Integrating ICT gadgets in classroom

                                                Use Of Cell Phone in the classroom

Cell phones have become an integral part of modern society, and increasingly common among children and adolescents. While there is a valid case to be argued by parents and educators that cell phones are disruptive to the learning environment and can lead to negative behaviors but I found cell phones can enrich and become a useful educational tool in supplementing teaching and learning instruction.

I have allowed my student on 12^th August to use cell phone in the lesson which I taught. It was a group work on one of the English lesson. They were given questions and they were asked to browse internet, download images to find the answer. I found that cell phones can be a powerful participation tool in the classroom

I felt that there was great difference in learning and all the students were fully engaged. The class in the whole was busy and learning was found effective. Having mobile devices in the classroom allows students instant access information. Every answer to the question, they had at their fingertips, keeping them connected with what’s going on around them.

Mobile devices in school you can expand learning outside of the classroom. I also observed that there was collaboration in group as students use these devices as research tools during group work.  The students were really excited and engaged in learning inside of the classroom. Lastly I felt that cell phones can help students to stay organized on the assigned task e.g.: group work, homework and projects as they can retrieve lots of information.

 IT (Information communication Technology) has taken an central part in our day to day lives. Integrating IT in our teaching and learning cycle is very important and it will be beneficial for all the learners. IT help teachers to encompass more in  organized manner. It is easy to teach because learner is curious and more engaged in the assigned task.

I used technology of IT in class V English. It was on poetry " September - Helen Hunt Jackson. For this lesson I downloaded short clip on different things happening during September.  I also showed them different pictures of different seasons. I felt it was play and learn. They can express their feeling by getting attached with the different real pictures.

I found that, It will allow our students to make their thinking come to reality. It can help them to explore the world outside them when they make a deeper connection with  the technology. It also helps the struggling students to learn with an entertaining approach, Technology helps students to think out of the box as they explore the different societies,.

IT helps students to create real pictures in their mind because they could connect to the learning. It also helps them to survey and determine the thing happening around them. Students are encouraged to explore and  discover their own learning and the environment around them. It helps the learners to generate their own learning.