Lesson 18

Tablets for Textbook in Schools

For Philippine schools, even for private ones catering to children of the well I to-do families, the so called tablet -for a learning is still futuristic. Give however, the recognize impact of technology in education, the future may not be too far away.

Today, books are still the primary medium in instruction in most schools.it is doubtful if these will totally be replace by digital technology reading tool ,but there are now perceptions that virtual literacy 

May very well ease out textual print literacy. Already, he disadvantages of using books for learning are being debated upon. For school-graders, the load of books and wordbooks for every subject are back breaking  due to their weight and size. In developing countries, one book for every student is still a goal, not a reality. Publishing and printing millions of books for millions of public school children are just too expensive for the public purse. The errors in public school textbooks has also been exposed, errors resulting from wrong information, technical mistakes, and editorial lapses.

                           

Today, technology is being viewed as a savior. Given the fact that students are enamored computer games which take much of their time at home, educators have begun to think that the computer screen can very well serve as a powerful educational medium. Already computer games have been adopted in developed countries as a learning technology along with other audio-visual aids to teaching and learning. Classroom instruction which rides the vehicle of gaming admittedly makes learning more effective and more fun. From studies, educational video gaming has been shown to inculcate competencies that relate to learning concentration, lasting memory recall and higher visual literacy.

Lesson 17

Educational Technology 2 Practicum

Much like field studies in teacher, Educational technology 2 offer students the experiential process of adapting to technology integration within a student-centered paradigm. This I’d the practicum phase of the curse which can be done, as seen fit by the teacher, either at the end of the more theoretical lessons or inserted between lessons.

The practicum phase consists of hands-on computer tutorials which the student teacher or professional teacher-trainee will need to make him/her capable.

The essential requirements for the ET 2 practicum phase will be:

· A computer laboratory/special computer classroom with adequate set s of computers for hands-on tutorial learning

· Participation of computer lab tutor/assistant as the teacher’s technical assistant to assist the learner in the use of the computer and its various programs

· Assigned number of hours in conformity with the course requirement. Tutorials are preferably done during weekends in order to provide continuous hours of computer hands-on training.

The practicum phase consist in:

1.    Basic Microsoft Word (6 hours)

 The tutorial familiarizes each individual learner to the basics of Microsoft Word. They will learn to use menus and toolbars of the software. They will be taught to type, edit and format text, sentences, and paragraphs.

Tutorial coverage:

· Microsoft Word menus and toolbars

· Creating, formatting, editing and saving documents

· Assigning page layouts

· Inserting tabs and tables

· Templates and Wizards

· Printing

Upon successful completion, the learner shall be able to:

· Create, open and save word documents and files

· Insert graphics, tables and charts in documents

· Apply format on text , sentences and paragraphs

· Interlink documents

· Create standard documents using template

2.    Microsoft PowerPoint (6hours)

3.    The tutorial is familiarization on the basics of Microsoft PowerPoint. It will train the learner to prepare PowerPoint presentations 

4.     To enhance the teaching of subjects.

Coverage:

· PowerPoint fundamentals

· Enhancement of PowerPoint presentation with the use of graphics , charts audio, and video

· Using templates and masters ( slide, hand out and notes)

· Presenting and printing a slide shows

At the end of the tutorial, the learner will be able too:

· Create and open PowerPoint presentation

· Insert objects (clip arts), pictures ,graphics, charts audio and video to create effective presentations

· Use the templates to enhance presentations

3.    Internet as tool of inquiry (4 hours)

The tutorial will facilitate the finding of sources of information appropriate to a learning task.

Course coverage:

· Accessing the Internet

· Use of Internet tools

· Search techniques

At the end of the tutorial, the learner will be able to:

· search and retrieve information from the web

· acquire skills in locating appropriate information on the Internet

· acquire ability to use Internet tools such as search engines

· gain knowledge of search techniques such as browsing through an information tree

· learn the ability to execute the search

 In sum, Educational Technology 2 promises to bring the student teacher and the professional teacher trainee to the challenge of new age—- integrating technology in the teaching-learning process. The brisk pace of technology advancement and innovation continues, but ET 2 is a preparation to bring our teachers to move ahead with their use of technology in the classroom.

Overall, the Filipino teacher shall be empowered to meet the technology challenges of a 21st century Digital Age.