Sirikt 2015 International Conference

27th – 29th May 2015

Sirikt 2015 International Conference - 27th – 29th May 2015

Key advantages of using the tablet in different school fields at elementary education stage

Lidija Grubelnik, Vladimir Grubelnik, OŠ Sladki Vrh

Contemporary way of learning, where the student works with different sources and methods and therefore builds his own knowledge, stimulates the need for individual use of ICT. Huge step towards this is the implementation of tablets into schools. In several school subjects it is reported that tablets are being a massive support in access to the information on the web, displaying multimedia tools and most of all studying the interactive contents. With the help of i-course books and teachers’ mentorship it is enabled for the students to reach for higher level of knowledge. With the usage of online classrooms the significant role of the tablets is also shown in receiving the immediate feedback regarding their learning progress, which creates a great starting point to plan a teaching process. It is also important to point out that the tablets with useful applications can easily substitute some experimental equipment and enables virtual studying the influence of different parameters on system dynamics, especially in science classes. While studying the sociological classes, we came to conclusion that the access to interactive maps, satellite images and virtual tours enables better perception of geographical and historical contents, while the access to interactive dictionaries and translators better learning of foreign languages.