Visit to Gandhibhavan

27/08/2019
Today as part of our capacity building program we visited the Gandhibhavan snehashramam, Velamanoor.

Washing powder making

26/08/2019
As part of our vocational education, our last activity was is washing powder making. Midhil made the initiative for the attempt. Students together conducted the washing powder making.

Subject associated activity 4

26/08/2019
As part of our subject associated program Renjini conducted the next activity. She brings the working model of the heart. Secondly, she conducted a question-answer session related to biology. her presentation was very nice and it was quite interesting.

Lotion making

22/08/2019
Today as part of vocational education we have done lotion making. The process was conducted by 3 houses Kshama, Nishtta, Shradha. We made 15 bottles of lotion. Which is donated to our own college and to the Gandhibhavan snehashramam. the lotion making was an entirely different and exciting experience for us.

Subject associated activity 3

19/08/2019

This day the subject associated activity was conducted by Manasi. She presented the working model of the lungs.Then she conducted an experiment to explain osmosis.

TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

INTRODUCTION

Education is the process of facilitating learning or acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs and habits. As technology has rooted it's way into our day to day existence, education has been changed. The effective use of technology in education has changed the face of education and it has created more educational opportunities. Both teachers and students have benefited from various educational technologies, teachers have learned how to integrate technology in their class rooms and students are getting more interested in learning with technology

CONTENT

The use of technology in education has removed educational boundaries, both teachers and students can collaborate in real time using advanced educational technologies. Education does not stop towards the finish of the school day or in class, student can access teachers, resources and assignments via the web whenever and wherever they have an internet connection.

In many ways technology has profoundly changed education. Technology has greatly expanded access to education. In medieval times, books were rare and only an elite few had access to educational opportunities. Individuals had to travel to centers of learning to get an education. Today massive amounts of information ( Book, audio, image, videos) are available at one's fingertips through the internet and the opportunities for formal learning are available online worldwide through different modes.

Assistive technology can be defined as an item, piece of equipment or product system that can be used to maintain, improve functional capabilities for any person with a special need. Thus the incorporation of educational technology can also provide benefits to students with disabilities who may be in a better position to interact with lesson through technology.

ADVANTAGES OF TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

1. Technology unlocks educational boundaries : Technology supports virtual or online learning. Unlike physical classrooms, online learning is flexible and students from different geographical locations can attend the same class with no need of travelling from those locations. Advancement in virtual technology has supported face to face communication between students and teachers in the virtual world. Students can easily ask their remote based educators questions using virtual communication tools like Skype. Many colleges and universities are blending their educational systems with online learning tools, this helps students of these institutions learn from anywhere.
2. Technology motivates students : The use of computer based instructions makes students feeling control of what they learn. Students find it easy to learn with technology because computers are patient compared to humans. Teachers publish educational instructions on class room blogs or they assign research work via email, and this gives a student time to study on their own and have no fear of making mistakes during the process of learning. Teachers use educational puzzles and  video games to teach students how to solve different academic challenges, this all process makes students love to learn.
3. Technology improves students writing and learning skills : The use of computers in the class room has helped many students learn how to write well composed sentences and paragraphs. Computers have word processing applications which students used to take notes in the class room, these word processing applications have built in dictionaries which help students auto correct spelling error and also correct their grammar in a sentence.
4. Technology simplifies access to educational resources : Technology help students gain access to open educational resources. These resources are kept under the public domain and are freely available to any one over the world wide web. These educational resources include electronic books, digital libraries, educational guides, educational videos and instruction.
5. Technology makes subjects easy to learn :  Different types of educational software are designed to help students learn various subject easier.
6. Increases collaboration between teachers and students : The use of advanced communication technologies in education helps teachers reach their students easily and it also helps students reach their teacher in real time. 
7. Increase students innovation and creativity : Teachers put up technological competitions where students can make small educational technologies like robots, smart-pens, mobile applications and much more. These technological competitions in schools have increased the level of creativity and innovation among students.
8. Promotes individual learning : Technological tools like cell phones and internet give students an opportunity to learn by  them selves. Using technology in education increases the students learning experience.

DISADVANTAGES OF TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

1. Digital divide : New technology is quite expensive to implement. 
2. Need for training teachers : To integrate educational technology in classrooms, teachers will have to be trained on how it works. To some extend it is a difficult task.

Online learning opportunities and the use of open educational resources and other technologies can increase educational productivity by accelerating the rate of learning; reducing the costs associated with instructional materials or program delivery, and better utilizing a teachers time. Technology used to support both teaching and learning, technology infuses classroom with digital learning tools such as computers and hand held devices, expands course offerings, experiences, and learning materials which increases student engagement and motivation and accelerates learning.

CONCLUSION

Overall, technology is central to many sectors of society and and its integration into the education process has great promise for student learning. With technology, one can expect increased efficiency and effectiveness on both part of teachers and students. Technology can therefore be seen as both a tool and a catalyst for change. Students should embrace technology for them to benefit and teachers should be open to introducing technology into the classroom to improve and innovate their teaching practice.

REFERENCE 

• Wikipedia

independence day celebration

15/08/2019

We celebrated independence day in the METCA Institute of teacher education. At 9.15 A.M our principal hoisted the national flag. It is followed by the parade of students representing the three colors of the Indian flag. The principal gives the independence day message for students. 

Subject associated activity 2

12/08/2019

The second subject associated program was conducted by Nayana. She presented a model of paramecium. The model was prepared by drawing the picture of paramecium in chart paper. Then she conducted a word game. The puzzle contains hidden names of different invertebrates. she gives it as a task to students to find them. It was very interesting game.

Subject associated activity 1

2/08/2019

The first subject associated program of our natural science subject was conducted by Aswathy V M on 2nd August 2019. She presented the model of plant cell. she explained the different parts of the plant cell very well. She has conducted a quiz section. it was very informative.