Introduction
ICT
integration is understood as the usage of technology seamlessly for educational
processes like transacting curricular content and students working on technology
to do authentic tasks. Nowadays ICT facilitate not only the delivery of lessons
but also the learning process itself. This includes computer based
technologies, digital imaging, the internet, file servers, data storage
devices, network infrastructure, desktops, laptops and broadcasting technologies
namely radio and television, and telephone which are used as instructional
tools at schools. Educational systems are adopting new technologies to integrate
ICT in the teaching and learning process, to prepare students with the
knowledge and skills they need in their subject matter. In this way the
teaching profession is evolving from teacher-centered to student-centered
learning environments.
Creation of the materials
Teaching
materials is a generic term used to describe the resources that teachers use to
deliver instruction. Teaching material can support students learning and
increase student success. Teaching learning materials are significantly
increase students achievement by supporting students learning.
I
have used PowerPoint presentation as main source to develop the key ideas about
the four seasons by using the effects of PowerPoint presentation and the
resources available in the internet such as graphics which can give the clear
concepts of the seasons. Moreover through this graphics, students can relate
the ideas of seasons in reality by learning the various ideas from the power
point presentations and could experience the elements of seasons in reality.
Furthermore, students caters the learning needs when there is integration of
ICT tools which can adapt the skills of 21st century and to fulfill
the demands of students in very vulnerable ways.
In
order to promote the effective teaching and learning processes of the students,
the materials should design in such a way that attracts more and eagerness in
learning. Because of this, I have intentionally used and downloaded the images
which is more attractive and bright in colors where they can get the clear
ideas about the seasons even if they lack the features of different seasons.
Instruction for content-based
materials
I have prepared to teach class two
students in English on the topic seasons. I choose the PowerPoint presentation
as a tools to teach about seasons. The very reason to teach season through
PowerPoint is that student will be able to understand and get the concept of
seasons clearly. In addition to it, students can be able to differentiate the
four seasons appropriately in their own ways. The main reasons of teaching students
about the seasons are to fulfill the following objectives that are to define season
in his/her own words; write some features about four seasons, tell the importance
of season in his/her daily life.
To teach about the four seasons,
teaching learning materials can be used in three dimensions consisting of lesson
introduction, lesson developments and closures. To introduce the topic about
the seasons I will let students to go through the graphics and let them to
predict some features of seasons based on their background information and
introduce the topics by explaining about seasons in details. Moreover, to give
facts about the seasons and to check the understanding of every individuals, I
have prepared the activities which can enhance in depth of learning about
seasons through hands on experience and sharing of ideas with peers. Students
can retain information for longer durations if we provide opportunities to
share what they have understood from the content. Therefore, I will conclude my
topics by letting them to summarize the topic based on their understanding and
will give necessary feedbacks to have lifelong learning.
