FS 3 – TECHNOLOGY IN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Episode 1 – The School Learning Resource Center

Name of FS Student: _
Course: Section:
Resource Teacher: Date:
Cooperating School:

My Target
At the end of this activity, you will be competent in identifying and classifying resources that facilitate
teaching and learning processes.

My Map
It will be an interesting journey to the world of educational technology. A chance to visit and observe a
learning resource center of a school will start you off. For this process, explore the world through these
steps:
4. Write down a brief
reflection of your
experience.

1. Visit a school’s Learning Resource Center. L

3. Make an inventory of its available resources and classify them according to their characteristics

2. Ask the Learning

Resource Center in-
charge about how
some equipment or
facilities are used.
My Tools
As you visit and observe the Learners Resource Center, use activity forms provided for you to document
your observations. Ask the assistance of the one-manning the center courteously.

OBSERVATION SHEET

Name of the Resource Teacher Observed:

School Address: Date:

Grade/ Year Level: Subject Area:

Read the following statements carefully before you observe.

1. Go around the Learning Resource Center.

2. See what learning resources are present.

3. Examine and describe how the materials are arranged and how they are classified. Are they
free from dust and moisture? Are they arranged for easy access?

4. Read the guidelines/ procedures for borrowing of materials. Are these guidelines/
procedures posted or available for users to refer to?

5. Familiarize yourself with the guidelines and procedures. You may choose to take photos
to the center (if allowed).

After you have observed, classify the resources available in the learning resource center.
Please use the activity form provided for you

Name of Center observed:

Date of Observation:
Name of Observer:.
Course/Year/School: .______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

List of Available Learning Resources

Available learning Characteristics and Teaching Approaches

Resources Unique Capabilities where the Resource is
(Enumerate in bullet form) Most Useful
1. Print Resources

2. Audio Resources

3. Non-electronic Visual
Resources

4. ICT Resources

Impression:

My Analysis
1. Where the learning resources/ materials arranged properly according to their functions and
characteristics?

2. Do the guidelines and procedures facilitate easy access to the materials by the teachers? Why?
Why not?
 3. What are the strengths of this Learning Resource Center?- The strengths of the learning resource
center are:

4. What are its weaknesses?

5. What suggestions can you make?

My Reflection
1. Which of the materials in the Learning Resource Center caught your interest the most? Why?
2. Which gadgets/materials are you already confident to use/operate?

3. Which ones do you feel you need to learn more about?

My Portfolio

Paste an article about an example of technology gadget/material that you want to learn more about. How
can this gadget/material be useful in instruction/teaching?
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Episode 2 – Bulletin Board Display

Name of FS Student: _
Course: Section:
Resource Teacher: Date:
Cooperating School:

My Target
At the end of this activity, you will be competent in appraising the effectiveness of display board as learning
resources.

My Map

Display board, or what we more commonly refer to as bulletin board, is one of the most readily available
and versatile learning resources.
To reach your target, follow the boards below:

Propose enhancement to make the disp

Look around a school bulletin board
Pick displays.
one and evaluate the display

My Tools
As you look around and examine board display, use the activity forms provided for you to document your
observations.
 OBSERVATION SHEET

Name of the Resource Teacher Observed:

School Address: Date:

Grade/ Year Level: Subject Area:

Read thefollowing statements carefully before you observe.

1. Go around the school and examine the board displays. How many board displays do you
see?

2. Where is the display boards found? Are they in places where target viewers can see them?

3. What are the displays about? What images and colors do you see? How are the pieces of
information arranged?

4. What materials were used in making the displays? Are borders used?

5. Do you notice some errors? (misspelled words, grammar inconsistencies and the like)

6. Are the messages clear and easily understood?

7. You may choose to take a photo of a display board (if allowed).

Name of the school observed: Location of the school: Date of visit:

From among the board displays that you saw, pick the one that you got most interested in. Evaluate it using
the evaluation form below

BOARD DISPLAYS EVALUATION FORM

Topic of the Board display:
Location of the Board Display in the School:
Check the column that indicates your rating. Write comments to back up your ratings.
4 – Outstanding 3 – Very Satisfactory
2 – Satisfactory 1 – Needs Improvement

Criteria NI S VS O
Comments
1 2 3 4
Effective Communication
Conveys the message quickly
and clearly.

Attractiveness
Colors and arrangement catch
and hold interest.

Balance
Objects are arranged so
stability is perceived.

Unity
Repeated shape or colors or use
of borders holds display together

Interactivity
The style and approach entice
learners to be involved.

