Reflection
on ICT
On
13th October 2016, we have started the ICT presentation on various
important topics. We were assigned to present on sixteen different topics where we supposed to do it individually. It took us almost a month to complete the
series of presentations, as it encompassed both theory and practical. All the
topics were relevant, educative and insightful. However, I am going to reflect
upon five presentations which I feel more applicable, user-friendly and knowledge
based. As Margaret J. Wheatley rightly pointed out, without
reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences,
and failing to achieve anything useful. In this very contemporary and digital
world wiki, blog, games, teacher sites and hot potatoes are in the verge of
becoming useful and applicable icon for all walks of the people.
Consequently, presenter has
navigated me through the presentation on wiki which is very important in this
contemporary world. The presenter has confidently stated that a
wiki is essentially a set of shared WebPages in which users can add, edit, and
remove content. He has also specified that wiki is very easy to use and wide
ranges of information are always distributed. Nonetheless, the presenter has also taken me
through the detail processes of creating a wiki account, followed by explaining
its features. By going through the lines of his presentation I could find the
knowledge presented by him was relevant, applicable and educational to our
classroom teaching and learning of 21st century.
Prior to his presentation, I have never realized
the porous, dynamic and fluid boundaries the wiki does possessed. I have never
gone through the length and depth meaning of wiki nor do I have the ideas of
wiki being avenue for an infinite writers, editors and readers. When I reflect the
past schooling days, I hardly remember the scene where my teachers taught me
using these lovely tools. They have just oriented us using chalk, black board
and text books as the resources for learning. However, wiki plays a vital role
in assembling the students into a common forum and it helps the teacher to
assess, give online feedbacks and assignments.
Therefore, I will commit to use
wiki resources when I enter into the world of teaching. I will thoroughly teach
and well verse the students with the essence of wiki. Nonetheless, I will
create the wiki account for my students, particularly for them to upload their
writings, home task, assignment and other articles. On the other hand, I will
also create the forum for the teachers to discuss about the development of the
school and the students.
Apart from this, another
presenter also presented us on ‘games’ which I felt it is very important for us
to know and apply it in the world of teaching and learning. As David Brent
(2008) has rightly pointed out that teaching is not just the mere means of
telling but it is triggering and disturbing the learners. So, as a teacher I
felt incorporating the games in teaching can really trigger the students and
conceive the constructive learning.
Presenter has ploughed us through
the brief background of ‘games’. Till date, I never realized there would be
educational games. Rather, I thought games are for pleasure, recreation and for
entertainment. However, this entrenched notion gets diluted when the presenter
presented on educational games. He has mentioned
various educational games such as card games, board games, video games.
Nonetheless, he also mentioned some of the importance of ‘games’, notably
interaction, problem solving, building creativity and for academic achievement.
Moreover, the presenter has
screened us the video clips on educational games and I have found that children
get engaged in games, so does massive learning happened tremendously. He also
recommended us to use some of the sites and I have found these sites are very
useful and informative. In my schooling days, I did not get an opportunity to
attend the lesson which my teachers incorporated the games in their teaching.
But henceforth, I will not be so conservative, rather I will break this
normative structure and apply it in the classroom teaching and learning. I will
not let my teaching to go in vain rather I will incorporate all these
educational games and make my teaching a worthwhile.
Consequently, I have heard that
‘blog’ is also one of the popular websites which the people from all walks of
life inextricably love to use it. Coincidently, on 15th September
2016, Karma Tshokey did the presentation on ‘blog’. She stated that the blog is
software which allows us to maintain an online diary. It has very important
features such as post, entries and it is informal.
Nevertheless, she also
demonstrated us on how to create the blog account, how to post our articles,
how to edit and read other’s writings. I found it is more of collaborative way
of doing the things and achieving the things individually. On the other hand, I
also got several merits of ‘blog’, specifically to post news, notes, articles,
assignments etc. On the top of that, I knew blog can invite all level of people.
They will go through your piece of writing and edit your work, answer to your inquiries
and give the feedbacks.
Therefore, I have critically
analyzed that blog is one way through which you and I can use it vigilantly and
bring the flying colors in our writing. Nonetheless,
blog is widely used by the teachers of abroad nation to serve the educational
purposes. Teachers normally create a blog account for the class to reflect on
students reading; investigate topics online, record group progress and write
assignments. So, I will create a blog for both the teachers and students so the
teachers can discuss their subject relate doubt in online.
Subsequently, the 4th
presenter did the presentation on ‘hot potato’. It is not the common potato which
you and I fry and enjoy for every meal. But it is the software which helps to
create the quiz. It is the program for creating interactive educational
exercise for the World Wide Web. Presenter had also clarified that there are
six types of tools under ‘hot potato’. Moreover, presenter also took us through
downloading and installing part followed by creating the sample quiz.
I deeply felt that these tools are
very important for teachers as it helps to conduct a quiz which will activate
the student’s disposition and instill positive energies in learning. Therefore,
I will use this tool as a teaching strategy when I enter into the world of
teaching and learning. I will use this tool to revise the lesson in the form of
quiz. Nonetheless, I can still recollect those bygone days where teachers never
used to conduct quiz using correct for mate. However, now I am confident enough
to conduct any type of quiz activity using these tools. I will initiate the
quiz competition in the school using this knowledge. And I will also recommend
my colleagues to use these tools.
In the next day 6th
presenter came up with the very eye catching presentation on ‘teacher’s site’. It
was indeed an encouraging and plus point for me to get assessed on to this
site. I thought teachers have no other sites than those everyday textbooks. But
after going through his presentation, I have realized that there are many sites
for teachers. From his presentation I came to know the teacher’s site is the
site related to teachers which helps them to avail the resources needed for
teaching.
Further, he also mentioned some
of the reasons for having teacher’s sites, notably to share files with fellow
educators, select interesting videos to integrate in our teaching, share videos
and receive feedbacks from other educators etc.
It serves the major chunk of purposes. I can
assure that teachers can transform the lives of students to a better citizen if
the teachers can explore this site and create emerging possibilities for their
teaching. Teachers should not confine the students just within the four corners
of the classroom; rather take them beyond the horizon of the classroom.
I hereby, would like to say that
these mentioned tools are a real icon of the world for having served the
multiple functions. It has advanced the life of the people as it helps to
hybridize the knowledge, ideas, ideologies and plans. Moreover, students of the
foreign nations are very intelligent and active as compare to our students. The
very reason could be due to the teachers are well informed and equipped with
these very facilities. So, I personally feel that ICT is not just the packets
of ideas but it is the node in webs of significance which has the ability to
produce the people of all levels.
