FIELD STUDY 3

Technology in the Learning

Environment

EPISODE 1: The School’s Learning Resource Center

Name of FS Students: Everlyn M. Cañete Course: CPRT Year & Section: 2 nd yr Resource Teacher: Melanie L. Navarro Signature: ___________________Cooperating School: Iligan Capitol College Date of Visit: Oct 7, 2011

List of Available Learning resources

Available Learning Resources

Characteristics and Unique Capabilities

Teaching Approaches where the resources is Most Useful

1. Print resources Books Magazines Article News

It is well organized according to the uses and functions. The books use as a resource for assignments, projects or homework while some are obsolete.

-These are very useful for teachers and students. And also useful in any subject area depending on the subject matter to be discussed.

2. Audio resources Karaoke

It is placed inside the faculty room

It is useful in a music class or P.E.

3. Non-electronic Visual resources Globe Damath

This resources are placed in the cabinet while some are stored in the store room of the school

Globe is useful in history subject.Damath is useful in math.

4. ICT Resources LCD projectors OHP Computers

LCD and OHP are portable brought to the classroom when in use. Computers are station in their Computer Room or Media Center

This technology made an ease for students when reporting and also to the teachers which they can gain active participation and attention.

Impression:

In my observation into the learning materials which available to their school. I was impressing because they have learning materials that can be used by the teacher and the learners. These days they use technology in teaching and learning process. The student can be exposing to these learning resources.

ANALYSIS

Where the learning resources/materials arranged properly according to their functions and characteristics?

The learning resources/materials of the school are well arranged properly according to their functions and characteristics. The books, articles and magazines are properly arranged according to the types.

Do the guidelines and procedures facilitate easy access to the materials by the teachers? Why? Why not?

The guidelines and procedures facilitate can easy access to the materials by the teachers because the materials are in good condition and well cleaned so that it free from dust, moisture that prevent molds; arranged according to the characteristics.

What are the strength of this Learning Resource Center?There is the weakness of their learning resource center as like in the library which only an extension of the main library and sometimes the librarian is not around.

What suggestion can you make?As use of ICT resources it can enhance the learning process. The teacher can maximized the lesson; minimized the work by preparing a lesson and making grades of the students. The learners can learn new through using this resource. In my opinion I refer to use computer resources because it helps me in making reports and making a presentation which to minimized my time in preparing a lesson.

REFLECTION Which of the materials in the learning resources caught your interest the most? Why?

The materials in the learning resources caught my interest the most was the LCD projector. By using the LCD projector it will minimized the preparation of the teacher in lesson that he/she presented in the class and also the students can learn how to make their own presentation by making their reports in the class if the teacher give some report activity to his/her students.

Which gadgets/materials are you already confident to use/operate?I’m confident to use/ operate print resources and ICT resources which I always do in living.

Which ones do you feel you need to learn more about?Is easy to learn all the learning resources .

Episode 2: Bulletin Board Display

BOARD DISPLAYS EVALUATION FORM

Topic of the Board Display: Linggo ng Wika Location of the Board Display in School: Inside the classroom of every year level

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 CommentsEffective Communication Conveys the message quickly and clearly

√Words are easy to understand by the viewers.

AttractivenessColors and arrangementcatches and holds interest.

√The display was simpl; need to improve to make it artistic and attractive.

BalanceObjects arranged sostability is perceived.

√It balance the division on the board display it was posted in the center

UnityRepeated shapes or colorsor use of borders holds display together.

√There was unity of display. They used use many colors.

InteractivityThe style and approach enticelearners to be involved.

√The learners are not much concern in the bulletin it because it has lack of message to them.

Legibility Letters and illustrations can beseen from a good distance.CorrectnessFree from grammar errors,misspelled words, and ambiguity.

√The display materials were well printed and clear.

It was free from grammar.

DurabilityWell-constructed, items aresecurely attached.

√Its durability could last for a month above.

ANALYSIS

Did the board display design reflect the likes/interest of its target audience? Why? Why not?

As I roamed around the school. I saw tat every classroom has a bulletin board display in each grade/year level and it divided according to the purpose. One bulletin board for subject matter and the other one is for month activities. It was placed where the target viewers can see them easily.

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

The language was to simple and understandable for the target audience.

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

The purpose of the board display was about the Lingo ng Wika, which was the event for the month of August. As I looking it clearly the bulletin is quite not effective because it lack of attractiveness, balance, unity, legibility, interactivity, correctness in grammar and durable and effective communication.

What suggestion can you make?Their bulletin board display must be done creatively and unique so that they well confused on what are posted and good displays reflect the efforts exerted by each concerned teacher and students. The bulletin board should possess the following characteristics: have attractiveness, balance, unity, legibility, interactivity, correctness in grammar and durable and effective communication.

