Optimizing The Use Of Information Technology Based Media To Teach English During Pandemic Covid-19

Abstract

Since the global spread of COVID-19, online learning has
been used widely in almost all educational institution. Following the
call of national government to establish a distance learning system
using online learning, all elements of education need to adapt to
continue the teaching and learning process. Thus, optimizing
information technology to help teacher strengthening the lesson is a
need. Although the use of information technology to develop media
in teaching and learning process has been done, the practice is not
without problems. Thus, this study aims at investigating how
teacher optimize the use of information technology-based media to
teach English during pandemic covid-19. The participant of this
study was 2 teachers in in a private junior high school. Data was
gathered through interview and documentation. The findings
showed that some strategies were applied to optimize the use of
information technology -based media to teach the students.
Keywords: Challenges, Online Teaching, Learning Media