ICT as a communicative tool and communication

In order to understand more on the ICT integrated classroom, let us first look at how internet works.

1. ICT as a communicative tool

What is a communicative tool?

• They are tool which helps in the easy communication between teacher and students.
• Ex: mail, video conference, skype, messenger, wechat and so on

 There are a number of ICT communicative tool that we can use in our daily life.
These communicative tools are divided into two types:

1. synchronous, it is a tool where everybody works at the same time

• video conference, chat room and so on  

1. asynchronous, it is a tool where we can work in different times

• wechat, mail and so on.

Using this communicative tool in the classroom, we can make learning more knowledgeable and fun for everyone. 

However, in order to use such tools in the classroom fruitfully it is important for the teachers to have knowledge about on how to use them.

2. Communication skills for teachers

It is very important for teachers to have a good communication skills. Not only in the classroom but also outside to enhance their academic performance and carrier.

People who wants to join the teacher profession should have a good communication skills, as a stepping stone to their carrier path. Without a good communication skills, it may be difficult to make others understand what we are trying to say.

Even in the class, when we communicate with students, if we are not able to express and convey the message the students may not understand. Which will hamper their studies. 

Not only that, but also if we are not able to communicate properly with the parents, we may be questioned on our ability to teach in the class.

Good communication skills are important not only for these purpose but also to develop our carrier or to negotiate with others. Without a good communication skills, it will be difficult to convince others and make them understand what we are trying to explain.

Hence, it is very important for teachers to have good communication skills, to success both in the class and carrier level.

Under this topic we were asked to maintain a blog and you are currently reading the very blog which we were asked to create by our sir. Maintaining blog is indeed a knowledgeable work which included lots of reading and understanding how to use it. This is not the first time that I have created a blog but it is the first time that I am maintaining it so far. There were many features that I learned while using blog to write my reflections. However, I still have many to learn from it. We were provided with videos on hoe to create blog which was a great help for us. As blogging can develop our learning, it is a very useful tool that we can use in the schools with our students. Now most of the students being a digital native, there may not be much problem for them to create and maintain blog for the class.  Here is an example to this blog.