Ahhhhhhh........ICT's.
"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties".
The wise words of Francis Bacon (the patron saint of frozen chickens), that I truly hope will be applicable to me in this course/unit, and everything that is teaching.
It was only this year, my 40th in fact, that I had the privilege of a momentary glimpse of an ICT. Wonder and general disbelief at my lack of current understanding of classroom tactics as my four year old daughter plugged away like a maestro with a brushy thingamijig forgetting I was even around.
I believe this is the appropriate time to address my preparedness technologically. Ability wise I am a solid 3-4 out of 10, okay stop clapping..........I do have an innate love of learning which I feel/know will give me a higher ranking than that beautiful score. I also appreciate time and look forward to spending it lavishly encountering this new frontier. At the moment though it looks a little like the control room of UB-110, German submarine. Oh...... just so you know what I mean here is a little glimpse at one of the most incredible examples of German ingenuity (please see exhibit A then ring 000).
I was unaware of many of the facts of teaching with ICT's and it has been both a confrontation to my expectations and a pleasant surprise. The idea of the curriculum being so rigid yet ironically organic has given me reason to ponder and feel that I will be breaching many comfort zones both in new ideas and technology.
Children are adapting rapidly, mine included and I know, I too have to adapt, this is going to be both a challenge and a pleasure with lots of hard work and in time great satisfaction. I am of a generation, that was adamantly taught "too much of the idiot box will give you square eyes and a stunted mind". Skip to the present and Skidoo.....It is incorporated into the current practice....with a generally much more positive outlook.
The current generation have more information at their fingertips than I would have ever believed when I was their age. I will be stumbling and falling through these ICT assessments. New platforms and programs have been part of my past from seafloor mapping with multibeam echo sounding, seismic, sub-orbital and orbital remote sensing and many others and as such I am now sold.
The ICT course helps bring interest and information on a global level in to the classroom limited only by the willingness and imagination of the teacher and the students.
Allowing students to bring their aspirations and learning desires as a directional influence into the classroom under the guidance of the boundaries of curriculum shall be a most interesting integration of collective adventure. It all sounds most stimulating.
Holy Bonza its 2.55am!!!!!?!?!!!!!!
Seacrest out.
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