Legibility
Letters and illustrations can be
seen from a good distance.

Correctness
Free from grammar errors,
misspelled words, and
ambiguity.

Durability
Well-constructed, items are
securely attached.
 My Analysis
1. Did the board display design reflect the like/ interests of its target audience? Why? Why not?

2. Was the language used clear and simple for the target audience to understand? Why? Why not?

3. What do you think was the purpose of the board display? Was it effective? Why? Why not?

4. What suggestions can you make?

Based from your Suggestion Proposed an enhance version of the display board

My Proposed Board Display

Theme:

Board Title:

Rationale:

Objectives:

Best Features of my proposed bulletin enhancement:

Content Resources

Materials for Aesthetic

My Reflection
1. Name at least 5 skills that a teacher should have to be able to come up with effective board
displays. Elaborate on why each skill is needed.
2. Which of the skills you named in #1 do you already have? Recall your past experiences in making
board displays. How do you practice these skills?

3. Which skills do you still need to develop? What concrete steps will you take on how you can
improve on or acquire these skills?
My Portfolio

Based on your suggestions, make your own board display lay-out. You may present your output
through any of these:
 A hand-made drawing or layout
 An electronic (computer) Drawing/illustration or layout
 A collage
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Episode 3 – See and Say

Name of FS Student: _
Course: Section:
Resource Teacher: Date:
Cooperating School:

My Target
At the end of this activity, you will gain competence in determining the appropriateness of teaching aids to
learning tasks.

My Map
To reach your target, follow the steps below:

1. Decide on a Specific content

2. Find out the Learning Resources relevant to your topic that are available from your
school/universities learning resource center
3. Develop a pile of teaching aid.
4. Organized them in a box

My Tools
As you observe the class, use the activity forms provided for you to document your observations.

Class Observation Guide

Read the following statements carefully before you

observe.
i. What is the lesson about?

ii. What visual aids/ materials/learning resources is the teacher using?

iii. Observe and take notes on how the teacher presents/ uses the learning
resources.

iv. Closely observe the learners’ responses to the teacher’s use of learning
resources. Listen to their verbal responses. What do their responses
indicate? Do did their responses show attentiveness, eagerness and
understanding?
 v. Focus on their non-verbal responses. Is their learning forward showing
their interest on the lesson and the materials? Are they looking towards
the direction of the teacher and the materials? Do their actions show
attentiveness, eagerness and understanding?

UTILIZATION OF TEACHING AIDS FORM

Grade or Year Level of Class Observed:

Date of Observation:

Subject matter:

Brief Description of Teaching Approach Used by The Teacher:

The teacher provides a copy of the lesson content and give instruction then after a brief
discussion she proceed to activities.
Strengths Weaknesses Comments on
Teaching Aids used
(Enumerate in Bullet Appropriateness of
form) the Teaching Aids
used

My Analysis
5. What do you think prompted the teacher to choose the materials/learning resources that she/he
used?
 6. What difficulties, if any, did the teacher experience? How can this be managed?

7. Over-all, were the learning resources/materials used effectively? Why? Why not?

My Reflection

4. Put yourself in the place of the teacher. What would you do similarly and what would do
differently if you would teach the same lesson to the same group of students? Why?

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My Portfolio

Attached pictures of teaching aids used by teachers.

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Episode 4 – Tools of The Trade

Name of FS Student: _
Course: Section:
Resource Teacher: Date:
Cooperating School:

My Target
At the end of this activity, you will gain competence in preparing instructional materials that are
appropriate to the learning content

My Map
To reach your target, follow the steps below:

5. Decide on a Specific content

6. Find out the Learning Resources relevant to your topic that are available from your
school/universities learning resource center
7. Develop a pile of teaching aid.
8. Organized them in a box

My Tools
As you observe the class, use the activity forms provided for you to document your observations.

An Observation/Survey Guide

1. Are there learning resources useful for your topic in the resource center you visited?

2. Are the available materials appropriate for your target grade/year level?

3. List down those that can be useful for your topic.

4. What other materials can you make? (Like flash cards, posters, cut-outs,
transparencies, etc)?
 My Analysis
Give at least three benefits of doing a survey of available materials before making your own materials?
Explain each

My Reflection
1. Which of the materials did you like making the most? Why?

2. What difficulties, if any, did you encounter in making the materials? How did you
overcome them?

3. What tips can you give teachers regarding preparation of teaching materials?

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My Portfolio

Attached pictures of teaching aids used by teachers.

