Using ICT to Respond, Interpret, Reflect and Evaluate.
- 1. USING ICT TO RESPOND, INTERPRET, REFLECT AND EVALUATE By Noel S Kuruvila 1
- 2. Technology offers opportunities to analyse and annotate texts, including multimedia texts and their own work explore alternative versions of texts, both by the original author and others consider the choices made during composition capture ephemeral responses devise presentations offering reflections on and responses to texts edit their own work easily create and access support and revision material and examples of good practice 2
- 3. Text Mapping Coined by an English teacher, Tony Clifford. Visual technique to help students understand how information is organised in content area text, especially textbooks. word processor provides highlighters in a large range of colours, so that different aspects of the texts could be picked in out in contrasting shades. font could be changed, words could be put in a larger size, made bold or italicized. effects can be overlaid, so that the same word or phrase could appear with highlighting, in a larger size, different font, in italics and bold – thus illustrating multiple effects 3
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- 5. Enriching the Study of Texts No limit to the data which can be accessed online. World’s greatest libraries and databases are available at our fingertips. Precious manuscripts, discarded drafts and mementoes can be explored. 5
- 6. Poets in their own Words ICT allows the student to enjoy and appreciate a text in its most fulfilling manner. A poem can become alive, its rhythms revealed, the stresses helping to make sense of the words on the page. Eg: The Poetry Archive, The Poetry foundation, Moving words etc. 6
- 7. Exploring the Sub-text Flexibility of the electronic text makes it possible for students to explore the sub- texts. Subtexts can be inserted in the text, and can be differentiated using the various colour and font schemes available. 7
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- 9. A Cartoon Approach to Alternative Interpretations The potential of ICT allows interactivity and collaboration A cartoon or a storyboard might help the students to grasp the idea quickly, as well as to help them understand the concept better and clearer. 9
- 10. Getting the Picture “One picture speaks more than a thousand words” Multisensory experience. A softcopy of an image means that it is flexible for editing and mapping. 10
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- 12. Moving On Recreating digital content is made easy Allow the students to engage further with the study materials The students will be able to exploit their creative side to the most. 12
- 13. Online Reading Journals Enhancing the component of response in the class environment Sharing personal logs and journals with the class will prove beneficial in a multidimensional manner. Will pave way to a more inclusive classroom environment. 13
- 14. The Popularity of Podcasts Audio files available in internet for downloading and subscribing. Convenient, thought provoking and captivating. https://tunein.com/podcasts/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts https://podcasters.spotify.com/ 14
- 15. Editing for Beginners Class improvisation and role plays can be captured and transferred into soft copies, so as to be edited and reviewed easily. Audio and video editing makes it easy for the students to isolate and categorise relevant information from the vast and endless database. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVVVOo8LIlA 15
- 16. Quick Recap The chapter analyses how ICT is effective in responding, interpreting, reflecting and evaluating in an academic scenario. Text mapping helps us to highlight and amplify important concepts in the text ICT can be used to enrich the text by adding to the resources from the world wide web. Audio files helps us take the learning to the next level. Sub-texts are important, and are made easy to be conceptualized using ICT tools. Pictures and Cartoons makes the learning process easy and deep rooted. 16
- 17. ICT enables the students to recreate and modify content, for their own convenience. Personal logs and journals are made online, hence making them shareable and accessible. Podcasting is one of the upcoming and convenient tools for educating oneself. The role of video and audio editing in academics is impeccable. 17
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