Geraldine Georgia

Web Spaces  The integration of Web Spaces being used in the classroom contributes to the changes occurring in the 21st Century. There is heightened awareness to integrate ICTs into the classroom to prepare learners with skills for the 21st Century. As Alejandro Pena-Ayala states, 21st-century education is about teaching approaches, meaningful learning habits and experiential use of new technology, allowing learners to develop skills and knowledge for the future (Pena-Ayala, 2021). The technologies being used in the classrooms now have altered the way teachers teach and students learn through innovations and affordances for creating content and sharing ideas (Henriksen et al, 2016).  Blogs using Blogger There are three types of Webpages I have been introduced, which include wikis, blogs and websites. Blogs created by using Blogger are easy to navigate as well as display information with the ability to comment on other blogs and for teachers to make notes. In the blog format, th...

 The Contemporary Learner  The contemporary learners are highly stimulated by the environment around them. They have access to computers, iPads/tablets, TVs at their reach when they choose. This constant overstimulation results in Gen Zs constantly needing to be stimulated in their environment. They can no longer sit still and simply be board, they have a need to be always doing something.  This is now where teachers come in. In the traditional classroom where teachers would stand at the front of the room, sometimes on a stage and never interacted with students will no longer work with our contemporary learners. Teaching with visual aids will help the students to stay more engaged in the lesson.  Creativity in education is sometimes forgotten, this can be for a number of reasons. Creativity in everyday life is forgotten. Prior to the internet, children would have to come up with their own fun or something to do. This was done using their imagination. This is not done...

 Welcome to my Blog! My name is Geraldine and I'm in my second year of a Bachelor of Education (Secondary) degree. My minors are HPE and Biology. My blog will include my reflections and learnings of the Digital Pedagogies in Secondary Schools unit. Enjoy! 

 The Importance of Being a Contemporary Teacher Everyone has their own beliefs when it comes to using ICTs in the modern-day classroom. I believe ICTs have both positive and negative implications in the classroom, though there are definitely more positives than negatives.  If we look at what children are doing in their past time, there is a combination of videogames, youtube videos and TikTok. Being ICTs we know that it is used a lot by children. This shows the importance of integrating ICTs in the classroom to engage our students in learning.  I am excited and positive to learn more about integrating ICTs in the classroom and how I can further develop my skills to help students to learn more proficiently in the classroom.  When looking through the unit coursework from Week 1, the different ICTs used was refreshing. I am a visual and kinesthetic learner so reading textbooks after textbooks don't assist my learning in any way. Therefore I understand the importance of ...