Using ICT in teaching

Today my eyes were opened to the use of technology in the classroom.
I have been using technology for many years in teaching to help motivate students, engage them in new learning and for evaluation and assessment purposes. Today however was the first time I was able to invite a student who was sick at home into our classroom lessons.

Using Facebook, messenger and shared google doc's, students were able to work together, sharing ideas, thinking, and recording their learning.

The beauty of this way of learning was that it was completely student driven.  They were self motivated, enjoying the learning and were engaged. Once the learning was completed for the day their learning was sent to me via google mail. I was able to give direct feedback and feed forward.

Using google doc's also enabled students to take their work with them and continue learning after the school day.
The future of teaching and learning is exciting.