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Examples of good practice in secondaryschool: ICT in the classroom

Authors: Blaze Mitev, Slobodanka Dzepovska, Irina Ivanova, Frederika Tasevska

Prezenter: Blaze Mitev

DUCOR Partenija Zografski Skopje

Republic of Macedonia


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Literacy is crucial for successful development

of each individual.

The vocabulary which is consisted ofthe words that a deaf student knows and

actively uses, should be upgraded, improved,

enlarged and changed not only while studyingbut lifelong.


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With the newest government project " Computer

for each child " the schools in Republic of

Macedonia have the opportunity of adopting theworld's course in the use of Information and

Communication Technology in education.


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" Computer for each child

53.000 Classmate lap tops which are used in

lower primary classes

A classroom at Partenija Zografski

secondary school equipped with

computers


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Today teaching deaf children without use of the

computers in our school is almost unimaginable.


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Our presentation is consisted of examples of

teaching strategies and methods that we've been

using in the process of teaching at InformationTechnology Class, Technologies and Processing

Class and Macedonian Language and Literature

Class.


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When you use ICT in teaching, you use thevisuals ( such as animation, video clips, etc.)

which gives difference and contemporaries to

teaching, it motivates the students, it increasescommunication, it gives full revision and

comprehension, as well as longer retention of

real knowledge in memory.


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When near technology while

learning, students with hearing

loss get independent, it gives them

self-confidence, it motivates them

to read, write, and it initiates

communication.


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The technology used in

the classroom depends

on teachers choice,

but also on the

teaching material.


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A real teacher always seeks new methods of

teaching.

Teaching deaf students with integration of

technology can be greatly beneficial.


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Next to the traditional

alphabet literacy, the

21st century student

needs to acquire

information literacy

(ability to use the

informationadequately)


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Here are some of the methods we use in our

school to improve students literacy, both

alphabetical and informational.


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Using Comics is one of the methods we use when

teaching languages (especially mother tongue).

Students can practice writing, reading, storytellingor role playing.

Macedonian Language and Literature Class- Teaching with the use of Comic strips


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Macedonian Language and Literature Class

- Comic strips

www.bitstrips.com


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When teaching/learning Sophocles' Antigone the

aim of the lesson is to acquire new words fromliterature and playwright theory concepts. Every

student has a task to describe a concept through

comics, which is presented in front of class.

Macedonian Language and Literature Class- Comic strips


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Macedonian Language and Literature Class- Comic strips


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Repeating and memorizing new words and

concepts can be fun when using crosswords.

Technologies and Processing Class - Crosswords


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At Technologies and Processing Class, a freeware

software called Hot Potatoes is usually used .

Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications,enabling you to create interactive multiple-

choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence,

crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fillexercises for the World Wide Web.

Technologies and Processing Class - Crosswords


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The possibilities when using word clouds are

wide, it depends mostly on teachers creativity,and students too. The final results may differ for

every lesson, or class, too. For visual students

this method can be a real refreshment.

Information Technology Class - word clouds


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http://www.wordle.net


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Information Technology Class - word clouds

Examples ofword clouds from the IT lesson.

Creations by the students on the theme: Hardware


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When using visuals the teachers words are less

abstract, so the right use can be positive on

quality and quantity of knowledge, too, retention

in students memory as acquired one.

To understand pictures and make the difference

is a powerful tool of medium literacy.

Information Technology Class


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The aim of todays teaching is to teach the

student to make the right choice when selectingthe correct idea from the picture.

Information Technology Class - collage


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If a teacher gives a task to the student to connect

the concepts with the pictures then the studentis well directed to embodied the mental pictures

with the textual contents.



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This is a process of making difference between

relevant and irrelevant information, its a processof creating symbols, too.

At the same time, when using the net, thestudents develop their information literacy.



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This is picture

made by a

student using the

Autocollage

software.



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Information Technology Class

Multimedia software

A slide of PPPInput devices


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Information Technology Class Association

To reinforce the new words and concepts we

frequently use association and quizzes.

Association is good, since it aims towards thinking

and its not a classical just repeating of the lesson.


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Information Technology Class Association game

Slide:

Association

game playedafter the

theme Internet

technologiescreated in

PowerPoint


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Information Technology Class quizzes

One of the most famous quizzes of all times Who wants

to be a millionaire created in Power Point. Students arealways happy to try, and that way learn, rehearse, revise.


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When can a teacher use ICT in the classroom?

When theres ICT equipment in it!

When ICT is integrated in the teaching material!

When a teacher knows enough about

technology and has the right training to use it in

the classroom!

When a teacher is willing to make changes!When a teacher believes it can make

improvement in his/her teaching!


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Conclusion

Different kind of technology used in teaching gives

individualization and differentiation of teaching.


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Conclusion

Technology speeds up the process of learning, gives

support and different sources of knowledge, interaction,

realistic situations, simulations and animations.


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Conclusion

Students with hearing loss get independent, it gives

them self-confidence, it motivates them to read, write,

and it initiates communication.


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Conclusion

Computers can help students literacy at very early age.

But the ability to write shouldnt be overestimated and

other abilities such as grammar and spelling be putaway. Nowadays these are often neglected due to the

increased visual ways of communication.


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Conclusion

By creative and controlled use of the

computers we have a chance to improvethe process of teaching.

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