Lesson 4: BASIC CONCEPTS ON INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN INSTRUCTION

Internet and computer cafes are one of the many businesses in the Philippines. Most of these cafes are located near to schools or offices. I have once used a computer in a café near our school and I have noticed that most of the users are students. They seemed to be very happy and undeniably noisy all because of a certain game called “DOTA” or Defense of the Ancient. I assumed these students skipped classes just to play that game. There are a lot of factors that made these people decide not to attend classes on that day. It might be because that was the only day they could spend time with peers or that was the day of battle for each team of which they call “tournament.” See how technology changes man’s life and views in life.

 I have heard the news about the plan of Department of Education and I am happy with. It is all about supplying computers to learners. Basically, it is one computer for one school. I know it is not enough but if this is the only thing they could offer, I hope some other countries might be willing to help us. It is not that I do not like the plan of the government. I loved it. At least, they have thought of it and this will surely help the students to have a little background of what computer is though not that great knowledge of course. Since, technology is getting higher; everyone is required to know the basics because from there we will get to learn the hard ones. With this peasant country that we have it is a must for the learners to learn and to be oriented about the lavish technology in schools because we cannot be left behind. We have to align ourselves with others and we have to get to the point where in we can use technology independently because time will come that no one’s going to help us with the basics of any technology that we have. People have to be challenged to apply what they have learned about computers. They need to be well educated about it and they have to explore that computer for them to be able to check themselves if they have understood the lesson. If you have knowledge, apply it. Never keep your idea on things because you will forget it.