EDUC 13 – TECHNOLOGY TEACHING AND LEARNING 1

Understanding the Basic Concepts Related to Technology

At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

 Understanding the basic concepts related to technology for teaching and learning
 Use concepts and terms in communicating with peers

Abstraction

The following terms and concepts are related to technology that you need to digest.

1. Technology refers to methods, processes, and devices used for practical purposes. It
includes instruments from pencil and paper to modern electronic gadgets and tools for
the practical task.

2. Information and Communication Technology and Literacy or ICT Literacy is the use
of digital technology, communication tools and networks to access, manage, integrate,
evaluate, create and communicate information (Guro 21, 2011).

3. Educational Technology refers to the utilization of technology in teaching and learning,

which includes both the non-digital (flip charts, pictures, models, realia, etc.). And digital
(electronic tools: hardware, software, and connections, etc.).

4. Digital Literacy refers to the ability to discover, assess, utilize, share, and generate
content with the use of information technologies and the internet (Cornell University).

5. Digital Learning is an instructional practice that utilizes technology to reinforce

student’s learning experience. It covers the use of a broad spectrum of processes that
comprises blended or virtual learning. It can come as online or off-line, which utilizes
digital technology.

6. Online Digital Tools and Apps use an Internet connection to access the information
needed, like Skype. It is a telecommunication application software product that focuses
on providing video chat and video calls between computers, tablets, mobile devices via
the Internet and to regular telephones.

7. Off-line Digital Tools and Apps can still be used even if there is no internet access.
Among these are Canary Learning, Pocket, Evertone, iBooks, KA LITE (Gupta,
Prinyaka, 2017).

8. Instructional Technology refers to the theory and practice of design, development,

utilization, management, and evaluation of the processes and resources for learning
(Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Seels, B.B. &Richey,
P.C. 1994).

9. Software refers to program control instructions and accompanying documentation

stored on disks or tapes when not being used in the computer. By extension, the term
refers to audiovisual materials (Smaldino, 2005).

10. Multimedia is a sequential or simultaneous use of a variety of media formats in a

given presentation or self-study program (Smaldino, 2005).

11. Internet is a massive network of networks, a networking infrastructure. It connects

millions of computers globally, forming a network in which any computer can
communicate with any other computer as long as they are connected to the internet. It is
 generally defined as a global network connecting millions of computers
(http://www.webopedia.com).
12. World Wide Web (www) is also called a Web, which is a graphical environment on
computer networks that allows you to access, view, and maintain documentation that
can include text, data, sound, and videos (Smaldino, 2005). It is a way of accessing
information over the medium of the internet. It is an information-sharing model that is
built on top of the Internet.

13. Web Access is the ability of the learner to access the Internet at any point during the
lesson to take advantage of the array of available educational resources.

14. Web quest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all information that
learners work with comes from the web. These can be created using various programs
including simple word processing documents that include links to websites.

15. Productivity Tools refers to any type of software associated with computers and related
technologies that can be used as tools for personal, professional, or classroom
productivity.

Examples: Microsoft Office, Apple Works – word processing, grade and record-keeping,
web page production, presentation) (KFIT-Unesco 2016).

16. Technology Tool is an instrument used for doing work. It can be anything that helps you
accomplish your goal with the use of technology. These technology tools can be
classified as:
a. Data/Calculation Tools. Examples: spreadsheets, Excels, Sketchpads,
probability constructor
b. Design Tools. These are used to make models and design, creating, and
building. Included here are Family Tree Maker, GollyGee, and Crazy Machines,
among others.
c. Discussion Tools. Four different approaches utilize discussion and interaction
on the Internet. These are threaded discussion forum, Blogging, Live chat, and
Video Teleconferencing, Netiquette, and Safety on the Net.
d. Email Tools. Emails are great communication tools for sending messages,
photographs, videos, and other files. It allows you to reach out to others around
the world. Examples are google mail, Ymail, Yahoo mail, and many more.
e. Handheld Devices. Handheld devices have become popular among learners.
These include Personal Digital Assistants, global positioning system, (GPS) and
Geographic Information system (GIS) in the classroom, Portable electronic
keyboards, Digital cameras, Mobile phones, Palm, Handheld computers.

17. Blog is an online journal where posted information from both teachers and students is
arranged. There are three kinds of blogs: blogs used for communication, blogs used for
instruction, and blogs used for both (Ferriter & Garry, 2010).

18. Wiki, an editable website usually with limited access, allows students to collaboratively
create and post written work or digital files, such as digital photos or videos. Wikipedia is
one of the most widely recognized of all the wikis (Watters, 2011).

19. Flipped classroom utilizes a reverse instructional delivery, where the teacher is
required to use the web resources as homework or out of class activity as initial
instruction of the lesson, which will be discussed during class time.

20. Podcast is a video or audio multi-media clip about a single topic typically in the format of
the radio talk show. The two essential functions of a podcast are to retrieve information
to disseminate information (Eash, 2006).

21. Google Apps is a cloud-based teaching tool which is stored in the Google server and is
available for students both at home and in school. It includes the Gmail, a free-mail for
all; Google calendar – a tool used for organizational purposes; Google sites that provide
options for developing blogs and wikis; and Google docs are used for sophisticated word
processing and editing for the document.
 22. Vlog is a video blog where each entry is posted as a video instead of the text.
23. Facebook is a popular social networking site used by students and adults worldwide to
present information on themselves and the world.

24. VOIP (voice over internet protocol) is a category of hardware and software that enables
people to use the Internet as a transmission medium for telephone calls by sending
voice data in packets using IP rather than traditional circuit transmission.

Application

Activity 1. Make a wordlist of terms of at least 10 ICT terms with definitions or descriptions
which is not included in the list above. Write in your references (APA Format) to the sources of
your explanation.

Activity 2. Identify three (3) concepts that you learned in this lesson. Write your own ideas of
the each concepts you mentioned.