Lesson 18: Tables for Textbooks in School

With advent of Tablets, reading, and learning as a whole have become less cumbersome. If books makes someone’s back ache, tablets are now here to take that burden away. Today, books however are still the number one medium of instruction in schools. Books are more durable than tablets but many educators now prefer the use of tablet in the teaching and learning process. Aside from the fact that it is less bulky, it offers a wide and faster way in accessing information because it cannot only contain books but also access the net. A book has its advantages, a tablet also has its pros – either of this two may prevail today but we cannot deny the fact that we are towards the digital realm where digital things are inevitable. With the present condition of the Philippines, it is still difficult for the government to provide all students tablets. For now, school administration, teachers, and parents must agree upon the notion of using tablets in school since tablets for now are very expensive, if there is a want to use tablets in the school. 

 

Lesson 16: The Internet and Education

INTERNET- the Internet is a global network connecting millions of computers. More than 190 countries are linked into exchanges of data, news and opinions. Also called “net.”

 

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol- set rules for exchanging data

 

Server- the one who must equipped with the computer which has a special program that uses the internet protocol.

 Getting around the net 

Browsing- the most attractive way to move around the internet

Browser- a program that user can use a mouse to point and click on icons to surf internet.

Lesson 15: Understanding Hypermedia

Hypermedia is nothing but multimedia, but this time packaged as educational computer software where information is presented and student activities are integrated in a virtual learning environment. Most educational IT applications are hypermedia and these includes:

·         Tutorial software packages

·         Knowledge webpages

·         Simulation instructional games

·         Learning project management, and others

Characteristics of hypermedia applications:

1. Learner control- the learner makes his/her own decisions on the path, flow of events of instruction.

2. Learner wide range of navigation routes- controls the sequence & pace of hid path depending on his ability and motivation.

 

3. Variety of media- Hypermedia includes more than one media (text, graphics, audio, animation and video clip) but does not necessarily use all types of media in one presentation.

 

Lesson 14: Software as an Educational Resource

The computer hardware can hardly be use without the program or system that tells what the computer machine should do called SOFTWARE.

 

There are 2 kinds of Software:

1.      System software – found inside all the computer machines.

2.      Application software –contains the system that commands the particular tasks or solves a particular problem.
 the computer software may be:

-          Custom software

-          Commercial software

MS Office- also referred to as program that is an opening environment between the user and the computer operating system.

It is self-contained operating system which provides:

·         User convenience

·         New look

·         Information center

·         Plug and play

 

Instructional Software –can be visited on the internet or can be bought from software shops. The teacher through his school should decide on the best COMPUTER- BASED INSTRUCTIONAL (CBI)

Lesson 13: Cooperative Learning with the Computer

Cooperative Learning is learning small groups of students who work together in a common learning task. 

There are 5 elements of Cooperative Learning:

1.     Common Goal

2.     Interdependence 

 

3.     Interaction

 

4.     Individual accountability

 

5.     Social skills

ADVANTAGES of cooperative learning for learners are: encourages active learning, while motivating students, increases academic performance, promotes literacy and language skills and improves effectiveness for teachers. 

But we can’t escape the fact that cooperative also have disadvantages for learners like; they are having conversation instead of doing the tasks, they are being impatient of those who doesn’t cooperate much, the leader is the one who do the task.