distractions and the lack of reliability could present ethical concerns for students using technology in the school setting (Gardelli, Alerby & Persson, 2014). In the school setting, the use of technology had both negative and positive implications on education. It should be important that students use the technology for more positive outcomes, so that they might better their educational…
demographic changes in the age structure of the population and pattern of the works, Gender roles, the consumption pattern and the ways in which the culture of a country or population changes and develops. 2. Technological factors: Companies have been affected by information and communication technology (ICT) ICT is lowering the barriers of time and place and opening up opportunities for large global companies ICTs…
teaching curriculum. I observed a least restrictive second-grade ICT (Integrated Co-Teaching) co-ed class, which is located in an urban community. The ratio for the class was 25:2:2, which consists of one general education teacher, a special education teacher and two paraprofessionals who provided exceptional services to particular students who needed their support. These four educators worked cohesively…
Chun (2011) argues that the role of computers in language learning is so crucial that it can revolutionize language learning. He provides an extensive review of researches on Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) to argue that in various contexts and for different purposes, researchers have found CALL useful for second and foreign language learners. With the wide spread and development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in our daily lives, technology provides lots of…
INCLUSIVE EDUCATION - “SINGLE TEACHER- SINGLE CLASSROOM- UNCLASSIFIED STUDENTS” *Manikandan. R & **Dr. C. Manoharan Department of Education, Bharathiar University Abstract Today, teaching- learning activities are consistently advancing but the existence of discrimination among children is inevitable. Classrooms, schools and as well as the society are seriously influenced due to this. It is time for us to change the prevailing school education system and find an alternative to it. To bring…
confidence in their performances in the computer and its use in education curriculum?…
For instance, Education Services of Australia has developed a separate web-portal having teaching and learning resources as well as some lesson plans. Likewise, giving support to the secondary students for a STEM related or any advance diploma degree through P-Tech pilot policy (an education-industry collaboration) was a success (ACOLA 2013). By this, students would have the option to continue to their tertiary education or job sector related to STEM including work…
NETS-T (teachers) The FSL module Planning ICT Integration (2013), lists the four stages of staff capabilities as defined by the STaR Chart, developed in Florida as a rubric for planning technological integration, as, Entry (awareness)- staff begin to see the benefits of technology in education. Intermediate (acceptance)- staff accept that technology has a role in education. Advanced (adopted) - staff have embraced and adopted technology as a part of a…
Every teacher needs instructional strategies for all students in each subject every day. They need a deeper content knowledge regardless of what they are teaching to make the challenging content understandable. According to Vygotsky, the “teacher’s role is to motivate,…
needs to appreciate the range of disciplines, theories and practices available, and to understand her or his responsibility to decide where to situate herself or himself in this complex and diverse range of possibilities” (Moss, 2010, p. 15). Within education there are diverse disciplines, theories and practices, and like Moss, I believe its imperative for educators to have knowledge and an understanding of these before they are able to make informed decisions on where they position themselves…