Activity 2

Activity 1

COPYRIGHT CHAOS

COPYRIGHT CHAOS

A.     Summary

The exclusive right to produce or reproduce, to perform in public, or to publish an original literary or artistic work.

Educators Guidelines

·         Producing educational multimedia projects to support their teaching needs

·         They may retain their projects indefinitely

·         May use their projects of teaching for the period of up to two years the first instructional use with the class

Students Guidelines

·         Perform and display their own projects in the course for which they were created

·         Retain in their own portfolios as example of their academic work for later personal uses such a job and school interviews

Motion Multimedia

·         Up to 10 % or 3 minutes, whichever is less, of a  single copyrighted motion media works

Text Material

·         Up to 10 % or 1000 words, whichever is less, of a single copyrighted word or text

Music, Lyrics, and Music Video

·         Up to 10 %

·         But no more than 30 seconds of music and lyrics from single musical work

B.     Reflection 

If copyright law is implemented in the Philippines, I’m sure that a lot of students and even professional will imprison. We have a lot of cases like this in our country, most specially in the public schools. We cannot avoid photocopying because of the fact that books are expensive and we cannot afford to buy one. Im sure also that even teacher doesn’t want to do this but because of the sad reality we are force to do this.

As student of state university and poor students, I cannot afford to buy books for my own use even if I want to. Instead of buying book I just photocopy the page of the book which will supply facts to my reports and give answer to my assignment. These are sad reality that we cannot avoid. At least, now we have this fair use, which exempt us in some law of copyright, but still even the fair us can be violated some students and teachers because of the fact that we don’t have money to buy books.

LAYING THE FOUNDATION: MINING THE WEB

LAYING THE FOUNDATION: MINING THE WEB

A.     Summary

The internet is a tool that offers a worldwide network of information which can be assessed trough computer. Individual search engines will compile their own searchable database while metasearch engine is gate way to database from multiple search engines. The web is basically a common information space where people can communicate by sharing information.

Basic tips for searching:

·         Be specific

·         Get more results by being general

·         Define your search terms using Boolean operators (and, or, and not)

Evaluating Internet Resources

·         Accuracy

·         Authority

·         Currency

·         Purpose

·         Uniqueness

·         Ease of use

It is important that you give credit to the person or organization that wrote the information or created the document. Using someone else’s words or ideas and representing them as your own is called plagiarism.

B.     Reflection

In searching the internet, some students or even professionals do not know yet the proper searching the internet. Sometimes as long as the answer appear in the screen it is already the right one, without knowing or investigating if the source can be trusted. Sometimes we address the question in a long sentence that is why sometimes we cannot find the right answer and sometimes will just waste our time.

But knowing the proper searching the web, this will help in our future research and searching for assignment. This would be also helpful to our students someday. By knowing this, this will prevent us from wasting our time searching for the answers.

LESSON 8: HIGHER THINKING SKILLS TROUGH IT-BASED PROJECTS

LESSON 8: HIGHER THINKING SKILLS TROUGH IT-BASED PROJECTS

A.     Summary

In this lesson, we shall discuss four types of IT-based projects which can effectively be used in order to engage students in activities of higher plane of thinking. Now, let us see four IT-based projects conducive to develop higher thinking skills and creativity among learners:

1.      Resource-based Projects

In this project, the teacher steps out of the traditional role of being an content expert and informational provider, and instead let students find their own facts and information’s. Only when necessary for the active learning process does the teacher step in to supply data or information. The general flow of events in resource-based projects.

2.      Simple Creation

Students can also be assign to create their software materials to supplement the need for relevant and effective materials. Of course, there are available software such as Creative writer on writing, paint on drawing and mediawave n multimedia.

3.      Hypermedia Projects

The production of self- made multimedia projects can b approached in two different ways.

·         As an instructive tool

·         As a communication tool

4.      Web-based Projects

Students can be made to create and post webpages on a given topic. But creating webpages, even single page webpages, may be too sophisticated and tie consuming for the the average students.

B.     Reflection

As part of accepting technology in the education system, teachers are now allowed to give projects which is IT based. Yes this maybe time consuming but the learning of the students will the most important factor.

Teacher might give students a project to join the blogger, this will enhance their writing capability, students also will have the chance to give their opinion about the certain topics, this will give them chance to recognize in the social networking and opportunity will come.