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Episode 5 – Paper Works

Name of FS Student: _
Course: Section:
Resource Teacher: Date:
Cooperating School:

My Target
At the end of this activity, you will gain competence in preparing instructional materials (hand-outs) that are
appropriate to the learning content.

My Map
With a lot of reflective thinking coupled with your creativity, you can design hand-outs that will truly work
well to make learning effective. You will see that preparing hand-outs is not just any paper work. When you
produce high quality hand-outs and eventually try them out, you will discover that, indeed, paper works! To
reach your target, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Step 2: Step 3:

Prepare handouts for a selected topic (i.e., flowcharts, schema, and graphic organizers).

Describe your handouts. Prepare it to your FS teacher before reprod

Hand-out Planning Guide

1. What topic do I like to work on?

2. For what grade or year level is my hand-out for?

3. What components do I include in my outline?

4. What type of graphic organizers/flow-charts/schemas do I need to use?

5. What references do I use?

 Hand-out Plan

Subject Matter:
Grade/Year Level:
Outline:

Hand-out Plan Concept Pattern Organizer

My Analysis
1. What are the good features of a hand-out?

2. Which of these features are present in the hand-out I make?

3. Which of these features are not present in the hand-out I made?

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My Reflection

1. What difficulties, if any, did you encounter in making the hand-outs? How did you overcome them?

2. What tips can you give teachers regarding preparation of hand-outs?

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 My Portfolio
Paste a copy of your hand-out.
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Episode 6 – SlideShow Biz

Name of FS Student: _
Course: Section:
Resource Teacher: Date:
Cooperating School:

My Target
At the end of this activity, you will gain competence in developing and utilizing materials (slide
presentations) which involve students in meaningful learning.

My Map
An effective teacher makes it her/his business to create slide presentations that really enhance instruction.
To reach your target, follow the story board below:

Develop a slide presentation to support a lea

Select a topic or subject matter.

Let the learners evaluate your presentation. Try out your presentation to a group o

Write a narrative pointing out the strengths and weaknesses o

My Tools
As you prepare your slide presentations, use the activity form below.

Title of my presentation:
Objectives:
Subject Matter/Topic:
Enhancements (check appropriate box):
Graphics Music Hyperlink

Animation Voice Narration

Sound effects Stylish fonts

Insert your selfmade powerpoint

My Analysis
After working on your slide presentation, answer the following questions:

1. What are the good features of a slide presentation?

2. Which of the features are present in the slides you made?

 3. Which Features are not present in the slide you made?

My Reflections

What difficulties, if any, did you encounter in making the slide presentation? How did you overcome them?

My Portfolio
Attached a CD containing the following:
1. An electronic copy of your presentation here.
2. A collection of down-loaded slide presentations, slide templates, clip arts, fonts that may be useful for you
in the feature. (Be sure to paste listing of the contents of the CD on this page, too.)
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Episode 7 – My E-World

Name of FS Student: _
Course: Section:
Resource Teacher: Date:
Cooperating School:

My Target
At the end of this activity, I will be competent in evaluating electronic resources for appropriate
instructional use.

My Map
For this process, explore the world through these steps:

5. Reflect on your FS experience. 1. Observe a class and take note of the topic being pre

2. Surf the net to find

4. Evaluate the sites that provide
materials or support materials
programs. and/or interactive
programs (web
quests/games) on the

3.List and describe at

least 5
sites/interactive
programs.
My Tools
Please use the Class Observation Guide provided for you.

Class Observation Guide

Read the following statements carefully before you observe.

What is lesson about? What are the teacher’s objectives?

Note the important concepts that the teacher is emphasizing.

Note the skills that the teacher developing in the learners.

My Analysis
Using the information you got from observing the class, surf the internet for electronic resources
that will be useful in teaching the same lesson. Choose the most appropriate ones. Recall the
guidelines you learned in Educational Technology about evaluating electronic resources. These
guidelines will help you fill out the matrix below.

Grade/Year level of the Class:

Topic (of the class you observed) :

Objectives of the lesson:

Name of Electronic Description of the Electronic How it can be used

Resource Resource in the class you
observed
Website:

Online applications

CD ROM

Etc
My Reflections
1. Describe your experience in surfing the internet for appropriate electronic resources for the class?
Did you find it easy or difficult?

2. How did you choose which electronic resources to include here? What you consider? Explain.

3. Reflect on your technology skills. What skills do you already have and what skills would you
continue to work on to be better at utilizing electronic resources?
My Portfolio
Give your thoughts about Flexible learning, Hybrid Learning and Online Learning approaches.