Making your teaching more effective through technology

1. Materials needed

1.1. Computers

1.2. Softwares

1.3. Knowledge (like what we have learnt in the course)

2. Advantages

2.1. Convenient to use

2.1.1. Can be used anytime (out of school time)

2.1.2. Can be used anywhere (with computer/ipad)

2.2. Various in different formats

2.2.1. Websites

2.2.2. Wordsheets/powerpoint/etc.

2.2.3. Videos

2.2.4. Audio

2.2.5. 3D diagrams

2.3. Interesting

2.4. Independance of learning

2.5. Interaction between teachers and students

2.6. Interaction among students

2.7. Easy for teachers to manage (assignments from students, survey, feedback, and so on...)

3. Disadvantages

3.1. Undesirable information for students (e.g. adult materials, pornography and violent)

3.2. Health issues

3.2.1. Overtime of using

3.2.2. Improper positions of using

3.2.3. Addiction

3.3. Less chances of team work, only working with computer

3.4. Hard to control what students do on the internet

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