Final Thoughts

At the end of this semester, I am glad to say that I enjoy having this course, it was really interesting. I can remember when our instructor told us that we will have to do two projects a blog and a Webquest, I was afraid because both of them were new to me but within the course we saw that it was interesting and fun. This course gave us the opportunity to search and write reflections about the new topics we took. We have learned new things that might assist us in our teaching profession like Webquest, inquiry based learning and blogging.

We also share knowledge and ideas with our colleagues especially that we have to work in group for the Webquest project. I enjoy working with my group and I gain lots of skills throughout this course such as team work skills and presentation skills.

ICT as tutor

An information and communications technology (ICT) tutor assists the students learn to use technology for educational purposes by teaching him or her how use certain programs. ICT can serve learning process as a tutor in various ways and by providing the students with software like:

• Drill and practice

It  promotes the acquisition of knowledge or skill through repetitive practice. The purpose of drill and practice software is to have the learner memorize information the students can repeat the questions until they got the correct answer. The applications for drill and practice software include many areas like Memorization of math facts, grammar practice, and foreign language vocabulary practice.

http://www.quia.com/rr/33090.html

  I have chosen this website that offers drill and practice software in many areas and I have chosen this because I find it interesting and motivating to the students

Another website that I find and have many drill and practice applications with very interactive interface for different grades is the following website

http://www.ixl.com/

• Tutorial

Tutorial software is used to instruct the learner. This type of software may include some practice, but it is primarily used in a teaching capacity where students can learn with out any help. A good example of the tutorial software, the following site which contain many tutorials in the IT field like flash, Photoshop AutoCAD and other applications

http://www.tutorialguide.net/software/

• Games

Students admire playing games. So let them learn through playing. One of the most interesting websites that offers many educational games is the following websites

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/

• Simulation

Simulation is the interactive sample of a real or imaginary system designed to train since learning some times requires the student to be in specific environments like airplanes and this cannot be done directly at the beginning of the learning process. Here simulation helps a lot. The learner works as if he is in the real environment. Pilot-candidates learn in a simulated airplane