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CREATING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: 3. WRITING BOARD

DIORAMA, NATURE TABLE & USAGE OF  can display information written with chalk
WRITING BOARD (chalkboard or blackboard) or special pens
(whiteboard).
WHAT IS AN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL?  Although there are usually more effective
 Supplementary materials, which help the methods of transmitting information, the
teacher to make his/her presentation writing board is still the most commonly
concrete, effective, interesting, meaningful, used visual aid.
and inspiring. Suggestions on Using the Writing Board:
 play a vital role as they provide sensory 1. Keep the board clean.
experience to the learners. 2. Use chalk or pens that contrast with the
 primary aim is to provide the teachers layout background of the board so that students
of the way of teaching in the classroom. can see the information clearly.
3. Make text and drawings large enough to be
According to Wright (1976:1) as cited in Cakir seen from the back of the room.
(2006) many media and many styles of visual 4. Prepare complex drawings in advance (if
presentation are useful to the language learner. All very complex, an overhead transparency or
audio-visual materials have positive contributions to 35 mm slide may be preferable).
the language learning as long as they are used in 5. Underline headings and important or
right time, right place. unfamiliar words for emphasis.
6. Do not talk while facing the board.
EXAMPLES OF NON-DIGITAL INSTRUCTIONAL 7. Do not block the students' views of the
MATERIALS board; stand aside when writing or drawing
is completed.
1. DIORAMA 8. Allow sufficient time for students to copy the
 small scenes created of layers of materials, information from the board.
all depicting a similar concept or theme.
 They usually display a historical time period, NON-DIGITAL TOOLS IN DELIVERING
a nature scene, or a fictional situation. TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED LESSONS
In developing a diorama, you will:
1. choose a concept or theme, FLIP CHART
2. research the subject,  large tablet or pad of paper, usually on a
3. make a rough sketch of your ideal diorama, tripod or stand.
4. make a list of the items you'll need and
gather your supplies, and
5. select a container or box.

2. NATURE TABLE
 contains objects and/or scenes related to
the current season, or upcoming festival or
a symbol of an ecosystem.
 Children love to follow the natural changes
that the world offers each month and
classroom decorations reflect these.
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SIMPLICITY – make ideas and relationships simple

and easy to recall.
LEGIBILITY – makes letters big and readable for
all in the audiences
CONSISTENCY – use the same type style and art
style
CLARITY – avoid type that is too small to read,
avoid all caps.

