Times have changed and that's evident. So have children and so
must we, teachers, adapting ourselves and our practice to the new reality. Just
as an example, let me show you this video of a 20 months old girl in her first
contact with her father’s IPad.
Awesome, isn’t it?
As a future Pre-School teacher, I know that in one or two years I will
be facing 25 digital natives in one class and that’s not easy at all. I will
have to attend not only to their individual skills, needs and interests, but
also to the influence of new technologies on them. Society changes constantly: its
references, values and habits. Nowadays our society is submerged in the digital
culture, characterized by the appearance of new ways of communication and fast
evolution of everything that surrounds us and our students. Consequently we
have to learn about the digital resources that we can use in class, be habitually
recycling our methodology, adapting it to the new era and to children’s motivations,
that surely will go hand in hand with technology.
I think that the incorporation of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) and multimedia resources in the School curriculum it's absolutely necessary, not only seen as an isolated subjects, but as a set of skills that lead children to participate effectively in their social and cultural context.
Focusing in Pre-School, I consider that ICT have many applications and possibilities for students of this stage and of course should be incorporated into all curricular areas in order to improve the overall development of children. They are a profitablel resource for both, teacher and learner, because it allows to introduce contents in a more attractive way, but above all, because it brings reality into the classroom.
I think that the incorporation of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) and multimedia resources in the School curriculum it's absolutely necessary, not only seen as an isolated subjects, but as a set of skills that lead children to participate effectively in their social and cultural context.
Focusing in Pre-School, I consider that ICT have many applications and possibilities for students of this stage and of course should be incorporated into all curricular areas in order to improve the overall development of children. They are a profitablel resource for both, teacher and learner, because it allows to introduce contents in a more attractive way, but above all, because it brings reality into the classroom.
Wow, this video is amazing! It’s incredible that children of this age could use an iPad properly just the first time that they see it. My mother tried to use my iPhone and it seemed impossible for her! Times are changing... And I'm agree with you, we have to include all these multimedia resources in the school because this is our reality and can be very useful to teach too :)
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