MY PROPOSED BOARD DISPLAY

Theme: Ang Pagbigay halaga sa sariling wika ay katulad ng pagrespeto sa sarili.

Board Title: Linggo ng Wika

Rationale: for general information

Objectives: To give importance to our own language.

Best features of my proposed bulletin board enhancement:

My proposed bulletin enhancement is covered with plastic or it better it has a slide sliding glass so that it will become free from dust and it preserve until the end of the month. In the upper portion is the big cut-out letters of Linggo ng Wika it must be focus of what events is presented. I will cut-out letters of theme “Ang pagbigay halaga sa sariling wika ay katulad ng pagrespeto sa sarili”. And also I will cut pictures that related to the theme, add with colorful designs of my board display that can attract the student’s eyes, and I will arrange it properly.

Materials for Aesthetic Enhancement:

Cartolina, construction papers, bond paper, and cut-out letters and pictures

REFLECTIONS

Being a teacher you should have a good communication skill. The word presented in the bulletin should reflect the work or personality of the teacher. Have the sense which he/she can convey the viewers or readers oh what message he/she delivers. Teacher should be creative in this skill in making several of display in the bulletin board so that it can attract the learners. He/she should be resourceful on using available resources in the school. The color combination should be creatively, unique because it will arouse the learner’s curiosity, and the attention of the pupils will be called.

As I experience in my high school life we put up a bulletin board inside the classroom so that the pupils will be gained some knowledge and available to learn being a creativity on their own. The teacher-pupils are helping each other to make a bulletin board. We used cartolina, plastic cover, coloring materials, card board, and old newspaper; recycle materials from the garbage where we can use as decoration on the bulletin. All the materials was used to make a creative and unique bulletin board because that time there was competition in making a bulletin board in our school.

It was memorable experience I have in my life because I learned how to be creative in such way making a bulletin board. That I can use in the future.

EPISODE 3: UTILIZATION OF TEACHING AIDS

Observation

I was observing the English class. The lesson was all about adjectives that describe places and events. The teacher used books in English II and pictures of Philippines and Africa. Both teacher and pupils used books in English II. The teacher asks the students read the selection about slavery in Africa. After the students read the selection. The teacher asks the students about the similarity differences of the pictures and letting them describe each. The teacher uses pictures which showed of the colonized people in the Philippines in relation to the selection to makes her lesson understandable to the learners.

As I listened to the verbal responses of the students, few of them were participated. The others were not pay attention to the teacher. They did not make any responses whenever the teacher ask questions, it seems like they are not focused.

Some of them are non-verbal responses showed only little understanding because only few of them raised their hands every time the teacher asked those questions. Those only few learners were able to write sentences on the board describing events. Most of them did not show attentiveness, eagerness to understanding the lesson of their teacher.

UTILIZATION OF TEACHING AIDS FORM

Grade/Year Level of Class Observed: 2nd Year Date of Observation: October 7, 2011Subject Matter: Modals Brief Description of Teaching Approach used by the Teacher.

- The teacher used integrated approach because she includes the acquisition of knowledge, skills as well as values on her lesson.

Teaching AidsUsed

Strengths Weakness Comments on Appropriate of Teaching Aids Used

Books

Pictures

All students involve in the reading process. All of them have a book.

By reading the books, students are able to improve their speech skills.

Pictures are colorful and attractive; it well attracts the learner’s attention to focus on the lesson.

The students are not that focused because they refer in lecture method.

Even pictures are colorful, but these are small, learners at the back cannot see clearly.

It is much better if the teacher unlock difficult words first then explains to the pupils so that they will be able to understand the selection easily.

In presenting a picture, teacher must produce big so that it will become visible to everyone specially in the back.

ANALYSIS

What do you think prompted the teacher to choose the materials/learning resources that she/he used?

I think teacher used books/ lesson guide so that he has a flow in her lesson. The teacher use pictures so that it better to understand the lesson because she know that student has different level of understanding.

What difficulties, if any, did the teacher experiences? How can this be managed?The difficulties experienced by the teacher were the behavior of the students. Some of the students are not listening they were busy on talking to their set mate and texting in the phone. When the teacher is in the middle discussion he/she immediately call the students to let her read the selection of the books so that the student well able to pay attention to the teacher.

Over-all, were the learning resources/materials used effectively? Why? Why not?The learning resources/materials used are less effective because only the few students got passing score. Mostly of them got below score. Then the teacher made a remedial class to the student who did not pass the long quiz.

REFLECTIONS

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

If I were the teacher, I would do different style in my class discussion. I would use Power Point Presentation as my visual aids. I used big pictures that it will visible to the students. I will give example of how to answer the quiz so that the student will understand it clearly. Then, I will give them time to create their own sentences related to the discussion. Afterward, I give evaluation not too long so that they will able to finish before the time.

