Technology for Teaching and Learning

Module 1

Introduction to Technology for Teaching and Learning

Module Overview

“Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together

and motivating them, the teacher is most important.”
– Bill Gates –

Lessons in this Module

Understanding the Basic Concepts Related to Technology

Roles of Technology for Teaching and Learning

This module defines essential terms and constructs of getting the knack of
technology for teaching and learning. You will encounter these terms as we go through in
this course. Also, this module introduces to students the roles of technology in teaching
and learning.
At the end of this module, you are expected to:
● Define terms and concepts essential to the understanding of technology for
teaching and learning
● Use the concepts and terms in communicating with peers
● Explain the roles of technology in teaching and learning
● Portray the value of technology in supporting student learning

Lesson 1

Understanding the Basic Concepts Related to Technology

Learning Outcomes

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.

Page 1 | 11
Introduction

This lesson will provide you with a flavor of essential ideas in technology for
teaching and learning.

Activity

Write honestly the words you are familiar with. Write your idea on the box
below about the word/s you see from the picture.

Analysis

● How useful is the technology for teaching and learning?

__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

● What are the terms and concepts related to technology for teaching and learning?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Page 2 | 11
 __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

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

students’ 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).
Page 3 | 11
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. Webquest 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.

Page 4 | 11
 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. Webquest is a teacher structured research experience for the students that are
primarily based on the use of the World Wide Web and typically takes one or
more instructional periods (Bender & Waller, 2011).

18. 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).

19. 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).

20. 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.

21. 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).

22. 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.

23. Vlog is a video blog where each entry is posted as a video instead of the text.

24. Facebook is a popular social networking site used by students and adults
worldwide to present information on themselves and the world.

25. 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

Page 5 | 11
 1. Make a wordlist of terms of at least 20 ICT-terms with definitions or descriptions.
Write in your references (APA Format) to the sources of your explanations.
2. Identify three (3) concepts that you learned in this lesson. Write your ideas about
the idea.

Lesson 2

Roles of Technology for Teaching and Learning

Learning Outcomes

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

Explain the roles of technology in teaching and learning
Portray the value of technology in supporting student
learning
Introduction

Now that you have unpacked yourselves with the terms and concepts in
technology for teaching and learning, you are going to learn about the roles of technology
for teaching and learning, which are divided into two: For teachers and teaching and
students and learning. The three domains of educational technology will also be tackled
in this lesson.

Activity

● Go back to your learning experiences in school. Recall specific ways

by which the use of educational technology helped you learn.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

● Write a short paragraph on how helpful technology is in your life as a learner.

__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

Analysis

● What are the roles that technology plays in the work of a teacher?

Page 6 | 11
 __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
● What are the roles that technology plays in the learning of students?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
● Many college students are presently required to take computer courses inncluding
word processing, spreadsheet preparation , presentation techniques, etc. How do
you think this will help application of skills in teaching?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
____
● How can learners benefit most in the use of technology?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

Abstraction

Roles of Technology for Teaching

According to Stosic (2015), educational technology has three domains:

1. Technology as a tutor. Technology can support the teachers, tutors and other
professionals to help students learn better.
2. Technology as a teaching tool. Technology can be used as an instrument in
teaching.
3. Technology as a learning tool. Technology makes learning easier and more
effective. use these tools for learning for life.

A. For Teachers and Teaching

1. Provides essential support to teachers.

2. Modernizes the teaching-learning environment.
3. Enhances teaching-learning methods and strategies in teaching.
4. Opens opportunities for educational research.
5. Improves the capabilityof teachers and inculcates scientific attitude.
6. Serves as an avenue for teacher professional development.
7. Encourages scientific attitude.

Page 7 | 11
 B. For Learners and Learning

1. Supports learners on learning how to learn on their own.

2. Develops the communication skills of learners through social interactions.
3. Augments learners’ higher-order-thinking skills: critical thinking, problem
solving and creativity.

Application

Write a paragraph on how you will use technology when you become a teacher.

Module Assessment

This test aims to evaluate how the learners are learning about
Module 1. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. The following are purposes of using WebQuest EXCEPT

A. To encourage the students to use information in meaningful classroom
discussions.
B. To introduce new knowledge and to strengthen knowledge.
C. To acquire knowledge through reading.
D. To develop higher-order-thinking.

2. John has the skill in using information and communication technologies to find,
evaluate, create and communicate information. What ability is manifested?
A. Digital literacy
B. Numerical Literacy
C. Reading and Writing Skill
D. Assessing and Evaluating Skill

3. It refers to a global network providing various information and communication

facilities which consist of interconnected network.
A. WebQuest
B. Blog
C. Internet
D. Google Apps

4. This refers to the integration of multiple forms of media which includes text,
graphics, audio, video etc.
A. Visual aids
B. Educational radio program
C. Motion pictures
D. Multimedia

Page 8 | 11
5. This is a type of learning facilitated by technology that allows students to have
control over time, place, path or pace.
A. Digital learning
B. Deep learning
C. Digital teaching
D. Instructional learning

6. Teacher Gina uses tablets, video conferencing and smartboard for effective
teaching. What domain of technology is this?
A. Technology as a teaching tool
B. Technology as a learning tool
C. Technology as a tutor
D. Technology as a program

7. The following are roles of technology for teachers and teaching EXCEPT
A. Enhances passive classroom to alive classroom.
B. Improve higher-order-thinking skills of students.
C. Improves teaching performance of teachers.
D. Provides an avenue for professional development

8. Jennifer has the ability to think with reason, understand the logical connection
between ideas and ability to identify, analyze and solve problems systematically.
What is manifested by Jennifer?
A. Higher-order-thinking skill
B. Creative thinking
C. Reading literacy
D. Numerical literacy

9. Which statement about technology in teaching and learning is FALSE?

A. Technology has modernized teaching and learning.
B. Use of technology enhances higher-order-thinking skills.
C. Millennial teachers are not ready to use technology in teaching.
D. Technology use is indispensable.

10. This is characterized by the ability to perceive the world in new ways and ability
to generate ideas and alternatives useful in solving problems.
A. Higher-order-thinking skills C. Novelty
B. Manipulative skill D. Creativity

MODULE SUMMARY

● Important terms and concepts related to technology were defined and discussed,
like technology, educational technology, instructional technology, information
and communication technology, digital literacy and digital learning, digital tools,
technology tools, and other terms related to modern technology.

Page 9 | 11
 ● In addition, educational technology has three domains: a tutor, a teaching tool,
and a learning tool. Educational technology is helpful for teachers because it
augments their performance in teaching. It also benefits students because it
supports learning, improves communication skills, and enhances higher-order
thinking skills.

References

Bilbao, P., Dequilla, M.A., Rosano, D., Boholano, H. (2019). Technology for teaching
and learning 1. Lorimar Publishing, Inc.
Online Sources

User blog: W A N I S A H/Understanding the basic concept in ....

https://community.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:W_A_N_I_S_A_H/Understanding
_the_basic_concept_in_ICT

Role of Educational Technology in Public and Private ....

http://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijld/article/download/2337/5905

LESSON 2: Understanding the Basic Concept in ICT | Fandon ....

https://fandon.fandom.com/wiki/LESSON_2:_Understanding_the_Basic_Concept_
in_ICT

Page 10 | 11
Page 11 | 11