HOW TO PROMOTO THE USED OF COMPUTER LAB?

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Nowadays technology is widely used in educational field. However, because of certain problems such as financial, sponsor, facilities, etc. some schools cannot integrate the use of technology. But, all of these cannot stop us from learn and gain knowledge about the world of technology.

In order to promote the use of computer lab in the classroom, teacher must always be updated and gain knowledge as much as they need about it and technology. Teacher must always make sure that the facilities in the computer lab are in the safe and good condition.

Here, there are some activities that the teacher can do in the computer lab. Firstly is blogging. Blogging is suitable to be introducing to upper primary pupils that are for Year 4, 5 and 6. Blogging is a good practice for pupils in doing their own reflection on the topic, subject or anything that have been taught by their teachers. Pupils can also share ideas, suggestion, opinion and comments with their teachers and friends. These will help them to use their CCTS. Furthermore, teachers can also the pupils’ problems, learning styles better and also their personality.

The second activity that can be done in computer lab is by using courseware/software. Since all of theses kind of courseware/ software are design and use English as the medium of communication, this can help pupils in improving their own intrapersonal skills. Besides, pupils can also learn more new vocabulary and increase the use of their CCTS and imagination. Pupils can also relate and apply it in their real life since many of them are designed especially to suit and a very familiar with the pupils.

Lastly, teacher can also introduce the pupils to much kind of online games. The examples of online games are ‘Dinner Dash. Hanggaro’ and ‘Who want to be a Millionner’. The games can work as the enrichment activity for the pupils. Besides, these will also a good practice and exercise to fulfill their free time in a meaningful and interesting way. Since pupils like to play, these online games will make them feel fun, motivated and happy while learning the language.