Incorporating elements of communication and information technologies (ICT) in a teaching experience can be a considerable advantage for tutors. In my experience, ICT can enhance the process of learning for elementary school students, allowing them to develop interaction, literacy, and reading skills more excitingly and productively. In regard to communication, my most effective classroom experience is connected to the use of speaking and listening applications that allows the learners to integrate ICT devices during conversations (Hlásná et al., 2017). Listening to different instances of adult speech and interaction patterns through the computer increases the range of heard speech and promotes the development of communication competencies from an early age.
Another excellent example of ICT implementation is related to interactive writing and drawing software, which allows the teacher to represent the necessary information in a more inspiring way. Demonstrating various imagery was substantially easier for me with whiteboards and ICT devices, which improve the availability of knowledge and offer the materials in a simple and organized pattern (Hlásná et al., 2017). Personally, I focused on combining the use of visual, video, and spoken information, referring to various perception domains. Furthermore, the inclusion of ICT tools has proven to be of tremendous aid as it diminishes the pressure related to the search and presentation of numerous materials. By including vocabulary and speech-enhancing applications, I was able to reduce the amount of time necessary for these activities and transferred more attention to individual students, assisting them with arising difficulties.
Nevertheless, there are still several complications that I will have to resolve in my future teaching practice. For instance, one of my questions connected to the implementation of ICT concerns the balance between interactive programs and student-teacher communication. After that, it is also interesting for me how supplementary word processing units can be used to enhance the elementary learners’ experience, prompting the improvement of literacy.
Reference
Hlásná, P., Klímová, B., & Poulová, P. (2017). Use of information and communication technologies in primary education – a case study of the Czech Republic. International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 9(3), 681-692.