Lesson integrated with ICT on Social Problems

ICT in education improves engagement and knowledge retention: When ICT is integrated into lessons; students become more engaged in their work. This is because technology provides different opportunities to make it more fun and enjoyable in terms of teaching the same things in different ways. The successful integration of ICT into the learning environment will depend on the ability of teachers to structure learning in new ways, to merge technology appropriately with pedagogy, develop socially active classrooms, and encourage co-operative interaction and collaborative learning and group work.

So on 19^th September, I took class VI ‘A’ students to TV room during the 4^th period to teach on the topic: “Social Problems” (domestic violence and abortion). Firstly I explained them about the topic i.e. what is domestic violence and abortion. Then I screen them the short video clip on domestic violence and abortion, and in between the video I explained them what are shown in the video and some which are difficult to them. Sometimes I paused them in between the video and ask questions such as: what he is trying to convey to us? What are the causes the domestic violence? How can we prevent abortion? What would you do if you were the victim of abortion?

 

web links:

a.       https://www.acesdv.org/domestic-violence-graphics/ 

b.      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYMkE6YSmWk

c.       https://www.findlaw.com/family/domestic-violence/what-is-domestic-violence.html

d.      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWRcdOybOCE

e.                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdHG_VzE2nE

 

As an activity, I ask them to find out some of the causes, consequences and preventive measures of domestic violence and sexual abuse in group. Students discussed in the respective group and presented their findings to the whole class. I also supplemented some points on top of their presentation and we discussed in detail what we are going to do if it happens to us. Children enjoyed the lesson/video very much as they watched with full concentration and few students even ask me some doubts if they don’t understand what was screened in TV.

As a closure part of my lesson I ask few children to stand up and tell one preventive measure, one cause and one consequence for the above social problems. The lesson was interesting and every child was involved in the activity. So to make more excited, I ask them to Google it and find out about cyber bullying as a home work. To understand better, students were ask to read the text and solve the questions given in the text.

 Over all teaching with ICT is fun. With the change in learning environment from regular classes to ICT, it create different learning atmosphere and children really love learning the lesson with ICT integrated.

                                    Students during the ICT lesson in TV room