ICT and the Multiple Intelligence

Over the years the use of computers and technology within the classroom has grown exponetially.

I think thats this is not only due to that fact that it is now more easily available but also becasue as we've shifted away from behavourilism the focus has been placed more heavily on deeper learning, inclusion and the multiple intelligence.

We are now coming to see that ICT is a great way to promote higher level thinking through different learning styles in many different ways including the following.

1. Lingustic
Through the use of tools such as blogs, students are able to converse with fellow students all over the world. improving vocabulary, reading material and sources of written knowledge. Search engines also allow for the gather of more nfrmation faster then ever before.

2. Logical
Online games such as

http://www.cosi.org/onlineExhibits/farm/farmFrame.htm

allow students to participate in a virtual game while developing logic skills and problem solving abilities.

3. Musical
The web makes podcast and video sharing far nmore readiliy available then ever before. This allows for students who learn through music and its rhythms to gain access to educational and non educational sounds and videos.

4. Kinesthetic
Games available on the internet allow students to learn strategy, spelling, social skills and life experience in a physical and avtive way. They can see movement and have a greater involvment as they dictate the outcome of the game.

5. Spatial
This is probably one of the intelligences that is not promoted throgh the use of ICT in classrooms. This is an intelligence that is deeply rooted in the idea of spaces, locations and directions. Although ICT is highly interactive, their is often very little physical movement involved and there for does not require and understaniding of physical space of direction.

6. Interpersonal
There is such a wide range of information avaailable on the internet from events to people and more. This means that for students who learn will with and from other, there are a large number of people available for them to learn about nad from.

However because a computer is a solitary thing, ICT does not really promote the group work that interpersonal people learn best from.

7. Intrapersonal
I think that this is another intelligence that does not really benifit from the use of ICT in the classroom. This is becasue this is an intelligence that really developes from within. It is a personal, solitary thing for the person. They learn from themselves, abou themselves and who they are. This is not neccessarily knowledge that is gained from external source no matter how interative they are.