Practical Advice for Teachers..

The article explains how a computer science teacher, Snezana Markovic' allows her students to use technology, even though Serbia's policies do not allow online education for primary and secondary grades. In 2003, Markovic' defied the policies and used a PowerPoint presentation. She has continued to promote the use of multimedia in her education through e-learning and using web tools. Two of Markovic's projects have received national awards. She integrated three subjects and gave students the ability to choose the web tools they want to explore a topic. This allows the students to be inspired to work. since she has used ICT in the classroom, she has noticed that the students' motivation has skyrocketed. Many have succeeded in areas that they struggled in before. She advises teachers to plan with other teachers and to take the students' thoughts, needs and abilities into consideration. The class also uses a closed Facebook page and uses different websites to interact and store their work. Serbia's policies still do not allow online education, but change is slowly coming. Markovic' also emphasizes a very good point, that learning should be student-centered, not curriculum centered. I thought it was interesting how dedicated this teacher is to technology use and to helping her students. However, I am concerned that too much technology will take away from face-to-face interaction and may take away from real hands on learning.