Teaching through Technology

Teaching through technology aims to improve education. Technology should facilitate learning processes and increase performance of the educational system(s) as it regards to effectiveness and/or efficiency.

Objectives

• To provide education in the use of Information and Communication Technology or ICT.
• To encourage higher-level thinking and creativity through ICT.
• To deliver students with a learning experience in instructional technology.
• To promote computer-based educational resources.
• To make students aware of Information Technology
• To determine the practical use of technology integration

How technology is used in education?

Technology should not replace teachers. Its main use is to enable students learn better through increasing their engagement in educational activities. Technology has to improve the learning process and aim at improving student's performance. Technology has to facilitate and stimulate individual learning.

Technology in education enables students to adjust to their own pace of learning. Students who need extra time can spend more time going over exercises until they understand, while students who need less support can continue ahead.

There are many new technologies being used in classrooms today: social networking, online teaching, Google blogs, Moodle and mobile devices.

I use w3schools tutorials (www.w3schools.com) for web technologies course, and we work through the basic tutorials together in class always teach this class in a computer lab. I demonstrate how to create HTML and CSS documents and how to upload files to the server using Tomcat and Filezilla.

I use blogs to publish assignments, resources, and keep students up to date on class events, due dates, and content being covered. I also use blogs to help students' master content and improve their writing skills. Students can use blogs to publish their writing and educate others on particular topic.

Reflective Critique

Learners are allowed to comment at every post in blogs using comments

To conduct Quiz and their results/ grades can be visualized with effective presentations like graphs in order to assess the learning of learners for the specific activity.

The Pros

• Using technology in the classroom allows you to experiment more in pedagogy and get instant feedback.
• Technology in the classroom helps ensure full participation.
• There are countless resources for enhancing education and making learning more fun and effective.
• With technology in the classroom, students have instant access to fresh information that can supplement their learning experience.

The cons

• The presence of technology can be distracting to students.
• Technology can make it easier to cheat.
• Some students may not know the difference between reliable and unreliable resources.
• Many classrooms place limits on technology access.