Extended lesson through ICT:

Extended lesson through ICT:

I made my class V science yearly plan depending on the season as biology related lessons need the season for flowering plants to bloom. I kept the physics part after midterm as it doesn’t need season.

On 4^th September, I taught the topic ‘Series Connection’ in class V without integrating ICT facilities, however after finding some of the videos on same topic on YouTube, on 6^th September, I re taught the same topic as extended lesson. The lesson started with the recap of the same topic via quiz through a tool called “Hot Potatoes” (this tool was recently emphasized by our school IT teacher) followed by video screening.

It was one of the most exciting lesson for my students of class V because of the full of ICT integration. Therefore I will not write on how my lesson was so successful in achieving lesson goals but rather analyze how students were engaged in my lesson.

Students were found very active and energetic throughout my lesson. They were overwhelmed when I recaptured the lesson through quiz using “Hot Potatoes” tool. They were also very observant and attentative when they watched YouTube lesson on how we construct series and parallel connections using simulations. The classroom was lively as students saw the electrons move through the wire. They learnt that appliances like battery or cell can be connected in series or in parallel. If appliances are connected in parallel, they offer low resistance to the flow of current. If the appliances are connected in series, the amount of voltage passing through each terminal will be same.

By watching the video on series connection, students were able to know that, if one appliance breaks down, others will also stop working. Hence at the end of the lesson when I asked questions, students were able to answer all the questions correctly. As such, I started to believe that ICT really plays a role in making our lesson better and achievable.

With above statement I could conclude my reflection on ICT integration in teaching learning process with following pros followed by cons in general:

Advantages:

a.       Children get clear concept of the topic.

b.      Work load of teacher reduces when teaching through ICT.

c.       Use of energizer clips in between the lessons breaks their boredom.

      d.      Efficiency of learning increases when activity instructions are on the screen.

      e.       Increases their curiosity when teaching using ICT.

Disadvantages:

      a.       Limited resources make less feasible to use ICT during teaching learning.

      b.     Transportation of electronics from one class to another after every period is another hardship  for the user as preparation consumes time.

       c.    Lack of IT expertise.

            

               In conclusion, my recommendation for our education sector is, it’s the time to provide 
b             some  formal professional training on ICT for teachers including IT teachers to 
               develop appropriate skills, knowledge, and attitudes regarding the effective use 
                of computers to support teaching learning process. This is because according to
                Beggs (2000) as cited in Habibu et al. (2012) one of the top problems to teachers
                ‟ use of ICT in teaching was the lack of training.” Lacking in the  knowledge and 
                skills of ICT; teachers are reluctant about the changes and incorporation of extra

                learning associated with computers into their teaching processes. Hence there is 
                a problem of teachers‟ acceptance and adoption of ICT.” Teachers who plan lesson 
                 in hard copy claims that lack of skills” is a constraining factor preventing them 
                 from using computer; lack of computer  knowledge and skills deprived their 
                 eagerness about the changes and integration of ICT into their  teaching learning
                 practices.

          Reference:

           Meenakshi(2013) Importance of ICT in Education PP 03-08.Retrived from

    

        http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jrme/papers/Vol-1%20Issue 4/B0140308.
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