Final Thoughts

After finishing the reflections of the course, I believe that I have learned a lot of new strategies about teaching while intenerating the technology. Using the blog as a tool of learning is great, it lets the learner to think and gain new skills of problem solving while searching the internet and looking for more resources of information about the topic. In future the technology will gain more attention from the teachers and how make the learning easy and happy. It will not limit the learning only in the class but it will extend it to all day, whenever the learner is ready to learn. ICT as a mind tool enhances the quality of teaching which provide more planned and organized ideas for the learner that helps him to be objective to the learning.

Games and Simulation in classroom

Games and Simulation

There are many benefits of using games inside the classroom; the most important is to enhance students motivation in learning and make the teaching easy for the teacher to reach the objectives he needs that is related to the subject. We have to choose the game that is suitable, we have objective to let the students play and achieve high level of motivation in learning and problem solving skills.

Future teachers will find effective use of simulation as a teaching method. While using simulation involve learning in certain objectives in order to play the game. Every student could accomplish the objectives expected, collaboration could replace competition and good grades rewarded good learning. Classroom simulations motivate students by keeping them actively engaged in the learning process through requiring problem solving and decision making skills in which the learner is involved as a role plays. Thus participation in simulations enables students to engage in systems thinking and enhances their understanding of systems as well as of social science. Teaching through a simulation requires a time commitment and organizational scheme from the teacher. The role of the teacher includes designing or adapting the simulation to fit the unique needs of a group of students, teaching content and skills necessary to participate in the simulation, observing student interactions, monitoring and adjusting the simulation as necessary, assessing student learning, evaluating the simulation as a learning experience, and presenting the learning activity with great excitement and enthusiasm. Using a classroom simulation is a lot of work but the success of students in a well designed, appropriate simulation is extremely rewarding for students and teachers.