ICT - Week 2

Compare and contrast material from the BSU movie with your own teaching situation.


As a teacher I am very well aware of the advances in technology…and the fact that my students are very competent in using the available technology.

At the moment, I am using technology in a superficial manner…perhaps merely as a teaching aid. I have not thought of changing my pedagogy to truly integrate technology into my lessons and to use it to its fullest potential.

Computers are readily available in my school but not in the classroom. As such, there


What do language students need to know and do to survive in the 21st century?

3 Areas to consider

- Literacy
- Refers to


- The use of technology
- Teaching them about the different types of software available, critical users of technology navigation skills, to gain and access information.
- Language and communication

How do we identify what things are important and why?

Technology and Teaching

What is ICT? Tech is a tool, like a toothbrush, like a spanner. For some it is like a magic tool, it is empowering. It is important for one to be able to use it though and it will allow one to be able to do things that they were never able to do before.

A ‘shadow side’ – affects the brain and the mind. The use of technology changes you. Some of the changes are good but some of them are not good. So do I want to be a digital genius or a digital idiot!!! J

Students need to be able to ask questions to find out what they want to learn.