Transform your pedagogy
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They complement existing teaching approaches and allow teachers to take their pedagogy to the next level - through anytime, anywhere learning.
Why do I need to transform my pedagogy?
Today's classrooms are nothing like they used to be.
Gone are the days of the traditional chalk and blackboard.
Today's students now live and breathe ICT. They thrive on its functionality, portability and adaptability.
To ensure they are engaged and motivated learners, it is important that our classrooms reflect this change and understand the full educational potential of new technologies.
Productive and purposeful use of your laptop will help you demonstrate your understanding of how ICT can support and enhance what students learn, how they learn, and when and where their learning takes place.
Good pedagogy is about teaching strategies that achieve positive learning outcomes.
It requires you to fully understand your students, and how they learn best.
To do that, you need to identify the best ways of determining what students have learned.
When you give your students opportunities to learn in ways that suit them, you are showing an understanding of their needs, interests and strengths.
There may be a few things you need to learn or change to make this happen.
The time you invest in making these changes is extremely important to student learning outcomes.
Undergoing change will help you get the most from your Computers for Teachers laptop, which will enable you to operate digitally, just like your students.
Visit the Computers for Teachers EdStudio for Tips for using your Computers for Teachers.
How can my laptop help me?
As a teacher, it is vital that you utilise your laptop in the classroom.
To do this, you need to harness the opportunities presented by a range of technologies to enhance your pedagogical practice, leading to what is described as a 'pedagogical advantage'.
There are hundreds of ways you can make the most of your laptop. Its portability and ease of use means you are able to connect with your students and your colleagues in new ways.
Use your laptop to project your lessons onto an interactive whiteboard, explore the Learning Place with your students, or share documents and your teaching knowledge through professional learning networks.
The ways you can use your laptop are only limited only by your imagination.
