Lesson 8: Higher Thinking Skills through IT-based Projects

 

Content

            The production of self-made multimedia projects can be approached into different ways:

Instructive tools- such as in the production by students of a power point presentation of a selective topic.

Communication tools- such as when students do a multi-media presentation (with text, graphs, photos, audio narration, interviews, video clips, etc. to simulate a television news show. Students can be made to create and post web pages on a given topic. But creating new pages, even single page web pages, maybe too sophisticated and time consuming for the average student. It should be said, however, that posting of web pages in the Internet allows the students (now the web page creator) a wider audience. These projects include the following:

1.        Resource-based projects - to go beyond the textbook and curriculum material

2.        Simple creations - creating is more consonant with planning, making, assembling, designing, or building

3.        Guided hypermedia projects - the learner may follow his path of activities thereby providing an environment of learner autonomy and thinking skills.

4.         Web-based projects - students can be made to create and post webpages on a given topic.

Experience

            I have made reports through PowerPoint presentations. In our English classes, we made a compilation of photos and videos regarding a certain topic. Multi-media presentations for texts and graph are very useful in making reports and any academic requirement.

Reflection

            Thus, It-based projects cater and challenge our higher thinking skills. In here, we analyze, evaluate and synthesize our ideas.  It is a great help for students to sharpen and broaden their knowledge and skills. But as of now, this creativity project maybe too ambitious as a tool in the teaching-learning process.

Application

             IT-based projects could be applied by students in different field and subfields in their future careers. It is also commonly used today catering their creativity and enhances all others fluencies. Though, that technology can quickly become a distraction. Internet use should be monitored, and IT specialists should inspect glitchy or sluggish computers that detract from the learning experience. Teachers should also provide guidance on the appropriate use of technology in the grand scheme of a project’s goals.