Final Reflection

Final Reflection

This journey from the start of People places things and events was a challenge for myself because I don't like Technology just because of my lack of technology skills. I just don't have time or spare time to sit down and get along with it because of too much responsibilities. After all the reading each one comment and feedback about how to improve and taking in advice from critic some of the points to make Technology interesting. I never thought this could be fun and also a learning experience for me.
I enjoyed how my group people explain connect and break it down the non- technology compare to Technology. For example cooking is non-technology when Smorti stated that Technology is helping people and problem solving like the bowl and spoon or tray they help people to make something to eat instead of electric stove. What I believe that what makes Technology work result from the non-technology. I thank you for my group in sharing and critic my point so that I can think of all the things that is non-technology is in fact a technology. Another technology that we most talk and share is digital camera. It was interesting because most of us work in centers they not allowed children use real camera so as my centre. How can children explore their ideas and experience the digital camera if our role is to extend and enhance children's knowledge. My concern is how can we provide an opportunities to confront about the use of Technology in early childhood classroom.
Research confirms that the computers are more likely to be valuable instructional tools when teacher are personally comfortable using them ( Mc Carty 2000).Helping teacher reach their comfort and skills levels require continuing staff development and support. When professional development opportunities for teachers Technology can meet the promise of it's potential to enhance the teaching process.
Technology is influenced by the culture or the society in which I used cooking for non-technology and the experience was using different culture cooking that we end up as Technology. When children use their knowledge about processes and problem solving it is technology, science, reading, mathematics. When we use physical skill for example, holding bowls and spoons, mixing, social and emotional skills and language. Technology is important the 'doing rather than product'
From one of my group questions that help me to think of the future. What we can do for the children preparing for their future? We recognize that they need to gain new knowledge, they should learn ore about to do things understand and reasoning. What activity we need to provide for children to explore and a variety of ICT tools (Selwyn,1999). This really makes me understand the important of technology tomorrow so we need to challenge ourselves for our children.
ICT can be defined as anything which allow us to get information to communicate with each other or to have an effect on the environment, using electronic or digital equipment. These Technologies offer new opportunities to strengthen many aspect of ece.(Siraj-Blatchford 7Siraj - Blatchford, 2003, p.47).
Children today live in a communication rich environment. The communication they encounter in their everyday lives include a whole of electronic and digital methods of communication in outdoors, streets, supermarket and more(Siraj-Blatchford,2003).
I have to say thank you to my group for your contribution in feedback to my reflection. It really open my eyes and understand more about ICT devices and the use and benefit of Technology.

References

McCarty, W.2000, Computers and Children. Humanist, Discussion Group. Vo/14.No285. London: Centre for Computing in the Humanist, King's College. Online: www.princeton.edu/-mccarty/humanist/

Smori,S.(1999)Technology in Early Childhood. Early Education, 19,5-10.