#3. Make connections between your ESE and MOE Masterplans for ICT in Education

Describe which achievement(s) of the three masterplans for ICT in education are evident in the school/classes that you are attached to for your ESE. You may want to refer to your blog post about your ESE.

Personally, I believe that the use of even the most simple multimedia tools and Internet websites in the classroom helps in teaching as well as learning. Having taught Literature in the school I did my ESE at, I realized the significance of incorporating ICT in the lessons. Even while I was doing the lesson plans, I was constantly reminded of the need to engage the students via interactive media. Naturally, YouTube and the Internet came to my mind. Reading aloud the chapters of the text was a no-go because the students would fall asleep on their desks. Hence showing videos of the film adaptations of the novel helped tremendously in their understanding - they managed to come up with an accurate penned picture of the characters and to suggest the interpret the actions/gestures of the characters or even to predict the possible notions/innuendos beneath the lines. Studies have also shown that most humans are visual beings so it certainly does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that teaching and learning is best assisted by visual aids via ICT. Although it is undeniable that Literature requires more of basic acting skills and a dash of imagination, I think a little of ICT helps in the understanding of the context and to consolidate learning.