Can
Cellphone be Educational Tools?
By
Fitria Ningsih
By the rapid
developed technology, using cellphones has become daily needs for some people,
especially smartphones. There is statement which says, “Don’t let your
smartphone be smarter than you.” It
means that we have to utilize our smartphones as smart as we can. Then how can
it be?
In the educational context, in my point of
view, using cellphones, especially smartphones, is so useful. Both teachers and
learners can utilize the smartphones as media to support the teaching and
learning activities. For teachers, using cellphones can help them get information
needed easily. By connecting to the internet, teachers only need to type the
keywords of sources they intend to get then they can find or even download it
easily without using computer or laptop. For example, when I taught in
elementary school, I had to teach English Club. I often used my cellphone to
find kind of English songs to support the teaching and learning activity. After
it had been downloaded, I only needed to open the media player provided in my
cellphone and it was more efficient than using computer.
Besides, for
students, I believe that cellphones are as significant as teachers’ needs. When
the teachers give material which does not exist in the book, students can
utilize search engines to look for the material easily. Moreover, the installed
applications inside their cellphones, such as dictionary, TOEFL preparation,
and other educational applications are helpful as well. For instance, I once
asked my students the meaning of “generous”, unfortunately they did not know
what the meaning was. Then I asked them to open the installed dictionary on
their cellphones and it was only in short time they had already known the
meaning. While if it is compared to the printed dictionary, they have to find
the word by each letter and it spends a lot of time.
To sum up,
cellphones can be truly beneficial educational tools. Both teacher and students
can utilize cellphones as media which can support the teaching and learning
activity.
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