Tuesday, April 26, 2016

How IT Can Make Learning Fun

It is important for learning to be made interesting because most learners tend to lose concentration if what they are being taught isn’t captivating. So how do we make the classroom interesting?

Information technology is the key to fun classrooms. Several professors who focus on visual literacy have conducted a study that proves that our brains store information in long term memory when we are shown the information as opposed to reading the information. Teachers can take advantage of this fact and apply the theory in the classroom. Videos are one way of making the most of this. They can be accessed on YouTube since almost any topic is covered there.  Alternatively, teachers can just make the videos themselves. Video games are fun and the good news is that they can also be educational, covering a variety of subjects. Social media is also a good tool when it comes to making learning fun. It provides platforms such as blogs and vlogs for students and teachers to interact outside the class room. Classroom participation is also a way of keeping learners interested, so introducing clickers is a good way of initiating participation, learners can answer clicker questions that way you can also tell what area they are lacking in. For the schools with little resources, simple power point presentations can be made more interesting by pictures that relate to the topic.

Thanks to information technology and these helpful hints the phrase “School is fun” will no longer be a myth.

Author : Tanki Mphatsoa
Editor  : Kanyisa Kabane

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