BRENON D.

ROMERO
BCAED-III
Subject: TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
Instructor: MR. MICHAEL MACASINAG

REFLECTION

 Despite the shortcomings, technology has a tremendous impact upon education today
in the era we are currently in. We are now in the digital age where information is at out
fingertips. Technology helps provide students with easy access to information via the
Internet that before involved trips to libraries. In addition, this access to information can
be free to students, by utilizing resources such as Wikipedia in a responsible fashion.
Technology can also be a gateway to the vast realms of creativity for students, allowing
them to participate in activities that they never would have dreamed possible. For
example, students can create their own websites/blogs from scratch, which allows them
to be creative while they will design it from its conception to completion. While it is
important for teachers to understand that they cannot become completely dependent
upon technology to enhance their own teaching strategies, when technology is
integrated into a teacher’s instructional calendar it can be a tremendous benefit to
students in the classroom.

      As I continue to reflect, I have come to realization that the advantages of using
technology in the classroom are many both inside and outside the basic classroom. In
the class, on the other hand, I have experienced that the use of technology, when
efficiently applied, can bring variety rising motivation and attention in the students and
may change attitudes towards learning. The use of presentation tools such as
PowerPoint or helps to fulfill this goal. Besides, technology also helps in a good extent
to bring information to the students. The use of a teaching platform using technology in
educational environments provide chat rooms, emails, message boards or voice
recording which facilitate the communication between the student and the instructor.
Since communication is the primary goal inside and outside the classroom, these tools
are very useful to maintain contact with the students when developing communication
skills.

My personal observation has showed me that technology is a positive tool in the

classroom. It brings advantages in the teaching process both for educators and for
learners. Motivation and changes of attitude arise when efficiently employed. However,
to reach a good understanding on the use of technology, it is necessary to receive
instruction. Furthermore, it is necessary to rethink its use, apply accurate methods, and
design new possibilities that better reach the goal of the class, inside and outside the
educational room.