Armansyah, S.Kom - Personal Development Coordinator

My Name is Armansyah, this is my fourth year in SMAN Sumatera Selatan as a teacher. This year I teach ICT:IGCSE and TIK:KTSP for all grades (started grade 10, 11 and 12). There are a lot of differences material between the IGCSE curriculum with the National curriculum (KTSP).

Where in the IGCSE curriculum the materials about computer and its related technologies are discussed in specific and detailed rather than KTSP curriculum.

Here we start learn from the basic of computer such as Hardware, Software until Data, Networks, Application, Graphics and the Effects of ICT in our modern life.

Study ICT is not only learn about computer and its process but also how we can make all the technology in overall activities of our life. A wise man said, mastering the technology means that we hold the world.

Technology make the world feel so small because it can be reached by a second. We can share any information from one place to another place in very short time using E-Mail, SMS, Video Conferencing etc. We can find a road in the world using Google Map or matching the direction of the Qibla at home with the position of the Holy Mosque in the city of Mecca in a very precise.

This year, students in Grade 11 has two projects named “GoBlog” and “GoWeb” which is the application of learning about making a blog and website on the internet based on KTSP curriculum. In this case, we chose wordpress.com and geocities.ws as the hosting. You can find their blog or website address from my blog in http://duniaictarman.wordpress.com.

Students in grade 12, learn about designing bitmap and vector graphic using application such as Adobe Photoshop, Corel and Freehand. They also learn making a good presentation using Microsoft Power Point. Man Jadda wa jada.