It is absolutely imperative that educators incorporate technology in teaching and learning situations. For the most part, interactive learning environments can be created as a result of including technology in education. What should be involved in the creation of these technologies is complex, daunting and seemingly taxing when one lacks the basic procedural knowledge of their design.
Despite all these facts, I had to design an introduction to a lesson of my choice using a two-slide PowerPoint presentation. This design was defined and restricted in terms of learning styles but allowed for the choice of any two learning styles. As a result, the introduction of the lesson on the topic ‘homes’ presented to a grade one class through the use of a two slide PowerPoint presentation catered for both the auditory and visual learning styles.
Learners who acquire information best by seeing can read the words of a riddle as well as look at an animated video clip. Moving words, vibrant colours, animated characters and beautiful background pictures (which include pictures of different homes) fascinate the visual sense and help pupils to form a precise mental image of the information being observed. Further, oral, audible conversations and sound effects contained in the video assist the auditory learners to remember information presented on homes. This is a simple case of technology in use in the classrooom; it promotes differentiation. When educators use a combination of learning styles to deliver information (with the assistance of technology), there can be an increase in the amount of learning that takes place by every student.
Creating the lesson's introduction on PowerPoint was time consuming and involved a very pensive process; after all, how could the attention of five and six year olds be captivated through a Powerpoint presentation? I was forced to refer to various schools of thought of how children learn best and the best practices that would complemment their notions. In fact, I believe it is an excellent choice to utilize the documented opinions of the Educational Psychologists for the plain reason that many education practitioners bear testimony to the actuality that they work! Time, critical thinking and planning are only essential to the efficient execution of any component of a lesson. When all this is merged with technology, it keeps you thinking!
It also required the knowledge and application of basic PowerPoint skills, such as, inserting a video on a slide and animating characters of the slides. How much of that have I acquired?...
Go here: PowerPoint Presentation - Lesson Introduction to view my Lesson Introduction assisted by PowerPoint.
3 comments:
i think its great that technology can b introduced n used in the classroom, its a fun way for students to learn
the use of visual aid is key in the communication system which is competing with the advances in technology and the evolved minds of our generation. it can be assumed i presume that ladies who are the leading figures in the classroom have gotten so far as a result of their diligence and keen sense of listening, however the men who are more visual than ladies have risen from the stigma of society into more esteemed positions. their intellectual capabilities have dramatically increased to foster the demands of their natural framework which is embedded within the visual aid being introduced in our learning experience. no longer is radio, an audible device, the most effective means of transmitting information. the television of computer, and other visual aid like PowerPoint have introduced a system of learning that have revolutionized the communication realm and have changed the methods by which information is shared and retained.
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