𝐈𝐂𝐓 𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲

𝟏. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 (𝐈𝐂𝐓) 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥.

Schools use a diverse set of ICT tools to communicate, create, disseminate, store, and manage information. In my senior high school, ICT has become integral to the teaching-learning interaction through such approaches as replacing chalkboards with interactive digital whiteboards, using students’ own smartphones or other devices for learning during class time, and the “flipped classroom” model, where students watch lectures at home on the computer and use classroom time for more interactive exercises. All of the activities and assignments were completed using textbooks as a guide back then. Finding the correct information was a tremendous pain back then. But now, we have access to online resources.

𝟐. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧.

𝐚) 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 (𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫)

During my grade school, our teacher would require us to form a line to join in the flag ceremony and the singing of the national anthem. But now in senior high school, the singing of the national anthem is seldom done. If there is, I'm sure it will be done in a virtual conference/meeting.

𝐛) 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬

Before, we used to write our summaries and notes in our notebooks, but now we can easily capture our notes or download/share them, and we can write our text on a computer or mobile device using Microsoft Word.

𝐜) 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐬

Manila papers and Cartolina are usually the common visual aids way back in grade school. Compared to now in senior high school, it is very easy for teachers and students to present their visual aids through PowerPoint Presentation with the aid of Zoom or Google Meet's features such as Share Screen.

𝐝) 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝

The teacher would typically use a manual class record book to record students' grades. However, grades can now be easily recorded using E-class records or Excel.

𝐞) 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐥

In grade school, we are instructed to fall in line, and we get dismissed one by one. But now in senior high school, we get dismissed when the teacher says "Goodbye class!" on the screen, and then everyone would reply "Goodbye Ma'am/Sir".

𝐟) 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡

Today, ICT brings many benefits to the younger generation especially for students. For example, some of the students who work part-time also can find some time to do their class works. In addition, most of the time students like to use word processing from the computer itself. It is also quick and easy to edit their work and improve their presentation by using ICT. ICT is provided for the students to have quick and easy ways in doing research, and to train society. It has a great impact for students to have an easier way for research and information compared to the earlier period. For example without ICT student have to go to the library to collect or gather information. It is not only a waste of time but also there is a limit to the information they can get. And now, ICT is saving time in doing the work and there is no limit to the information which they seek.