In addition to the provided resources, teachers need to be trained in ICT skills as well as integrating these skills into their practice teaching.
Using Audio-visuals and Multimedia in the teaching and learning process involves students in learning and acquiring information. Most people learn by what they see and do, the use of appropriate instructional media provides an interactive experience which motivates learners and enhances the quality of learning.
Learning Objects
Learning objects are software tools used to motivate, attract, and evaluate students because they are supplied with multimedia tools. Teachers create such objects to inquire students' new concepts based on their previous knowledge. PowerPoint presentations are good example as they create an interactive and motivating learning environment. However, teachers should be careful in using these presentations in their classroom because they may end up using self-directed learning instead of engaging students in the presented lesson.
Implementing ICT in Classroom requires strategic planning from head teachers to be supported with adequate tools and resources. Also, It supports personlized or differentiated learning. Looking forward to sharing ideas and information on this subject with you all.
Hi everyone,
This looks like a very interesting project. I’d like to share info about a free piece of software that I know is popular with UK teachers and students.
It’s called audacity and is great for making sound recordings that can be shared as mp3s or podcasts.
Maybe you could try it with your class. They could make a short recording about their school day and share it with other schools by uploading it to eLanguages.
Students in other countries could listen and respond with their own recordings.
It’s a wonderful way of allowing children to share their real voice and experiences with a partner school.
Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
A great UK-India ICT project that uses podcasts
http://ukieri.animalcarpet.com/view_pagecontent.php?resourceid=636
More info about podcasting
http://www.globalgateway.org.uk/default.aspx?page=2515
Chris
Powerpoint can also be a great tool for students to work together, or individually, to make wonderful, creative presentations.
Have a look at the great work by these students from Cornwall in the UK
http://www.elanguages.org/37909
Chris
Course Management System
17 years ago
Ikke Soehartina
Managing learning process is very important to give teacher feedback and monitoring the student activity and progress.
I use Dokeos as Course Management System CMS). It's very powerful. You can put resources (text, movie, audio), assessment and assignment for the students, monitoring they work, and do interactivity like chatting and discussion.
There are some free CMS that can be used, but I prefer to use Dokeos and Moodle.
Tools to create online quiz
17 years ago
Ikke Soehartina
Hi Everyone.
Have you try "hot potatoes"? It's a powerful software to create quiz online. You can create MQC, fill in the blank, short answer, matching, and cross word puzzle easily.
Download it at http://hotpot.uvic.ca
Regards
Ikke
A good source of developments in ICT
17 years ago
Michael from eTwinning
Hi everyone, I subscribe to a couple of ICT teachers' blogs, which I find really useful for finding out all kinds of information and new developments in ICT - you don't have to be an expert to read them and the blog owners are usually quite willing to give support to people who are trying podcasting etc. for the first time.
The ones I subscribe to are:
digitalmavericks.blogspot.comedu.blogs.comjoedale.typepad.comtechnoteacher.blogspot.com
Anyone know any other good blogs?