ICT helps in designing brochure

We use information communication technology (ICT) in classroom teaching and learning. When you use ICT in classroom teaching and learning it must add value to the lesson and monitor students learning. There is a wide range of ICT like video tutoring, picture, sounds, animation, and simulation. It caters to the different learning style of students.  Teachers have to plan the lesson and select the best ICT which will enhance the learning of the students.

During our stay at college, we have used ICT in many ways. We use ICT to make a presentation, for documentation, to design, to make animation and as a store where we can save our resources. Among many, I will write how I have used ICT in making brochure when we were in the fourth year in the module Health and Physical Education (HPE). While making a brochure we have to use images and different types of design to make my brochure informative and understandable to the readers. I made a brochure on the theme 'Effects of physical activity on organ system' on the topic "Muscular System". While making a brochure I came up with many problems such as how to use MS publisher and how to use the feature of MS publisher. 

While making a brochure I have use picture, text shapes, images from the internet, and table. I have even gone through tutoring video on YouTube since I don’t know how to make a brochure using MS publisher. I had to look for a brochure from the library so that I can get an idea for making a brochure. It was a new idea for me. I didn’t learn in my school days and was a new topic for me. I took interest to make a brochure.

While making a brochure I learned how to organize the text, the use font size, font color, color combination, line spacing, and their adjustment. I also learn how to format the picture so that we can put a picture according to our desire. I learned to search for information through a different browser and how to select the most appropriate information on my particular topic. While making a brochure I learn what to include and what to ignore. In the brochure, we have to put the main idea/things that we want to show rather than putting all the information together.

importance of blog

A blog is an online journal or informational website displaying information, with the latest information on top. It is a platform where a writer or even a group of writers share their views on an individual subject. It is important to mention that blogging grows with each passing day. I have seen many people blogging and I do read some of the blogs. Before I never thought of creating my own blog and I didn’t have any idea on how to go about.

 However, this ICT course provided me with an opportunity to create my own blog and got opportunities to share my understanding of the different topics. I thought that creating a blog would be a difficult one, but it wasn’t a difficult task. In fact, it was as easy as creating any social media account like Instagram, what, Facebook and WhatsApp. After creating a blog, we can write about something of our interest and moreover, we can add videos and images to our write-ups. We can even select the members who can post comments on our write-ups.

 Following the steps in the video, I started creating my own blog address to write reflections of my entire ICT knowledge and skills that I have used during my stay in the college and it was a part of my assignment. Creating a blog was of so much fun and I enjoyed creating my own blog. Through the blog, we are not only getting a chance to share our understanding of the different topics but also get opportunities to comment on others writings and sharing. I have also learned how to apply the theme for my blog website, how to post, from where to add videos, images and from where to edit and delete my write-up. 

Steps to create a blog

1. sign in to blogger
2. on the left, click the down arrow.
3. click new blog.
4. enter a name for your blog.
5. choose a blog address or URL. 
6. choose a template.
7. click create a blog.

Importance of the blog;

• it enables us to reach the billions of people that use the internet.
• can help you promote yourself or your business
• blogging works as a method for attracting an audience because it provides something of value to them before asking for anything in return.
• we can express our self and share our passion.
• we can share our knowledge and understanding with others.
• it helps us in refining our writing skills.

Word processor

For decades of year, schools and colleges in Bhutan were in the darkness where students cannot explore another world through different means than to open a book. But the birth of ICT brought a great difference in the schools and colleges of Bhutan. In every college ICT plays an important role as most of the work is done using ICT. Till my stay here in Paro College of Education, I have learned many experiences through ICT.

My first encounter here was learning of Word processing. Microsoft Word is a word processor developed by Microsoft. It was first released on October 25, 1983, under the name Multi-Tool Word for Xenix systems. When word processing software features are used in conjunction with good organizational skills, this saves users time. Instead of spending time sorting and searching for misfiled or misplaced paperwork, using the computer's search feature makes finding files simple.

 In school word processor are only used to create the document and edit by adding more text, modifying the existing text, deleting/moving some part of it. And spelling is also checked and correction is made automatically in the entire document. But when I reached to college I found word processor is more important as an educator because we need to do lots of academic writing which we have to write reference according to the APA styles which are already in the word document. 

Word processors are a valuable part of the technology now available for educators in schools. Students and teachers both receive many benefits when doing classwork on the computer. Many of the headaches of paperwork are eliminated. Moreover, in school whenever we were asked to insert the picture we used to search from the internet and copy the image in the document, but now we can use shapes to draw images like animals. As a future teacher, this can be used in school to make more interesting and effective learning. So, the word processor is not only for typing text. Please go through the link below.