ICT and the Learning Principles of the Primary School Curriculum.

Primary school teachers should be able to incorporate a range of teaching and learning resources into their teaching methods in order to be able to support children’s on-going realization of their individual potential and as the member of the society. Thus, the aims of the National Education Philosophy to produce individuals who are developed holistically in terms of physical, emotional, spiritual and intellectual can be achieved. Technology tools are able to transform classroom learning and teaching as through the use of ICT teachers and students are offered educational tools and resources which extend their learning environment.

There are 3 approaches in using ICT in teaching and learning which are learning about ICT, learning with ICT, and learning through ICT. Learning about ICT is when both teachers and students develop skills and knowledge in using ICT to support learning. Teachers need the skills and knowledge in order to develop resources. As for students, they need the skills to enable them to understand the resources or tools that have been used by the teachers. Both teachers and students will be able to extend their learning environment with these skills. As they acquire the skills needed, they will be able to use ICT resources to support the learning. When they are able to use the ICT, therefore they are able to transform the teaching and learning in new ways as they learn through the ICT. In order to successfully use ICT tools to support the curriculum, it is necessary to learn about ICT.

The curriculum has provided a range of principles in learning which should exist in the teaching and learning in the classroom. ICT are able to support those principles by providing suitable teaching and learning activities, tools, and resources that can be used by the teachers for the students.

Based on my reading from the book, the teaching and learning strategies using ICT suggested have considered a few factors that relate to the children for example, the characteristics of the children, in terms of their age, proficiency, background, previous knowledge, their cognitive and etc. Moreover, in each strategies suggested, the support are provided to enhance children’s learning. Most important thing, ICT offers teaching and learning strategies that can help to develop children in all aspects which are intellectual, physical, emotional and spiritual development.