Lesson 17 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 2 PRACTICUM

Lesson 17
EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 2
PRACTICUM


Much Like field studies in teacher education, educational technology 2 offers students the experiential process of adapting to technology integration witn in a student-centered paradigm. This is the practicum phaase of the course at the end of the more theoritical lessons or inserted between lessons.

The practicum phase consist of hands-on computer tutorial which the students teacher or professional teacher-trainee will need to mahe him or her capable.
The essential requirements for the ET 2 practicum phase will be:

• A computer laboratory/ special computer classroom with adequate sets of computers for hands-on.
• Participation of computer laboratory tutors/ assistants- as the teachers technical assistants- to assist the learners in the use of computers and its various programs.
• Assigned numbers of hours in confirmity with the course requirements. Tutorials are preferably done during week-ends in order to provide continous hours of computer hands-ons trainings.


The practicum phase consists in:

1. Basic microsoft word (6 hrs)

The tutorial familiarities each individual learner to the basic of microsoft word. They will learn to use menus and toolbars and the software. They will be taught to type, edit and format text, sentences and paragraphs.

Tutorial coverage:

• Microsoft word menus and toolbars
• Creating, formatting and editing documents
• Assigning page layouts
• Inserting tabs and tablets
• Printing

Uppon successful completion the learner shall be able to:

• Create. Open and save document files
• Insert graphic tables and charts in documents
• Manage files and folder
• Apply format on the texts,sentences and paragraphs
• Inter link documents
• Create standar documents using templates


2. Microsoft PowerPoint (6hrs)

The tutorial is a familiarization on the basics of microsoft powerpoint. It will train the learners to prepare, PowerPoint presentations to enhance the teaching of subjects.

Coverage:

• PowerPoint fundamentals
• Enhancement of PowerPoint presentations with the use of graphics, chats and audio.
• Using templates and masters.
• Presenting and printing a slide show.

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

• Create and open PowerPoint presentation
• Insert objects, charts and video in the powerpoint presentation.
• Use templates to enhance presentations.

3. Internet as tool of inquiry (4hrs)

The tutorial will facilitate the findings of sources of information appropriate to a learning tasks.

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.
• Acquire abilities to use internet tools.
• Gain knowledge of search techniques.
• Learn the ability ti execute the search.

In sum, educational technology 2 promises to bring the student teacher and the professional teacher trainee to the chalenge of a new age- integrating technology in the teaching-learning process. The brisk face of technology advancement and innovation continues, but ET 2 is a preparation to bring our teachers to more a head with their uses of technology in the classroom.

Overall,the Filipino teachers shall be empowered to meet the technology challenges of the 21st century digital age.