LESSON 10 The Computer as a Tutor

LESSON 10

                        The Computer as a Tutor

            The computer is one of the wonders of human ingenuity, even in its original design in the 1950s to carry out complicated mathematical and logical operations. With the invention of the microcomputer the PC has become the tool for programmed instruction. The computer can be a tutor in effect relieving the teacher of many activities in his\her personal role as classroom tutor. It should be made clear, however, that the computer cannot totally replace the teacher since the teacher shall continue to play the major roles of information deliverer and learning environment controller. The teacher must insure that students have the need knowledge and skills for any computer activity.

            It is true that computer has a great impact in our learning because it is very helpful, through the use of computer we can really get lots of information that is very useful in our projects, reports and etc.

            Most of the people now a days believed that computer is like a teacher because it is the one who provide us already a lot of ideas if we don’t know that certain problems or projects. But we should also think that in the classroom scenario, still the presence of the teacher is very important no gadget can replace the importance of a teacher in the classroom because every now and then they are our guide in learning.

            As a future teacher we must really try our best to guide our student what is right or wrong because now a days they are really being influence in many things, some of then cannot live without the use of different gadget, yes technology is very important but we should also  put in our minds the effect if the students are being addicted in many gadgets that surrounded them. That is why the role of the teacher in learning is very important.

            

LESSON 11 The Computer as the Teacher’s Tool

LESSON 11

                        The Computer as the Teacher’s Tool

This lesson talks about the computer as the teacher’s handy-tool. It will also support the constructivist and social constructivist paradigms of constructivist learning. Constructivism was introduced by Piaget and Bruner. They gave stress to knowledge discovery of new meaning\concepts\principles in the learning process. Various strategies have been suggested to foster knowledge discovery, among these, is making students engaged in gathering unorganized information from which they can induce ideas and principles. Students are also asked to apply discovered knowledge to new situations, a process for making their knowledge applicable to real life situations.

            Computer can provide us a lot of information in many forms, such as text, graphics, sound and video. And also multimedia encyclopedias is available now a days in the internet that is why we can access global information.

            By the use of the computer it can make our report more meaningful because we can apply or display images and it is easy for the learners to understand the report. Just like what our teachers did if they thought that lesson is boring so they made power point presentations to entertain us and to provide us a meaningful learning style.

            Computer really is one of the tool that can help the learners to find varies of ideas to improve the learning of the students, and by the help of the teacher also we would know the right usage of the computer.

            As a future teacher we really need to encourage our student to learn more, because sometime student used only the computer to play games and etc. that’s one of the disadvantages of the computer. That is why the teacher should always remind their students to use the computer 

Lesson 18 Tablets for Textbooks in schools

Lesson 18

                        Tablets for Textbooks in schools

For Philippines school, even for private ones catering to children of the well-to-do families, the so called Tablet-for-learning is still futuristic. Given, the recognized impact of technology in education, the future may not be too far away.

Today books are still the primary medium of instruction in most schools. It is doubtful if these will totally be replaced by digital technology reading tools, but there are now perceptions that virtual literacy may very well ease out textual print literacy. Already the disadvantages of using books for learning are being debated upon. For school-graders, the load of books and workbooks for every subject are backbreaking due to their weight and size. In developing countries, one-book for every student is still a goal, not a reality.

Textbooks are very important in school because every student are required to have it, and the information’s are all there. Using tablets also in learning is helpful to the students because in searching assignments, projects and etc. it is not time consuming you just search and then the information are all there.

Both tablet and textbook are both helpful and each of them also has the disadvantages and advantages. In textbook some learners felt boring in reading it some learners also they prefer reading a textbook .The disadvantages of Tablet is that not all the information that is being downloaded in the internet is reliable.

We are now in 21^st century, and we all know that learners are more on technology but Tablets and textbooks are both helpful in learning the important thing is that the learners must know how to evaluate the information that they need if the source is reliable.

