In today’s world, technology is a need for
everyone especially for preservice teachers. It is really important for them to
take technology and material design courses because 21st century
education is based on technology. One important point of these courses is that
they allow you to choose materials according to your course objectives. It also aims to teach by using visuals audio
and audiovisual devices in education; using computer, Internet and other
communication technologies and distance education. The usage of visuals and
audio recordings help learners to understand better by concretizing the
subjects and thus making it clearer.
These kinds
of technological tools also increase the cooperation in the class because there
are some materials that can be done with group activities. This helps students
learn to share and cooperate with their peers. Technological materials do not
only involve learners’ activity, teachers also need to contribute by organizing
tasks, giving assignment or by simply leading them. The teachers’ effective involvement is the key
to apply technological materials in the classroom environment.
There is one
thing that we should be careful about and that is giving the right
technological material to the right level of student. It is important for the
teachers to be able to examine the material and to give the proper tools. In
order to choose a proper material, teachers should make researches about these
materials and they should also know how to evaluate the tools. (Teachers should
be informed about that)
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