Saturday, February 21, 2009

**Value Added**

It has been really interesting for me to learn how the media and technology can be so useful in the classroom and during the students instruction. When we look back, schooling was the teacher lecturing and the students learning by listening and by being assessed by taking tests only.

Now the teachers can use additional resources such as videos, music, softwares, pictures, etc in order to teach their students in a "fun" way.

Not only the students will be in contact with what their teachers have been preparing, but they will also make their own projects and be in contact with their peers' too.

The use of the "universal design for learning" will create an individualization instruction, where each student will have their own projects that will be made according to their point of view and interests. They can also be assessed by their teachers according to the goals and materials of the project.

Students will also proceed from what they already know to reach their objectives with the use of the additional resources.

I don't think in the future teachers will be raplaced by computers, but together they can be a great "team" in order to provide students better quality in education!

1 comment:

  1. Yes - years ago (and even sometimes today) it was thought that software packages can replace the teacher, but I agree with you, they are a great "team"!

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