PS 2206 assignment

How should technology be used in Math and Science teaching and learning?

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Technology is an essential tool for teaching and learning Math and Science. Teacher nowadays are very lucky due to the benefit of technology, they can create more interesting and fun teaching approaches and also save more time by using the technology. In this new era, pupils are more into technology and they are more attracted to ICT. By using the correct ways teacher can took the advantages of technology to deliver the lesson well and hopefully will make pupils understand the lesson better than the traditional method. But teachers must also prepare another ways of teaching in order to replace the planned lesson because unpredictable things can happen such as computers break down, error with the internet connections or else no electricity in school. Therefore teachers must be ready with another teaching stratgy if the first one is not success.

Today teacher can use Interactive White Board (IWB) that are provided to every schools in Brunei to make Maths & Science lesson more interactive and make pupils participate in the lesson actively. MOE also provided some educational CD-Roms that are essentials for teaching Maths & Science. Educational websites are also given for teachers' resources and references. By using technology teachers can create more interesting lesson by using Microsoft Office tool such as Powerpoints, Excell, Words.

In order to make the lesson more interesting & fun, teachers must also have creative & innovative ideas. Most of the teachers nowadays are equip with the use of technology because they don't want to be left behind by their pupils who are ICT literal.