First Week, First Class

Presentations used to be done using paper and manila card or mahjong paper long before Microsoft introduced their power-point presentation. With the advent of power-point, presentation becomes easier and business people are able to present their ideas and sales at ease. That does not leave out the education sector. In education itself, students use the power-point to present their findings of their learning. However, ICT does not stop evolving at one stage, it gets better.


Introducing Prezi, the online presentation website with their web based presentation software. Now presentation can be done in a rather more interesting way to make it more unique. Prezi offers variety of templates to suit the right project.

“Prezi is helping reinvent the art of presentation. Farewell, one-dimensional thinking. Welcome instead the power of inter-connection, flexibility, and the unexpected 'Aha!'”

— Chris Anderson, TED Curator (extracted from Prezi)

That aside, take a lot at the presentation above. Regarding why wouldn't we use ICT in our classroom. There are variety of obstacle in using ICT within the classroom settings. Depending on which area it is, the accessibility to internet and the availability of the computer device influences the success of ICT integration in the classroom. In order to carry out a lesson smoothly involving computer, the number of children and the computer should be appropriate. Teachers still find it difficult to use ICT as each child has different level of development in terms of skills in using the internet and devices. 

I think that in order to have a successful implementation of ICT integration within the school, it is important that local authority and government work hand in hand in providing sufficient resources to the school and as well as a well trained teacher. Most importantly would be the devices and ICT facilities as some families find it a financial burden to purchase them.