With today’s technological advancement, there is a race against time for classroom teachers to harness the power of technology to deliver knowledge and everything to their students. If some of them are not adept at using technology in the classroom, students are likely to be at a learning disadvantage compared to those who have been learning with the help of technology.
That is why, during the summer, teachers are trained to become knowledgeable about using technology in the classroom. In fact, selected teachers recently put their skills to good use using Microsoft Mix, Sway, Prezi, to mention just a few. The expected result of such trainings would be for teachers to create lessons: for effective and efficient delivery, students will surely be motivated to learn and teachers themselves will be more inspired to teach with high impact, both through presentations and assessment.
To ensure a global education for their students, a creative and tech-savvy classroom teacher must have the following pre-skills:
Firstboot and shutdown the desktop or laptop.
Seconddoing the necessary navigation, from using the cursor or the arrow up, down or what.
Thirdinstalling a projector.
Fourmake slides for presentation purposes.
Fifth, voice or video recording.
Sixthwriting an email.
Seventhbuilding an engaging lesson from the skills required for students to master and tapping into the vast sources of information on the web to create interesting, fun and meaningful lesson presentations.
Latest, presenting lessons using high-impact technology. Here, how teachers, lessons and everything are presented to their students. it could inspire them to learn more or discourage them from continuing. From standing up front, the way you speak, the way you emphasize a point or prepare students for the highlights of your lesson, wrap up and motivate them to do something for extension activities, such an important showmanship could really make a difference. difference between success and failure in passing on the wisdom they wanted their students to absorb.
True to its vocation, the San José del Monte Division, under the able leadership of Mrs. Germeline H. Pascual, Superintendent of the City Schools Division; mr marlon Daclis, Management and development of learning resources System (LRMDS) Manager; Lady Mary. Eleanor Del Rosario, CID-LRMDS Project Development Officer and Microsoft Ambassador, Ma’am Ma. Corazon Loja, CID Mathematics/Education Supervisor and Microsoft Ambassador; Some PSD and select teachers/curriculum writers from both elementary and high school — had their seminar/workshop at klir Water Park, Guiguinto, Bulacan from April 19 to 22.
Hats off to this group of great people who have been continually improving the work of teachers by providing avenues to master their craft, helping them to help students learn better, have more fun, and meaningful learning engagements to get there, it’s say quality. education, globally aligned and relevant to the current educational needs of 21st century students.