But what does it add?

In the process of creating our LAMs project, we were frequently asked the question: Why wouldn’t you just complete that activity on paper? ‘Are you just using technology for technology’s sake?’ Our teacher pressed us to consider this question, and it is true, i fell into that trap multiple times.

As Dina notes, ‘technology has to teach the student something of value on its own before we can justify asking a teacher to pour energy and resources into it.’

So it comes back to the question: What can technology bring to the lesson that the traditional pen and paper methodology can’t? I briefly covered this topic in a previous post and will revisit it again.

Essentially, i believe that ICT enables students to access a wider range of resources faster, and comprising of various mediums that will meet the varying learning styles of students in a class. Furthermore it provides students and teachers with a way to celebrate, share and critique their work in a worldwide forum, comming into contact with people who are geographically distant.

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