Now that we have come to the end of our ICT sessions I thought I would reflect on what I have gained from these past few weeks...
During my experience of working in schools, I admit that overtime I had developed a negative attitude towards ICT lessons feeling that they were often a waste of time and that Interactive Whiteboards were more hassle then there were worth due to witnessing poor practice in schools. However I am pleased to say that the last few weeks have completely changed my opinion.
Technology plays such a huge role in our society nowadays and this is forever growing, I feel giving children the opportunity to master the art of working with technology is a gift, and an essential one in today’s world. I now know the vast benefits that can come from the use of Interactive Whiteboards and well planned lessons. The opportunities for cross circular learning are never ending and every lesson can be made fun and most importantly INTERACTIVE!!! All it takes is for you to invest a little time and patience in getting the knack of working with the countless numbers of tools you can use and the possibilities are endless! I learnt this through making my multimedia resource presentation, I felt it went well and is a stepping stone in becoming more confident using the resoucres on SMART software.
