Post on 14-Aug-2015
Do we need ICT in the classroom?
Watch videos/
Youtube?Play Quiz?
Educational Games?
Learning Portal?Virtu
al Classroom?E-learning?
Problems with ICT in the classroom
• Non-authentic learning and meaningless consumption of educational media perpetuates the old problems of traditional classroom – passive & disengaged learners
• Disjointed from classroom and curriculum needs
• Adds to teachers’ plates and students’ learning requirement i.e. learn ICT skills ON TOP of curriculum
• Technology driven, not pedagogy driven.
How to create
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There is a need to integrate ICT more meaningfully in the classroom, with consideration of learners’ needs and technology affordances!
ICT is a great mean for…
Learning by doing.Give the pupils
something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to
demand thinking; learning naturally results.
~ John Dewey
How do we learn?
ICT engages learners by
Learning by doing.
Tell me and I forget; Teach me and I may remember; Involve me and I will learn.
~ Xunzi(312-230 BC)
ICT – the mean of
Doing in the classroom
To become• 21st Century Competent• Critical Thinkers• Creative Builders
Meaningful ICT in the classroom• Learning must be authentic and contextualised.
• ICT must be the mean of learning, and not the end in mind.
• ICT as a mean of doing something, creatively and collaboratively; involving critical thinking
• ICT as a mean to expand minds.
“Learn to learn, with ICT, not learn ICT.”
#1. Create a SlideShareAs an alternative task to composition or argumentative writing, task students to collaborate and create a SlideShare using PowerPoint and these PowerPoint Templates.
Flyer#2. Create a
for a Cause
Discuss a social cause with
students in the class. Ask students
to design a flyer to persuade
people to support the social cause.
1. Discuss the persuasive message
2. Task students to brainstorm on what
persuades and how to persuade.
3. Task students to research on facts and
statistics to support their persuasive
message
4. Task students to find suitable and
persuasive images for their flyers
5. Download flyer templates and design
flyers
6. Reflect and discuss
#3. Create a Life Cycle
V-Log Task students to create a Vlog using PowerPoint to explain [Life Cycle]
1. Task them to do research on the topic at hand to create the slides & write their own narration script.
2. Use Audacity to record their narration.
3. Import audio into PowerPoint4. Enhance V-log with animation and
slides transition. 5. Save as .mp4 or .wmv file.6. Upload to LMS or Youtube
Full lesson slides and lesson plans free for download here.
#4. Create a Class
Newsletter
Task students to create a newsletter using PowerPointFull lesson slides, lesson plans & PowerPoint newsletter templates free for download here.
#5. Design a
Pollution PosterTask students to explain pollution using
these free PowerPoint Templates.
Full ICT lesson slides, lesson plans &
PowerPoint newsletter templates free for
download here.
#6. Create a
Comic StripTask students to convert a
piece of informative text into a
narrative comic strip with tool
like Bitstrips or
Pixton.
#7. Edit a Text
Provide students with a text with factual
and grammatical errors.
• Have students do research to verify its
factual information, and edit the
passage. • Encourage them to improve on the
writing.
For advanced learners:
If students are learning about different
types of texts, task them to change the text
type e.g. Formal letter to informal letter;
factual report to narrative storytelling.
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#8. Create
an E-Book Create an E-Book on [Energy
Consumption] or any other
topics using these
PowerPoint templates.
Advance:Record narration with
Audacity to publish an audio
e-book.
Full lesson slides, lesson plans
& PowerPoint templates free
for download here.
#9. Create
an interactive
presentation
Learn about the Tropical
Rainforest and prepare an
interactive E-learning
package for the learning
community using these
resource files.
Full lesson slides,
lesson plans &
PowerPoint templates
free for download
here.
#10. Create
an Interview
Podcast
Have students learn about different
occupations by interviewing people of
different occupation and record the
interview as podcast for sharing.
1. Task students to prepare the questions.
Guide their writing of the questions.
2. Share interview techniques
3. Record & edit the interview with
Audacity.
Alternative:Design the task to have students interview a
science teacher on explanation of a
scientific concept.
#11. Create a Math ProblemExplainer VideoHave students explain a maths question for peer teaching by creating a video.
1. Provide the math question.2. Task students to solve the math problem.3. Have them write narrative steps to explain solution to the math4. Have them plan the visual to aid their explanation.
5. Record and edit video6. Share the video on LMS.
Full lesson slides, lesson plans & PowerPoint templates free for download here.
#12. Create a
voice over script
1. Give students a video without audio.
2. Have them do a voice-over script
according to the visual.
3. Provide them a theme or topic for the
narration script e.g. Save the Earth,
Effects of pollution
4. Task them to hire their voice talents
among their classmates.
5. Record their voice acting dialogues
with Audacity.
6. Synchronise the voice acting tracks
with video using windows movie
maker
#13. Create a HistoryInfographicTimeline
Task students to research and summarise key milestones of a selected topic. Present info using a timeline design.Infographics PowerPoint newsletter templates free for download here.
#14. Create a
virtual learning journey
Task students to design a history
learning journey of their
community
1. Discuss the history of the community
2. Using Google Map, plot a tour itinerary
for visitors to learn about important
history of the community
3. Include write up introducing each
places of interest and their historical
significance.
4. Task student to consider the plan
and time requirement of each
places of interest in this exercise.
#15. Summarise
learning &
Peer comments
on social mediaTask students to post status update of
their learning key takeaway from their
lessons daily for a week. Task students
to then comment on each others’
posts.
Instead of Facebook, set up a class
page on Edmodo (free). Provide
comments when necessary.
Remind students to comment
responsibly and discuss the social
media etiquettes periodically over the
week.
Feel free to comment on the ICT ideas. Provide feedback to mh@learninghero.co
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Yours Sincerely,