After visiting Shirley Warren Primary school, I
have realised how beneficial the use of ICT resources can be within classrooms.
The range of resources available was really good, and all of the children and
staff seemed comfortable and at ease when using the equipment and software,
which really opened my eyes as to how incorporating technology into our
classrooms will result in more confident and inspired users of ICT. The visit
has really helped to create links between what we have been exploring in the
seminars to how it will implement my future practice as a teacher, and has
helped me feel a bit more confident about using ICT and new technologies in my
own classroom.
I also found the technology fairly easy to use, but I felt that the children knew far more than me, I know you said that you could use the technology in the classroom and sound very positive about that. Did you find anything about this use of technology that might discourage you or make you think what you would need to do to implement it. I found time issues as one of my major worries, along with the children knowing more than me.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that time is a major issue, and it's something which makes me apprehensive about using it with children as I worry if, within a limited time frame, whether children will reap the benefits of using the technology that we want them to. One way to overcome this would be to plan the use of ICT across a series of lessons, with careful planning, to ensure the time is used sufficiently to ensure learning objectives are covered and that every child has hands-on experience with using the technology. I also worry about the fact that the children seem a lot more savvy with the technology than I do, so I am going to make sure I take every opportunity to explore ICT and new technologies to build up my experience and confidence with using such methods and resources so that when it comes to using them with the children, I am not letting my own fears hold me and the children back.
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