Lesson 17 Excel

Lesson 17

Excel

            Microsoft excel is a software program that is part of Microsoft office. It is capable of creating and editing spreadsheets that are saved with a.xls file extension. Its general uses include cell-based calculation, pivot tables, and various graphing tools. For instance, with an excel spreadsheet, you could create a monthly budget, track business expenses, or sort and organize large amounts of data.

The excel documents are created with several hundred columns and rows made up of individual cells. These components may be modified in many ways including changing their color, number format, size, fonts, layout, etc.

Excel is very helpful in making a grades it will make our computation faster and not time consuming. It will also help the teacher and students to make a graph, to analyze data on any level.

Lesson 16 The Internet and Education

Lesson 16

                                                The Internet and Education

The Internet, also called the Net is the largest and far-flung network system-of-all-systems. Surprisingly, the Internet is not really a network but loosely organized collection of about 25,000 networks accessed by computers on the planet. It is astonishing to know that no one owns the Internet. It has no central headquarters, no centrally offered services, and no comprehensive online index to tell users what information is available in the system.

 To gain access to the internet, the computer must be equipped with what is called a server which has a special software (program) that uses the Internet protocol. Originally developed and still subsidized by the United States government, the Internet connect not only commercial, industrial, scientific establishments but all other sectors including education and its libraries, campuses, and computer centers.

The internet really help us in our learning if we have projects, assignments in just one click in the computer the information that we need  are already there. Through the help of the internet we could really perform globally competent.

Internet now a days are really relevant in education because we are much updated on what is going on in our surroundings in our country. But of course there are things also that becomes disadvantages in using internet because some people use the internet in bad things like students can search pornography, games that is not good.

As a future teacher we must aware our student how to use the internet correctly for their own good. Because if they become educated in using the internet thy will share also their knowledge to others.

LESSON 15 UNDERSTANDING HYPERMEDIA

LESSON 15

            UNDERSTANDING HYPERMEDIA

Hypermedia is nothing but multimedia, but this time packaged as and educational software where information and student activities are integrated in virtual learning environment. Most educational IT application are hypermedia and these include: tutorial software packages, knowledge webpages, simulation instructional games, learning project management, and others.

            There are two characteristics of hypermedia application first is learner control where the learner makes his own decision on the path flow or event of instruction. Next is learner wide range navigation routes such as by working on concepts he is already familiar with.

            Hypermedia is very relevant in our learning in the classroom when the teacher will discuss the lesson with the accompanied power point presentation, it will help the learner to listen will because you will show them some pictures that is relevant in your discussion, and it will make them interesting.

            We are now in a 21^st century and the learners are more on visual learning and as a teacher it is a challenge for us to learn more about the technology, because every now and then technology  it will really help us to explain more our discussion.

            As a future teacher the use of hypermedia is very useful in our profession, it will help us to give more ideas about our topic. By giving different activity to our student it will enhance their creativity in using technology.

Lesson 14 The Software as an Educational Resource

Lesson 14

                        The Software as an Educational Resource

Whenever people think about computers, they are most likely thinking about the computer machine such as the television like the monitor screen, the keyboard to type on, the printer which produces copies of text-and-graphics material, and the computer housing called the box which contains the electronic parts and circuits that receives or store data and directs computer operations. The computer machine or hardware is naturally an attention-getter.

Instructional software can be visited on the internet or can be bought from software shops or dealers. The teacher through his her school should decide on the best computer-based instructional materials for the school resource collection.

            In my high school. the very first thing that I know in the computer are their parts , our teacher first define or introduce to us the different functions of the computer inside and outside, so that when we having our hands on activity we will be able to know what are the functions of that things.

            In learning technology is very fun and interesting but we must also think that there’s a lot of temptation in using the computer like games and etc. that’s why as a student you must know how to control yourselves in dealing that things especially if you are still learning because it can really affect your studies.