Week 1 Reflection:

Ok so I managed to figure out how to make a blog (thanks to shona) and started on some of the activities for the week. Due to my absence from the first tute I did feel that I could slightly comprehend what was going on through the activities but really had no clue as to what it really meant or how it was relevant. Because I am writing the rest of this reflection in the second week I can now say it makes...........a little more sense. I definitely agree that ICTs have their place in schools and the evolving way in which we use these are making things like face to face interaction less frequent. This being said if we didn’t have these technologies then how would distance learners cope. I would have to say that I am a fence sitter when it comes to this topic because I feel that the authentic learning methods like student interaction and hands on collaboration are hard to not incorporate. Social skills might be overlooked just to coincide with the technologies available. Still I value ICTs in the classroom and know their importance. That’s it for me see you next week.