-What are the ICT
resources in 2 centres?
At Childfirst
1) Projector
2) Interactive Whiteboards
3) SmartCart - Eddie
4) Computers
5) CCTVs
6) Cameras
At Odyssey
1) OHP (Over Head Projector)
2) Interative Whiteboards
3) CCTVs
4) Cameras
5) Computers
2) Interative Whiteboards
3) CCTVs
4) Cameras
5) Computers
-How have these
resources help the children to learn?
These resources made learning interactive and interesting as they captured children's sense of sight, touch and hearing. This provided hands-on experiences for children which are essential in helping them gain knowledge.
-How have these
resources help the teachers
to teach?
These resources had lightened the workload of the teachers and enabled them to pay more attention on their children rather than their work such as completing lesson plans and newsletters.
to teach?
-What kind of
preparation do they need to integrate IT into their curriculum?
They need to make sure that the children under their care are ready to use IT in their learning. To measure their readiness, teachers got to bear in mind the age appropriateness and the children's experiences with IT at home.
- Do you think
they are successful in integrating IT? In what ways?
Yes indeed did both the centers integrated IT successfully. They were able to use IT in their lessons which made the children happy and supported the children's learning. One example was the light and shadow technology project done at Odyssey.
Yes indeed did both the centers integrated IT successfully. They were able to use IT in their lessons which made the children happy and supported the children's learning. One example was the light and shadow technology project done at Odyssey.
- What have you
learnt from it?
I learned that technology can be integrated into the curriculum successfully with the support of the management and most importantly, the teachers' determination to use technology to bring learning to a whole new level.
I learned that technology can be integrated into the curriculum successfully with the support of the management and most importantly, the teachers' determination to use technology to bring learning to a whole new level.
-How are you going
to apply what you have learnt in your teaching in future.
I will adopt the teaching practices that both ChildFirst and Odyssey are using in my teaching in the future, by using technology to enhance learning.
I will adopt the teaching practices that both ChildFirst and Odyssey are using in my teaching in the future, by using technology to enhance learning.
My own personal ICT pedagogy
As a teacher in times of rapid technology advancement, ICT have to be incorporated into my teaching practices. Therefore, I have to make the best use out of them and I believe I will be able to do so as well with perserverance.
Productivity tools such as Microsoft Word or Excel will be used to create lesson plans and to aid administrative work.
Communicative tools will be used to foster ties with families, community and colleagues.
To enhance children's learning, educational softwares and webquest can be incorporated into my curriculum. ICT tools such as cameras and computers can help children in carrying out research and help them in constructing their own knowledge, just like how ChildFirst and Odyssey had done so. These are in support with Gagne's theory of instruction of applying concepts of instructional theory to the design of computer-based training and multimedia-based learning,
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