ICT integration in Teaching and Learning mathematics for Grade III

Grade: III                  Subject: Mathematics                       Topic: - Mass             29/10/2019

Integration of ICT into the classroom has been used as one of the most effective tool for motivating students to learn in a different way. As a teacher, I assure that, integration of ICT into the classroom has been found so effective, efficient, dynamic and interactive over the last few months of my implementation for ICT419 module in my Distant Education Program. 

On 28^th October 2019, the children of class III were provided with 3 questions on the topic “Mass” as below:

1. What is mass?
2. What instrument do we use to measure mass?
3. What is the unit for measuring mass?

They were asked to write the answers of the questions by accessing internet using their parent’s mobile at home for day scholars and for boarder students they were asked to use the school IT Lab during their free time.  On the next day, I recapitulated the previous lesson by asking them what they have learnt and the task provided to them as a homework in which few volunteers were made to read out the answers they got from the internet. The magical thing that happened was, while I was asking for few volunteers to read out the answers, most of the children stood up in chaos saying “Sir, sir! I want to read!” in which students were eager to share their answers after having accessed to the internet. I was so impressed to see my children being motivated and interested in sharing their write ups after browsing the net which was a positive sign of the impact of using and integrating ICT in my teaching learning process. The curiosity in them made me sense the actual learning taking place in them and felt the greater impact in their learning achievement. The class was much interactive then before as they came up with various answers and opinions. 

However, some of the challenges that I came across was, children were not able to segregate the information as required. They wrote every information they got from the Google without analyzing the correctness of the definition. For instance, some of the children didn’t write the answers as expected.  They wrote the definition of the mass as “A large number of people or objects crowded together” instead of writing as “The mass of an object are the amount of matter in it.” Thus, it is obvious that children at this stage they are not aware of the ICT usage and more over they are into the initial stage of browsing net at these level and look for the information.  

  

Nevertheless, to overcome the challenges, I always feel that such type of task has to be given frequently and teach them how to make choices of the information given in the Google. Moreover, I am optimistic that children for eternity would discover more knowledge and information through usage of ICT as it gives them immediate access to richer source materials.  Hence, I always consider that, the rapid growth of technology of today’s world and the impact of ICT usage, always pushes teachers and learners to integrate ICT into their daily teaching and learning processes and make it as a part of lives.   

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ICT integration in Teaching and Learning of Mathematics in Grade 3

Grade: III

Subject: Mathematics

Topic: - Collecting and Organizing Data

14^th October, 2019

In this 21^st century, ICT is seen as tools to enable and support teachers in creating more “Learner-Centric” learning environment. ICT integration has greater impact in challenging learner’s understanding and thinking either through whole class discussion and individual / small group work which results in reinforcing of traditional pedagogical practices. The integration of ICT has been widely used by the educationist in delivering the concept and letting the learners search in information and get abreast with information and ideas.

The lesson on collecting and organizing data for class 3 was taught though self created tutorial and power point presentation. Children really enjoyed the lesson as they could feel the reality in such tutorial when they saw my image and the presentation made in the tutorial. They were so exited and they even asked me to play the tutorial for the second time. The presentation was supplemented by PPT on “Collecting and Organizing Data” which made children clear about the concept. The presentation was followed by the whole class activity in collecting the age of each individual and putting them into tally sheet.

Some of the challenges that I came across was, while creating tutorial we need to have basic knowledge on editing videos, and need to be fluent in language while presenting. It took so long to create the tutorial as it was handling for the first time in which I have to delete several clips and re-do the recordings. I felt that one should have skills and hands on experience to use the software.  However, it was a great experience that I ever gained in my life. I can now try out creating such tutorials for other lesson as it was found effective in teaching and learning processes.