EPISODE 4: TOOLS OF THE TRADE (Teaching Aids Bank)

OBSERVATION

In the school was I observed there are learning resources/materials useful for my topics

that available to appropriate for my target year level. These will surely help and facilitate

learning process of my target learners. The learning materials useful for my topic are books,

cartolina, pentel pen, chalks, pictures and charts, and other materials that I can make are cut-out

letters, flash cards and visual aids.

Learning Resources on a Specific Content Area

Modals

Specific ContentArea

Will be made

Pictures

Available

Books

Will be made

Flashcards

Will be made

Cut-out Letters

Will be purchased

Chalks

Available

Charts

Will be Purchased

Manila papers

Will be PurchasedPentel

Pen/Permanent marker

ANALYSIS

Give at least 3 benefits of doing a survey of available materials before making your own material you own materials?

1. Improve the motivation in making creative teaching aids for the discussion. In which support the learning process of the student.

2. It gives more idea and lessens our works in preparing the lesson.

3. It lessens the expenditures in making teaching aids. That reusable in a year.

REFLECTIONS

Which of the materials did you like making the most? Why?The materials I liked making a pictures because some of the lesson is needed a picture to present in the class.

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

Cutting pictures is a time consuming but I enjoyed cutting and also I asked of help from my brother.

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

I. Focus on what objective of the lesson. II. Then they can cut out picture which related to the lesson.

III. The teacher should be creative in making teacher materials. IV. The teacher should consider the cost of making visual aids so that he/she will not

cost much.V. If there are ICT resources then it will be easy to the teacher.

EPISODE 5: PAPER WORKS! (Preparing Hand-outs)

Hand-out Planning Guide

1. What topic do I like to work on?- I like the topic Food Chain

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

3. What components do I include in my outline- I will include those important and useful components in my outline so that my lesson

will have a sense of direction.4. What type of graphic organizers/flow-charts/schemas do I need to use?

- I will use flow-chart to explain the main concepts through giving characteristics and examples.

5. What references do I use?- I will use Science VI books as my references.

ANALYSIS

What are the good features of a hand-out?The good features of a hand-out using graphic organizers, schema, and flowchart are the following:

a. Shows the relationships associated with the concept of topic.b. It facilitates learning since organizers the relationships between facts, concepts.c. It helps students analyzing the topics.d. This is a powerful tool in understanding.e. It may display the steps or stages in a process.

REFLECTIONS

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

The difficulties I encountered in making hand-out were the selection of what graphic organized to use that best suited to my topic. The preparation of the hand-out was too time-consuming.

What tips can you give teachers regarding preparation of hand-out?In preparation of hand-out, the teacher should decide what topic to be discussed. After deciding the topic, the teacher should choose what graphic organize is best to used. The teacher should be flexible in meeting the needs of the students since learners are multiple intelligence which they varied in learning style.

Episode 6: Slideshow Biz (Slide Presentations)

ANALYSIS

The good features of a slide presentation is that it has transitions, themes and effects that boost students attention to the discussion, include pictures in your slides to let your audience know what you are talking about. A picture speaks a thousand words than a letter. Another is it use links. It makes your presentation not too long, nor too short.

Reflections

I have no difficulties in making a slide presentation because I always make a presentation for my reports, class presentation, and even in my work which much more useful for presentation if there are seminars. And, I also learned it from my Ed. Tech course.

Episode 7: My E-World (Websites)

Reflections

Based on my experiences in surfing a net to find site that provide a support resource materials and interactive program for my topic. I found out that it easy to get information just by typing the key word then it will give much information. As these days learners are too dependent in internet they were refer to used it than reading a books. Even young child they now know how to used computer not just by researching but they play computer games.

LEARNING MATERIALS FOR TEACHING

AND LEARNING PROCESS OF PRESCHOOLERS

For Mathematics For English & Science

For English and Science

CHALKBOARD

BOARD DISPLAYS, BULLETIN

AND RECREATION PLAYHOUSE

CLASSROOM FACILITIES

Teacher's Table of Preschool Teacher

Learner's Desks

LEARNING MATERIALS FOR TEACHING

AND LEARNING PROCESS OF ELEMENTARY

Charts of the different Body Systems Charts of Food Chain & States of Matter

Diorama Board Displays of Pilipino/American Scientists

Television (Educational purposes) Constellations Chart

BOARD DISPLAYS and BULLETIN

Word Corner Subject Matter Bulletin

Bulletin for important matt

Bulletin for important matters

SCHOOL FACILITIES

Science Room

Science Room Principal's Office

Preschool Rooms

BULLETIN BOARDS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL

Bulletin Board outside the Principal's Office

Bulletin boards inside the classroom

SCHOOL FACILITIES (High School)

Principal's Office

Faculty Room

Library of the High School students