Walking into my prac classroom it was glaringly obvious that my teacher did not use a lot of integrated ICT in the classroom environment. When I saw his plan for the day, I noticed an hour of computers in the computer lab. How exciting ... until I realised the activity he was getting the kids to do. How boring! Create a 'My Favourite Sport' page, with border, heading and picture, save it and e-mail it to the teacher. So, is this teacher "promoting the cut-and-paste generation because the tasks they are setting are so last century?" (Head, 2008. p.3). Ok, ok. So for some students this may be all that they can do, but what about those who get this done in a short period of time. They got to do a free activity on the computer.
When I advised my teacher that I would be completing my Smart Classrooms Professional Development Framework, ICT Certificate and that I would like to use and integrate ICT within the classroom, he advised that he does not use ICTs as he believes that students should learn the basics before relying on computers. He uses a projector in the room, and believes that this is sufficient. This is going to be an interesting and challenging prac experience for me to incorporate ICTs within their learning.
Where to begin?
Head, B. (2008). Generation cut and paste. Education Review. Sept 2008.
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