Urška Simnovčič Pišek, Gimnazija Litija
In today’s teachings we can’t avoid using modern technology any longer. Students are using this technology on every step they make so it seems purposeful to use their knowledge, motivation and learning and focus it into the search for information and new knowledge. The teacher can become the organizer of learning, but the essence is that students learn how to teach themselves and how to reach useful information. In this process the teacher can use various methods and techniques, websites intended for learning and with a little dexterity they can even produce their own e-material. In this article there are two examples presented of the use of ICT in the teachings of Slovene language or using e-material for individual work. The first example is making straightforward e-material using the i-board. The created material is a byproduct of the networking of Slovene language teacher, informatics teacher and the librarian. The Slovene language class entailed learning about reports and how to find and cite sources. The librarian has demonstrated the use of Cobiss and the students have tried it out for themselves. The class was recorded with i-board, edited with Windows Movie Maker and shared with Dropbox. The recording of the class is used by the informatics teacher for teaching how to cite literature. The students use the recording for individual learning such as finding sources and using Cobiss. The second example is a case of collaborative learning. The students used collaborative learning to individually learn five different texts using Publisher to make leaflets, Puzzlemaker Discovery Education’s free software for crossword making and the internet. They were divided into five groups. The m that was produced by a group was then used by other groups for learning. Students were learning individually in school using the technology and they have continued to learn at home, which was evidentiary from the evaluation that was conducted three weeks after the identifying of the achieved knowledge using this type of learning. The results of the survey have showed that the students appreciate learning individually, are more confident in the classroom and there are smaller differences in preexistent knowledge when working in groups. From their answers it is clear that they often reach for prepared or newly presented e-material.
