Changing Needed To Exploit ICT In Schools" i realised that u can use the technology in more than one way. I was one of the people that only had one computer in there class so through my early years of school we hardly used the computer . As i moved into high school we had things such as the computer lab which we were made to use throughout the week just like Alison was talking about in the article .By being forced to use these computers i found it to become useful in the future more than what i thought it would. However reading this article also gave me a few useful ideas in which i can innovate technology such as computers into my classroom. I thought having the computer pals was a great idea and a useful tool to have when learning about different cultures . I also think its great that student that go to uni wanting to become educators are given courses to help them become well equipt in this area as ICT is a usful tool and resource to have . From computers , t.v s , projectors to smart boards all these are great and usful tools that should be innovated into the classroom not only to expand your students knowledge but they also add to your own the more you use and experiment with them.

2 comments:

margaret said...

amy you are so right. there is so much technology that can be used in our schools and that our children are growing up with. one important thing to remember is that the teacher haven't grown up with the technology and there is so much for them to learn.

Israa said...

tenxxukI fully agree technology is moving quicker than ever.But I wasnt aware how much we can use technology for these days. It can be used in may ways which is quite positive and it can make it more interesting for kids.I like how you commented on how the overhead projectors, interactive boards etc are useful in the class and they are important to use in the classroom because overall they are useful tools.