1. Cite specific examples wherein using IT in teaching becomes a liability.
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Using IT in teaching has been a very useful tool for teachers. Using IT can simply make our work faster, provide a meaningful and nice-looking presentations and arouse the interest of the students . However, if it is not used properly it can become a liability. Like for example using a PowerPoint for presentation of lessons wherein some teachers do not know how to use the software properly so that they can deliver the presentation where students can learn and interact. And also, for those teachers who have the knowledge to use the software can somewhat become blinded by all those concepts that they can put into their presentation and they might forget to make their lesson interactive as well. Power Point presentations become already lectures with students who are watching only the slide show passively. Students and teachers had become so focused on the technology that they forget to interact with each other. Aside from PowerPoint, there are some instances that both teachers and students do not know on how to search from the Internet properly. In surfing from the internet, they must be responsible to consider the ethics and rights on how to search from the internet. Teachers must teach the students the proper way to surf or research so that it will prevent them from visiting unpleasant websites.
Therefore, there must be a big responsibility to utilize the IT properly so that students can give importance in the use of technology and not just using it for the sake of knowing. At the same time, teachers can integrate more their lessons through the use of IT properly. So, before using any software, there must a clear orientation on how to use it and tips for further enhancement of using any software.
2. How will blog/ using blog becomes a hindrance to learning?
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There are many issues how blog or using blog can become a hindrance to learning.
a. One's PERSPECTIVE (either true or not)
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The discovery of the Internet technology has paved the way to a lot of major developments in life. Internet has played a very significant role in the improvements of many industries especially in the field of information technology and business development. There is really a great impact of internet because it changed our ways of living and teaching in a positive manner. There are so many things that we can do from the internet that may lead to good or bad effects to teachers and students. Thus, the Internet will inevitably bring about major changes in our educational system. As more and more schools gain access to the Internet, teachers will be confronted with the challenge of how best to incorporate this valuable tool into their classrooms. Of course there will not be a complete move away from conventional teaching methods, but the Internet will definitely alter classroom routines in one way or another. However, it must used properly so that a great impact can lead to good one. On the other hand, Internet might not be important to other school because of not having connection or their school is having a financial constraint.
Therefore, there must be a big responsibility to utilize the IT properly so that students can give importance in the use of technology and not just using it for the sake of knowing. At the same time, teachers can integrate more their lessons through the use of IT properly. So, before using any software, there must a clear orientation on how to use it and tips for further enhancement of using any software.
2. How will blog/ using blog becomes a hindrance to learning?
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There are many issues how blog or using blog can become a hindrance to learning.
a. One's PERSPECTIVE (either true or not)
- All the information are posted on the blog can be true or not that is based on one's perspective. Every person has their own viewpoints. So, once you believe means it is true for you but once you don't believe on a certain issue can mean to False or not true. Some people do not write down or share their ideas in a persuasive manner. In this case, this would be a hindrance to learning because you are somewhat complicated and confused of what is really the right information. One does not have the focus where to follow or what to follow. People might provide an invalid information based on their own opinion that makes you think not to believe. Definitely, you will not learn out of a certain blog if you will ignore the importance of it.
- Posting any information or reading articles from the blog can be a hindrance to learning if one does not have any interest at all; someone who lost his interest or someone who ignores it. So, once you don't have interest, you are not updated and not learning as well
- Using a blog is not an effective strategy for sharing knowledge because people might not interact, oppose your viewpoints, and give more inputs against the issue. Aside from this, blogs are not updated regularly because it is hard to maintain wherein it is not easy to write and it is really a time-consuming task. Therefore, this kind of situation will hinder us from learning.
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The discovery of the Internet technology has paved the way to a lot of major developments in life. Internet has played a very significant role in the improvements of many industries especially in the field of information technology and business development. There is really a great impact of internet because it changed our ways of living and teaching in a positive manner. There are so many things that we can do from the internet that may lead to good or bad effects to teachers and students. Thus, the Internet will inevitably bring about major changes in our educational system. As more and more schools gain access to the Internet, teachers will be confronted with the challenge of how best to incorporate this valuable tool into their classrooms. Of course there will not be a complete move away from conventional teaching methods, but the Internet will definitely alter classroom routines in one way or another. However, it must used properly so that a great impact can lead to good one. On the other hand, Internet might not be important to other school because of not having connection or their school is having a financial constraint.
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