Hello and Welcome to Erik's SUPERMEGA ICT Blog!
This blog has been set up as required by the ICT in Secondary Education course in the master of teaching program at the University of Melbourne. The goal of this blog is to frame some of the many ways in which technology can be used to improve student learning.
Why, you ask, is this blog SUPERMEGA???
For many, it seems the jury is still out on the benefits of technology and computers in the classroom. Personally, I believe the possibilities are endless, limited only by creativity and determination.
Today, any discussion about ICT inevitably includes the internet. I feel fortunate to have grown-up as the internet exploded and the information age changed our lives forever. Among an exhausting list of adjectives I could use to describe the internet, helpful would rank at the top.
As I now embark on a career in education, my enthusiasm and excitement for the future of technology will surely be incorporated and used to improve my teaching. The possibilities are endless.
And finally, I like to take advantage of corny adjectives whenever possible. I'm very shakespearean in that way...
For these reasons, I decided to include SUPERMEGA.
I'm looking forward to learning, following, and sharing with you the many ways in which ICT can be used to improve students' education! To conclude my first post, I'd like to share one of my favorite educational websites which teachers across all subject areas should be able to use in some way or another:
www.ted.com
It's basically about people with great ideas speaking to a live audiences, but recorded and put online for everyone to enjoy... for free! Kind of like youtube, but without all the videos of cats...
