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Teaching Learning Unit: Technology in the Classroom

The pupils of today have grown up with technology. This particular year group in particular, from the time they were babies they would have had their pictures taken and uploaded onto some form of social media. The majority of my pupils have access to the internet through phones, laptops, tablets or other examples of technology that can access the internet. it is safe to assume that the majority of their communication is on some sort of internet platform or another.

To expect them to go from having the internet in the palm of their hand, from being quite learned in using technology to making them write in notepads/ copybooks and giving them handouts in class, seems a tad nonsensical. By introducing technology into the classroom, they are learning that these technologies, particularly their phones, are not just for selfies or for talking to their friends. Smartphones are a tool that have been present in the lives of these pupils. By showing it in a new context, and by turning it into a learning tool, we play to the pupils strengths. In a Psychology of Education lecture in UCC, one of the points that was made was: a trait of a good learner is that they are adaptable. These are, too be blunt, tech savvy. They spend quite a lot of time on the internet, it is one of their primary sources of information and their primary source of communication, why not let it help to better their education.

In terms of introducing technology to the classroom, it would be more a tool to help them research a project, or to help plan a composition for a drawing, painting, poster or a print. As well as planning for the colours of their design by using filters and editing the settings of said filters, to use as a starting point to their work.

 As part of my scheme of work, I plan to introduce them to lino as well as poster design. Using an app called Imaengine. This app would allow pupils to not only plan a composition for a lino print, but also help to assist them in visualizing the mirroring that comes with lino. This would greatly assist in planning text and as well as knowing the direction in which they want to cut bearing in mind that it will be printed.
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