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.

Lesson 13 COOPERATIVE LEARNING WITH THE COMPUTER

Lesson 13

            COOPERATIVE LEARNING WITH THE COMPUTER

Cooperative or collaborative learning is learning by a small groups of students who work together in a common learning task. It is often also called group learning but to be truly cooperative learning, and there are five elements needed these are: a common goal, interdependence, interaction, individual accountability, social skills.

            From several studies made on cooperative learning, it is manifested that cooperative learning in its true sense is advantageous since it: encourages active learning, while motivating students; increases academic performance; promotes literacy and language skills; and improves teacher effectiveness. In addition, there are studies which show that cooperative learning enhances personal and social development among students of all ages, while enhancing self-esteem and improving social relations between racially and culturally different students.

            Cooperative learning is very important in classroom activity it will help the students to share their ideas and opinions about that certain topics. It will give courage also to those students who are very silent.

            Every students must show or share their ideas in the discussion during group activity and this approach cooperative learning it will help us students to become more motivated in the classroom.

            As a future teacher it is important that we must know different strategies in the classroom so that we can help our students to show their creativeness to solve different problems in the classroom, and by the help of several activity in the classroom it will help the students to become motivated.

Lesson 12 Information Technology in Support of Student-Centered Learning

Lesson 12

                        Information Technology in Support of Student-Centered Learning

            In this lesson, we shall see how the teacher can expand his option to make himself more effective and relevant in the 21^st millennium information age. In particular, the lesson shall respond to questions student-centered learning approaches in the classroom. From traditional teacher-centered learning approach, practical helps on designing and adapting student-learning activities shall be examined.

            The teachers before used the traditional classroom and they are the one who give all the information about that certain topic. The students will only sat on their chair and listen to the lecture of the teacher, they are the one who control inside the classroom.

            Now a days we could really differentiate the learning before and at this present, learners now a days are so active they are always eager to learn that is something new to them. that is why it is one of the challenges of the traditional teachers on how they will deal this challenges

            Learning is changing now a days that is why as a future educators we must be flexible enough to handle this things, we should be open minded we must know how to adjust and open our hearts and mind to learn new things, about technology because this is very relevant in our field.

            In this lesson, we shall see how the teacher can expand his option to make himself more effective and relevant in the 21^st millennium information age. In particular, the lesson shall respond to questions student-centered learning approaches in the classroom. From traditional teacher-centered learning approach, practical helps on designing and adapting student-learning activities shall be examined.

            The teachers before used the traditional classroom and they are the one who give all the information about that certain topic. The students will only sat on their chair and listen to the lecture of the teacher, they are the one who control inside the classroom.

            Now a days we could really differentiate the learning before and at this present, learners now a days are so active they are always eager to learn that is something new to them. that is why it is one of the challenges of the traditional teachers on how they will deal this challenges

            Learning is changing now a days that is why as a future educators we must be flexible enough to handle this things, we should be open minded we must know how to adjust and open our hearts and mind to learn new things, about technology because this is very relevant in our field.