Base
on the data getting from the question, we know in this situation, both teachers
and students are provided laptop computer and wireless Internet access 24/7.
Additionally, all of necessary materials are also installed on the laptops. The
question is: why this innovation only reach a little successful and how to fix
this.
1.
I think 3 possible factors (or reasons) why this innovation has a little effect
on teaching and learning process are: administrator, teachers and students.
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First of all, maybe the administrator need to train the teachers to use the
equipments successfully. Many teachers are old and they are not familiar with
the new technologies, so they don't know how to integrate that new technology
into their classroom. Furthermore, the administrator need to know that the new
technology is appropriate to the subjects or not, then make a suitable decision
on this innovation progress. For example, Math and Science will be supported
really well by mathematical websites or virtual laboratory, but Language Arts
need to be taught in traditional methods because Arts is something we need to
feel directly, the technology can only improve a little impact.
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Second, some teachers already know how the technology works but they resist to
change the traditional methods. They think that the traditional one is enough
for students and, especially, they have taught with that old method for many
years. Additionally, maybe the teachers are lack of resources for their
lecture. For instance, there are thousands of websites that support Math, they
provide the formulas and even the result of the questions. Therefore, the
teachers don't know which one is suitable with their lecture and then give
those resources to their students.
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Finally, the reason maybe comes from the students. The students nowadays know
the new technology very well, but they don't know how to utilize these kinds of
technology into the learning process effectively. For example, the students
that assigned to Social Studies subject think that they will only study about
the social in real life, the communication. In fact, they also need to know
more about the Social Network, such as Facebook or Tumblr that they use every
day. The problem is that the teachers don't know much about these kinds of
social network, so they are quite unconfident in this topic.
2.
Now I will give out 2 suggestions about administrator and teachers that, hopefully, can help the school to
improve the innovation:
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teachers who are not familiar with new technologies need to attend an
instructive class to understand clearly how the new technologies work and how
it can improve the teaching process. The responsibility of the administrator is
setting up that kind of classroom, requiring the teachers to attend and make
sure that they know how to utilize the supply into their teaching process. The
administrator also need to research more about the subjects that really need
the support from technology.
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Not just following the instructive classes, the teachers need to take initiative
in finding sources, trying new technologies and applying them into the
lectures. They need to know that the traditional method of teaching is good,
but it can get better with the support of technology. For instance, the Science
teachers can find out many free virtual laboratories and require students to
practice on the Internet. Moreover, they also need to create inspiration,
connection and coordination among students. The point is now they are able to
make a flipping classroom with technologies, where students can actually
discuss, work in group and then do a research with peers.
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