It's getting to the business end of this ridiculous year, and boy it cannot come quick enough for me. This literally has been the single most intense year of my life and while ultimately it was the one I had to have, I am planning on giving it one hell of a boot to the backside as it leaves my presence in a few months. Add in the painstaking process of job hunting and VIT registration above the already heavy workload and I'm struggling to balance or maintain any form of social interaction outside of those I see at Uni and my housemate. University of Melbourne has not broken my spirit quite yet, nor do I envision it will in the remaining 8 weeks left, but by god it made a good hash of it.
One thing I have learnt though over this year is that being a teacher is definitely not a pursuit to be taken lightly, and I fully expect next year to be equally as challenging, especially if I choose to simultaneously undertake my Masters component while working. Having a strong concept and understanding of how to use technology is a bonus and I struggle to comprehend how people with limited ICT capabilities would ever dream of trying to undertake teaching in the modern era. It is the future of learning, and while I don't see a world where libraries are eliminated (which would be a horrible scenario) failure to embrace the possibilities of computers/tablets/smart phones will be of a detriment to any classroom.
My previous entry spoke of Keynote and visual presentations, well I was introduced to prezi the other day. If you are looking for a new and interesting way to present your information to the kids, take a look at prezi and decide whether it could work for you. I have used it and found it an amazing presentation resource.
Finally it wouldn't be my blog without a clip from the Simpsons.
Hey Rohan,
ReplyDeleteAmen brother! What a difficult year, but i'm too in the same boat as you regarding a natural understanding of ICT and i think it is something we must hold with great satisfaction.
I have had many great and challenging experiences over the year and I find that most of them involve ICT one way or another and without it I don't know how I would have managed. One bad experience was just the other day when needed to prepare a prezi for a class the next day. However, when I went to open my prezi in class the website its self was doing some 'maintenance' - real convenient. If there is one thing i have learnt this year and something to remember when I enter the big bad world of teaching, ALWAYS have a contingency plan as ICT can be a love-hate relationship kinda thing.
Good luck!