SELECT AND USE ICT TOOLS FOR TEACHING

AND LEARNING
“Technology will never replace great teachers, but
ZIGZAG BOARD technology in the hands of great teachers is
 a multi-board series of three or four transformational.” – George Couros
rectangular boards.
ICT – Information and Communications Technology
 They are joined together along the sides by
hinges so that they can be easily folded up  The current systems employ technologies
and carried. by integrating ICT tools and applications in
education and in instruction.
WALL DISPLAY  This refers to various tools and devices or
 Displaying items on a classroom wall is a gadgets used in communicating,
well-known educational method. disseminating, creating, storing, and
 A wall display is a collection of many managing information. Learners must
different types of items and materials put up understand how to use these tools to help
on a wall to make an interesting and them learn.
informative display  Education intends to make learners become
useful and productive citizens; the use of
ROPE AND POLE DISPLAY BOARD ICT tools can provide a lot of possibilities on
 This board consists of two parrallel, how learners can do something with what
horizontal poles tied loosely together with they know.
rope.  Teachers can employ ICT tools in their ways
 Visual aids such as posters can be pinned of engaging learners by communicating,
to the rope. disseminating, and managing information. It
 This kind of display board is invaluable is not necessarily the presence of advanced
where there are few solid walls for technology or the use of ICT tools that can
displaying information. ensure success in engaging learners, but it
 It has no solid backing and can be made remains that the effective use of ICT tools
quickly for teaching, training and when depends on how the teacher will use them.
working with communities.  When employed appropriately, the potential
of their uses can have a bearing on the
GUIDELINES WHEN DESIGNING lesson and the learners' engagement in the
CONVENTIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS process of learning. Some tools can be
used to provide practice or provide the
UNITY – use only one idea for each visual aid and chance to apply the skills taught.
include a headline
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A. USING MOBILE PHONE AND THE QR CODE 3. Once you have identified your free online
QR Code Generator, you can now encode
QR CODE – Quick Response Code the text or the information that you want.
 created by a Japanese corporation Denso- 4. Run it and save it as a jpeg file. Now, you
Wave in 1994. have successfully created your own code
 allows the readers to decode the which you can download.
information at a high rate of speed. 5. Test the QR code using your QR Code
reader or scanner.
You can easily read QR codes through a QR
code scanner. Here’s all you need to do: B. USING LAPTOP AND THE INFO-GRAPHICS
1. Have a mobile phone with a camera;
2. Using the mobile phone, download from LAPTOP – laptop computer
Playstore or App Store the QR Code  It is a portable personal computer that is
Reader/Scanner application. Choose an small enough to sit on a person's lap while
appropriate QR code reader for your in use.
operating system whether IOS or Android.  Laptops typically have a clamshell form
Once installed in your gadget, you can use factor, consisting of a screen that can be
it to read the codes. opened and closed and a keyboard
3. Focus your camera on the QR code. Click it attached to the lower part of the device.
and the message will be revealed to you.
INFO-GRAPHIC
EXAMPLES OF QR CODE GENERATOR  visual representation or an image such as
1. Kaywa diagram, charts or picture representing
2. Visualead information or data.
3. GoQR.Me  If it is used to market products in the
4. QRstuff.com increasing visual world, then info-graphics
can also be employed in marketing
HOW CAN YOU INTEGRATE THE QR CODE IN information and ideas in the teaching and
YOUR LESSON? learning process.
 To Create Interactive and Engaging Content CANVA
 To Share Resources  A tool that can be used in creating
 To Gather Students Feedback infographics.
 Scavenger Hunts  It has several infographics template for
 Enhance Classroom Library education.
 Use in Classroom Activities
 Provide Help with Homework WAYS FOR WHICH INFO-GRAPHIC CAN BE
 Communicate with Parents or Partners USED
 Research Projects 1. To present survey data
 Provide Easy Access to Online Content 2. To simplify a complex concept
3. To explain how something functions
HOW TO MAKE A QR CODE? 4. To compare
1. Be online 5. To present interesting topics
2. Search for a QR Code generator and
ensure that you read the information about C. IPAD/TABLET AND THE ONLINE BULLETIN
the application. BOARD
 A dull and boring bulletin board can be
made interesting when done online.
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 Posts when done with themed backgrounds,  In a semester work, a learning portfolio is a
stylish fonts and varied colors become collection of students work that exhibits
attractive to the learners. students’ effort, progress, achievements and
 An online bulletin board is a way of competencies gained during the course.
presenting ideas with a twist and interest
with no cost at all. E-PORTFOLIO OR DIGITAL PORTFOLIO
 It is a digital archive that can contain the
HERE’S HOW same materials as a physical portfolio but
1. Search for https://padlet.com/ can have more such as:
