End of Semester

As the semester comes to a closure, it has been a ride filled with ICT, assessment, time management and practical elements in the classroom. After attending the weekly tutorials I was able to interact with many resources provided in the classroom and for myself. This generated the weekly content into weekly moodle booklets, assessment and course content.

The course took into account the need to interact with this blog. The blog was an interesting challenge to write something that would engage my readers and provide them with knowledge on my interaction of ICT. I found that reading and interacting with other colleagues also provided me with information about the course and their self discovery.

As the course comes to a closure I can confidently say I have built on my skills and knowledge to interact with ICT. The course has provided me with interact ways to include ICT in the classroom, enhancing the way I teach the students. For now however I will complete one more post on my prac and hope to return and fulfill information on the blog with my progress as an educator.

Happy Reading,

Meghan 🙂

Technology in the Classroom

Technology in the classroom has become the bases of how we teach and how teachers transfer knowledge to their students. Students have found themselves interacting with technology on a daily bases in the classroom. This has challenged teachers of the 21st century as they continue to remain trained with knowledge and skills to transform learning. As a pre-service teacher I continue to build my knowledge and skills in ICT use to be able to transfer these skills in the classroom. This will continue to benefit students as I learn ways to transform knowledge rather than replace. The way ICT is used in the classroom is shaped by the skills and knowledge of the teachers ICT and this continues to change as technology becomes our all (Trucano, 2005). I hope to continue to build the skill of ICT in the classroom.

Happy Reading,

Meghan 🙂

Trucano, M. (2005). Teachers, Teaching and ICTs. Infodev.org. Retrieved 3 April 2017, from http://www.infodev.org/articles/teachers-teaching-and-icts 

Professional Experience Preparation

Pre Prac,

With not long until I step into the classroom there are several tasks that must be completed before my first day at the school. After meeting with my mentor I’ve been set the challenge of completing two units within the three weeks. Firstly, a science unit that will take me and the students through new knowledge about natural disasters. This will include research, investigations, creations and generating knew and prior knowledge of science concepts. The unit will require me to consider the content and create innovative ways of interacting with the students. A major consideration is accessing knowledge that will allow me to understand the student’s development and their current prior understanding of the concept at hand. Following on from this unit I must integrate a technology based unit into the students learning. However, firstly need to question if I connect the two units or keep them separate?

The technology unit will incorporate positive benefits of ICT based features to interact with their learning. This will include remembering the importance of enriched lessons with ICT enhancing learning experiences for students. ICT is about enriching rather than the use, it’s the learning of the subject content that counts with the aim to expand students understanding (USQ,2017). High quality ICT in lessons will enrich and amplify the learning area for students to transform their knowledge. Not replacing one unit with another but rather providing high quality resources to students.

As my prac is quickly arising, there is a lot to be completed. However, I must take in everything that is offered from the school within my time. It is an opportunity to grow my practice and develop skills as a Pre-service Teacher.

 

Happy Reading,

Meghan

 

USQ. (2017). Starting to plan Lessons. Retrieved May 5, 2017, from http://usqstudydesk.usq.edu.au/m2/mod/book/view.php?id=706634&chapterid=53339