MAEdG214-D3a-Technology in Education

Report in Midterm Grading Period

Models and mock-ups

-               are recognizable imitation of the real thing except size which may be scaled down or scaled up to provide the needed experiences.

-               show the totality of a thing or a process.

-               are special types of models which are focused on a specific part of a whole object and these are workable.

facilitate study of objects and processes which cannot be seen in the objects themselves

When do we use Models and Mock-ups?

1. When reality is too small like atoms, molecules, amoeba, or too big like the universe/earth.
2. When reality is inaccessible like past and futuristic events and when distance is impossible to bridge.
3. When reality is too dangerous like viewing an erupting volcano or going to the forest for wild animals and insects.
4. When reality is unreliable like the weather and the various climatic conditions and the tides.

When reality is too abstract like space relationships, mathematics and other concepts

 Report in Final Grading Period
 I.   Higher Thinking Skills through IT-Based Projects
The teacher steps out of the traditional role of being an context expert and information provider, and instead lets the students find their own facts and information.
It is to be understood that these projects do not address all of the thinking skills shown previously in the Thinking Skills Framework. But these projects represent constructivist project.

Key Elements of a constructivist approach:

a)      The teacher creating the learning environment.

b)      The teacher giving students the tool

c)      The teacher facilitating learning.

Now let us see four IT-based projects conducive to develop higher thinking skills and creativity among learners.

I.   RESOURCE-BASED PROJECTS

The teacher steps out of the traditional role of being an context expert and information provider, and instead lets the students find their own facts and information.

TRADITIONAL AND RESOURCE-BASED LEARNING

Traditional learning model	Resource-based learning model
Teacher is expert and information provides	Teacher is a guide and facilitator
Textbook is key source of information	Sources are varied(print, video. Internet, etc.)
Focus on facts Information is packaged In neat parcels	Focus on learning inquiry, quest, or discovery
The product is the be-all and end-all of learning	Emphasis on process
Assessment is quantitative	Assessment is quantitative and qualitative.

 Why Technology in Education?

Because there is a need nowadays of Technology in Education, we are in a fast changing society and there is a need for us get updated and include the use of technology in our teaching our pupils in order for them to get updated. By using it in our teaching we are making our students aware on how to manipulate these recent innovations in technology. Students become more interested in the discussion and they become more engaged in collecting information specially that it’s easy to find answers to their assignments.

Why should we include latest technology in the education of our children? Write down specifics with brief explanation.

We should include latest technology in the education of our children because it’s the latest innovation, they need to know so that they are equipped with the knowledge it offers .Nowadays everyone knows already how to manipulate it and if one doesn't have the knowledge of the technology on how he/she will do it, specially that with the use of technology we can do most of everything.

VANESSA P. CLEOFE

MAEdG214-D3a-Technology in Education