2. Sign up or log-in using any of your social o Multimedia productions
media accounts. o Links or references
3. If you want to make your own, click MAKE A o Stories
PADLET. o Video
a. You can choose Start with a Blank or  Digital portfolio can be private or can be
Pick a Template. published to share for everyone.
b. Start making posts by clicking the +
sign. IMPORTANCE OF E-PORTFOLIOS
c. Make your posts as creative as you
can by clicking Modify and selecting 1. Student ePortfolios can evaluate student’s
your choice of color, font, theme, etc. academic progress.
d. You can now share your Padlet or  The construction of the ePortfolios should
online bulletin board to your friends. start from the beginning and should be an
e. Click Share and allow others to have ongoing progress to monitor the learning of
access to it or you can share the students.
through the social media account
where others can view it. 2. Monitoring student’s progress can be
4. If you want to join someone’s bulletin board, highlighted in a portfolio.
click JOIN A PADLET  It can help to observe how the students
a. Enter in the dialog box the URL of improved their work and can actually
the padlet you want to join. determine whether the students have
b. Start posting on your transferred what they have learned in new
friend’s/classmate’s padlet by projects or other domain.
clicking the + sign.
3. Portfolios document students’ learning
CREATING E-PORTFOLIO AS A TECHNOLOGY growth.
TOOL  This can make learners reflect from what
 In the 21st century where independent they have begun to how far they have
learning is encouraged, the documentation developed. In creating ePortfolio, students
of a personal learning journey is a must. are engaged in the process of creating their
 Such documentation can help teacher own voice.
monitor the process and assess the product
of learning. Doing this requires proper STEPS IN CONSTRUCTING E-PORTFOLIO
organization through a portfolio. 1. Open google site and log in your google
account.
PORTFOLIO 2. In the upper right, click the 9 dots and find
 one good means of keeping things in order. for google sites.
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3. Click it, and it will lead you to another WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT WRITING A
section. REFLECTION?
4. Now, create a title for your ePortfolio and  It allows you to embrace your own learning
prepare the texts, links, images and more. and start taking responsibility of it.
5. If you’re done, then Publish your work. You  After it, you owe it to yourself and no matter
can control who can see it and you can also what the teacher does inside the classroom,
make it public. as a learner you can make the decision
whether you want to learn or not.
PARTS OF AN E-PORTFOLIO  But with an ePortfolio, you try to capture
your personal journey of learning.
HOMEPAGE
 This is the first thing that your readers will TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATIVE TOOLS IN
see. So you need to introduce yourself and DIGITAL WORLD
objectives of your ePortoflio.
TECHNOLOGY AS A COLLABORATIVE TOOL
PAGES  One way to engage students is to give them
 The pages that you can add depend on how a challenge and a chance to work together.
you would like to organize your ePortfolio.  There are a lot of available tools and
 Try to be creative and make every pages applications that can be used to work
interesting for the readers. collaboratively with others.
o Some of these are skype, wikis,
REFLECTIONS blog, google form, web
 it is one of the major elements of a portfolio. conferencing, Realtimeboard,
 It is thinking-aloud, a way of documenting among others.
what they are thinking.
 Sometimes, it might be difficult to write a SKYPE
reflection. But there are models that can  a software application allowing you to do a
help to have guide on creating a structure. videoconferencing for free.
GIBBS REFLECTIVE CYCLE  All you need is to create an account and
can be used for a video meeting.

WIKI
 allows you to create a page or a selection of
pages designed to allow you to post or
write, edit, or upload a link quickly.
 This is good when students need to work
together to complete a task even if they are
not physically together.

BLOGGING
 journaling your ideas to which others can
react allowing a thread of discussion to take
place and which can be used online.
 It is the abbreviation of weblog.
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INTEGRATING BLOG IN LEARNING

a. Have a clear objective and instruction for
using or integrating blogs to your lessons.
b. Provide guidance on what and how to post
or use blogs. Teach the students that the
blogging is for educational purposes and is
different from a personal blog.
c. With easy access to information, a major
obligation is to teach the students to use
multiple sources and to cite them
appropriately.
d. Writing about your ideas is a personal act
but it is important that you are taught to
make blogs personal without revealing too
much of personal information.
e. It may help if you can look for very good
examples of blogs. There are online and
print publications that review blogs and you
can use the information to guide you toward
getting good models.

GOOGLE GROUPS OR GOOGLE FORMS

 an application that can be used in a
collaborative documentation of ideas
contributed by members of the team.
 Having a google account will come very
handy and you can easily have access to a
variety of applications.