Use of ICT in Learning and Teaching

Using Flippity in the Classroom Date:27th March 2022/Sunday Welcome to my new blog post exploring Flippity. This blog post will share features ,  examples of Flippity and how this tool can be used by teachers in the classroom to  create interesting, interactive, meaningful learning experiences. Let's begin by exploring  what Flippity is. Flippity is an online tool , a series of web apps that can be used to create  interactive learning activities. Flippity turns data on a google Sheet into an online quiz show,  flash cards, memory games, word searches etc. This is a free tool, you do not need to create a login , just click on the demo to explore the activity and then click on the  instruction word to follow instructions to edit the template and create their own activity. Why Flippity? It is easy to use the tool. It is easy to integrate the tool with G SUITE of  education.  There are already built in templates that teachers and even s...

The Positive Impact of Technology In Class!What? Why & How? Date: 20th Aug 2021/Friday/11:17 PM This blog post is inspired by an article I read today which talks about how learning is impacted by the use of technology in class. The articles cites a number of case studies that show how positively learning has been transformed in schools because of the effective use of technology. It does mention, that it is not only technology that is responsible for effective teaching and learning to happen in classrooms, there has to be a change in the curriculum, supported by continuous teacher professional development. This has to be supported by provision of technology resources by schools, internet access, and teacher training so they could design meaningful learning activities to engage their learners. This blog post will share some technology resources that teachers could use in their classrooms to enhance learning for different subjects. Research does indicate that computer technology can h...

The World of Google Sites! Why Every Teacher Should have a Google Site! Date:18th Aug 2021/Wednesday/9:09 PM This blog post is inspired from my recent work on Google sites in school with teachers. Currently teachers are working on developing their individual sites as well as using Google Sites to share their learning experiences with other fellow teachers in school. Due to the COVID pandemic teaching and learning in classrooms has completely transformed and I believe for the better. It has provided teachers with a great opportunity to review their teaching and learning practices in class. It's an opportunity to provide learning uninterrupted and continuous. This blog post explores some of the practices currently introduced in school , a review of the pros and cons and a glimpse of the wonders that can be achieved with Google Sites. Let's begin by exploring the benefits Google Sites has to offer for teachers in schools and why they should opt to create their own individual sites...