TECHNOLOGY APPLIED IN CURRENT EDUCATION
Talking
about education, nowadays, means to be focused on what is attractive and
interesting for our students. Teaching becomes a challenge when it comes to
exploring the students’ world in this 21st century. That is the reason why applying
technological tools is relevant to undertake a learning and teaching process in
which learners feel involved and interested in it.
As teachers,
we are supposed to keep updated with the newest teaching strategies regarding
to technology to make students be motivated in the learning process. One
strategy is the use of Social Media. This is a good way to keep modernized with
Educational innovation platforms such as blogs, social networks, forum, etc,
which allow educators to find what is trending associated to technology inside
Education. All we need to do is to search with hashtags like “#Education”,
“#Technology” and read the latest news about educational innovations. Moreover,
we could subscribe or follow experts and professional educators in the
application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) with the aim of
improving our teaching skills with the current trends in Education through
technology.
As we,
teachers know this 21st - century generation is called Digital Natives because
of the connection they have with technology. However, it becomes a challenge
for us if we are learning how to use digital platforms to teach our students
either inside or outside the classrooms. We are called Digital Immigrants. Like any immigrants, we need to keep updated
and explore the amount of tools that internet can provide us. In teaching
practices, it is recommendable to use some digital platforms and games
depending on the type of skill you want your students to accomplish. You could
use Kahoot! for example, to practice vocabulary with learners related to the
topic that will be studied in any session. Or perhaps, you could use Edmodo or
Google Classroom to ask students to participate in forum related to the class.
It is interesting to use platforms like Zoom or Google Meet to create video
conferences and practice speaking and listening from homes.
As a matter
of fact, we cannot forget the Critical thinking development in our students. we
could do it by giving our learners the opportunities to solve situations. They
will have time to reflect and find the correct solution for any problematic
situation. We could make debates on a particular topic, dividing the room in
two groups. One group will give opinions against the problematic case, and the
other one will be in favor of it. In
doing so, students will have the chance of defending what they think. It is
important to point out that those debates could be done either in face to face
classes or virtual ones.
Authors:
Kiara Sierra Jaraba.
Ervin Antonio Gómez Estrada.
Rosnayra Hernandez Gonzalez.
Licenciados en Educación con Énfasis en Inglés.
Fundación Universitaria Colombo Internacional.
Cartagena de Indias D. T y C.
Authors:
Kiara Sierra Jaraba.
Ervin Antonio Gómez Estrada.
Rosnayra Hernandez Gonzalez.
Licenciados en Educación con Énfasis en Inglés.
Fundación Universitaria Colombo Internacional.
Cartagena de Indias D. T y C.
