FS 3 Technology in the Learning Environment

The School's Learning Resource Center

·         My Analysis

1.) Where the learning resources/materials arranged properly according to their function and characteristics?

       Although, that some of their learning resources center is under renovation, you can still say that it was arranged properly. The school library was conducive for learning. The In-charged told me that they only allow student borrow books until 4 pm. After that, if the book was not return they will charge the student 5 peso per hour. The library is open for all students until 5 in the afternoon, unlike with their other learning resources center the Computer laboratory and the AVR, it's open any time as long as there is a schedule for class.

2.)  Do the guidelines and procedures facilitate easy access to the materials by the teachers? Why? Why not?

      Regarding to this matter, the In-charge told me that they can access to those learning resources/materials only if they have a schedule on that day. To get a schedule, the teacher must have a reservation 2 days before they will use it. If the student need to borrow some school materials for a program, they must ask their adviser or teacher to sign a borrower's slip, because the teachers has the only access to those materials cause without their permission they cannot borrow the materials.

3.)   What are the strengths of this Learning Resource Center?

     The LRC of the school can be used any time of the day as long as there is a reservation and permission. All books from the library were being updated. They always have an inventory to their resources/materials which is their log book for the borrowers. They manage their resources/materials well and they also make an upgrade on it by renovating some parts to make it more useful to the student's learning.

4.)   What are its weaknesses?

         There are things that I had observed that school should be aware on it. The fire exit of their library was at the side of their main door. The computers are not safe during the renovation because they don't cover it. Their AVR only have one door for the entrance and exit, what if that there is a calamity. The library was placed on the 4th floor, what if the school experience tragedy of fire, what will happen to their books, although that they have some 2 fire extinguisher but it will not help if the fire will be so big. The computers are not safe from flood, because it was placed on the first floor, what if that the city experience devastation of flood.

5.)   What suggestions can you make?

         The school can change some facilities that they have and make it easier to access.

1. The library can be moved to the lower part of the school. For me they should transfer it on the second floor.
2. The computer laboratories can also be in the second or third floor.
3. They should have another door on their AVR.

The school must aware on this kind of changes so if there will be a disaster the resources/materials will be not on risk.

• My Reflections

1. Which of the materials in the Learning Resource Center caught your interest the most? Why?      

   I think the placement of the LCR. The library was placed on the upper part of the school building and the computer laboratories where placed on the first floor. We know that the tragedy don't approach and says that "I am coming! And be ready". The school should place their LRC in some place that is safe. If I was the school and that resource is my life, I must protect them from harm. 

2. Which gadgets/materials are you already confident to use/operate?  

     I think the computer, because I am exposed to this and I am dealing to it every day, but not all the access in the internet that I know because there are things that i am not capable with.

3. Which ones do you feel you need to learn more about?    

  There were lots of things that should be considered when it's something that is important to teaching. The thing that i want to learn to manipulate is the Video Projector. 

• My Portfolio

Paste an article about an example of technology gadgets/materials that you want to learn more about. How can these gadgets/materials be useful in instruction/teaching? 

     A Video Projector is an image projector that receives a video signals and a projection screen using a lens system. All video projectors use a very bright light to project the image, and most modern ones can correct any curves, blurriness, and other inconsistencies through manual settings. Video projectors are widely used for many applications such as, conference room presentations, classroom training, home theater and concerts. Projectors are widely used in many schools and other educational settings, sometimes connected to an interactive whiteboard to interactively teach pupils.   




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The important of the technology education in 21st century

How the technology does changes the education of the people??

According to Wikipedia "Technology" is the making, modification, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, system, and methods of organization, in order to solve a problem, improve a pre-existing solution to a problem, achieve a goal, handle an applied input/output relation or perform a specific function.

The new generation of education today, was far from the traditional education that being discussed during the time of our ancestors. Why? It’s because, the technology affects the life of any individual that is being involved by the changes of our world today.

Life isn't constant; we need to be strong to face the changes of the time and especially in our technology. Nowadays, the things such as; gadgets, machines, computer and building structures are the product of technology. Today, our generation is technology based and every now and then the innovation and development continuously growing.

The education is also evolving with the use of technology.

Let as site some of those changes and compare the Past and Present education.

1.) Some traditional and new ways of teaching student's, utilizes by teacher in the lesson process.

Past - the traditional way of teaching student.

Teacher Centered - teacher is just lecturing the student and telling them the things that they should know.

Spoon Feeding - teacher is transmitting knowledge to the student without actual presentation.

Rooms - Under the tree.

Present - the new way of teaching student.

Student Centered - teacher acts only the facilitator to the students.

Authentic Assessment - student were given opportunities to experience the things that they have studied and make an outcome with the things that they have been discussed.

Rooms - With LCD projector, computer for the technology resources.

2.) Some materials that being utilize by the teacher during their teaching processes in the Past and Present education.

Past - old way of presenting visual aids.

Manila Paper - it's like poster making contest that the front board has lot of hanging long size yellow paper, containing lesson that will be discussed by the teacher.

Chalk Board - traditional way of copying in front with the used of chalk and the blackboard.

Story Telling - teacher way of describing place, event and persons through imagination.

Present - modern style in presenting visual presentation.

Power Point - presenting lesson with the use of computer in visual graphic movement of text.

White Board - the new way of copying text, instead of chalk teacher uses marker.

Reporting - teacher assigned each student with a topic to discuss in from of the class.

Above are the things, ways, procedures and process that make differences in teaching student during the Past & Present education.