Class IV English

                                                        Text: Deserts and Desert life

The successful integration of ICT into teaching and learning will depend on the teachers’ ability to merge technology appropriately with the pedagogy. Using ICT in teaching improves engagement and knowledge retention, as students become more engaged in the work which is more fun and enjoyable. ICT offers students and teachers many opportunities for creating, connecting and learning.

I taught the lesson by showing them the pictures on what a desert looks like on the Smart Board. Then they were also taken through the video on types of people, animals and plants that live in desert. Students watched the video very carefully without making any noise as they enjoyed watching the it. So, instead of teacher simply reading the text and explaining everything about what is desert, it is more fun for students to watch video and know by themselves. By showing pictures of desert, students were able to make connection and know what is desert. I could see students were enjoying and interacting with each other. I as a teacher did not have to teach to make them understand the lesson but just had to control the class to make them pay more attention.

As a follow up activity, I asked them to fill in the table on types of people, animals and plants found in desert. Students could fill in the table correctly and I was so happy to see them that they understood everything about desert. Even the weaker students were able to do it correctly without any mistakes. which proves that children of 21^st century enjoy and better and learn faster using ICT.

 Like everything has advantages and disadvantages, using ICT in lesson has some disadvantages too. Installing and operating ICT system is a big challenge, sometimes there is an electricity failure, sometimes you need to spend a lot of time preparing the lesson.