Applying web animation in the ICT frame in teaching contents of natural sciences at Pedagogical Faculties

Teaching and acquiring competences requires changes in manners and methods of teaching that have great influence on learning teaching contents from the area of natural sciences at Pedagogical faculties. Therefore, the need for frequent thorough training of teachers often appears. Digital literacy is needed among other teacher’s competences when using e-materials in school. The goal of this subject is not merely acquiring basic facts about the world around us; it is rather more important for students to gain specific and general competences for lifelong learning. Competences consist of different kinds of knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as personality attributes (character, behavior, convictions, etc.). They can be trained only by appropriate didactic methods which force students’ activity. Teachers must themselves possess required competences in order to guide children in right direction. How much has the education of teachers so far helped in shaping competences of future teachers teaching contents from the area of natural sciences, and in respecting these during forming new study programs for teachers’ education? The teaching subject “Nature studies” has been introduced at department at the Faculty of Educational Sciences in Shtip, Macedonia – Elementary school teaching– with the introduction of the European Credit Transfer System. If the teacher’s personality is the key factor for the success or failure of a school, of course we must consider the fact that other factors also influence the working efficacy of a school, one of which is the material factor. Thus, in accordance with the conditions and possibilities at Pedagogical faculties, and aiming to learn some basic contents from the field of natural sciences, this paper will present the usage of web animation for learning the teaching content “cell division” of the subject “Natural studies”