Teachers also can projects that and e-mail is involved, teacher might assign a certain topic and students will send it to e-mail address. This will be use whenever the teacher is not around. Teacher also can use the Microsoft word OR power point to present the students projects, or teacher can use the paint as the tools for making projects when drawing is involved. Technology has a lot to offer to the students and teachers, this maybe time consuming and expensive but the new learning that will enhance more the skills of the students are more important.

LESSON 7: IT FOR HIGHER THINKING SKILLS AND CREATIVITY

LESSON 7: IT FOR HIGHER THINKING SKILLS AND CREATIVITY

A.     Summary

The project method for higher learning outcomes consists in having the students work on projects with depth, complexity, duration and relevance to the real world. Improving on the Dewey project method, this new method involves students in the active creation of information, such that there is sustained reflective thinking on topics that have a real-world quality to them.

In this revised project method, there is a tighter link between the use of projects for simply coming up with products to having the students undergo the process of complex/higher thinking under the framework of the constructivist paradigm.

The process of the project implementations takes the students to steps, efforts, and experiences in project completion. Meanwhile, thus principle to be borne in mind is that, the process is mre important than the product.

B.     Reflection

Traditional classroom setting is viewed boring, when the teachers present their lesson in a manila paper or they would just write it in board or use books, and present the a small picture for the whole class. Which do not have a big impact to the students, some of the students find the discussion boring. Traditional teachers, use chalkboard, books, manila paper, photos, and videotapes to present their lessons. On the other side this also achieves to give a student’s good presentation of lesson.

Presenting our lesson in that way in today’s learner, this might only create big problem. We are now challenge by our 21^st century learner. Today learner will not only sit down and listen, students are now expected to be not only cognitive, but also flexible, analytical and creative.

 And as a teacher of the 21^st century learner we are task only to facilitate them and let them decide for their own style of project. In that way, students will learn more, they could also internalize the activity that they are doing. Student are the one responsible for their project and teacher will only facilitate and not to provide them with ideas.

LESSON 6: IT ENTERS A NEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

LESSON 6: IT ENTERS A NEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

A.     Summary

It is most helpful to see useful models of school learning that is ideal to achieving instructional goals through preferred application of educational technology. These are the new conceptual models of learning;

            Meaningful Learning

In the learning process, the learner is encouraged to recognized relevant personal experiences. A reward structure is set so that the learner will have both interest and confidence, and this incentive system sets a positive environment to learning. Facts that are subsequently assimilated are subjected to the learner’s understanding and application. In the classroom, hands-on activities are introduced so as to stimulate learning in everyday living.

Discovery Learning

Discovery learning is differentiated from reception learning in which ideas are presented directly to students in a well-organized way, such as through a detailed set of instructions to complete an experiments or task. To make contrast, in discovery learning students perform task to uncover what is to be learned. New ideas and new decisions are generated in the learning process, regardless of the need to move on and depart from organized setoff activities previously set. In discovery learning, it is important that the students become personally engaged and not subjected by the teacher to procedures he/she is not allowed to depart.

Generative Learning

It is viewed as different from the simple process of storing information. Motivation and responsibility are seen to be crucial to this domain of learning. The area of language comprehension offers examples of this type of generative learning activities, such as in writing paragraph summaries, developing answers and questions, drawing picture, creating paragraph titles, organizing ideas/concepts, and other. In sum, generative learning gives emphasis to what can be done with pieces of information, not only on access to them.

Constructivism

In constructivism the learner builds a personal understanding through appropriate learning activities and a good learning environment. The most accepted principles constructivism’s are:

·         Learning consists in what a person can actively assemble for himself and not what can receive passively.

·         The role of learning is to help the individual live/adapt to personal world.

B.     Reflection

Traditional classroom scenario, picture out a room that all the discussion are assigned to the teachers, students are just allowed to sit down and listen very carefully. Students also, depend to their teachers when it comes to decisions making, and teachers also will not allowed their students to make decisions without their consultations.

But in today’s world, everything is changing so fast that technology is now part of the education process. Students also integrate technology in their studies. We are now referring to the21st century learner, a learner that wants to be involved and engaged in every learning activity. This kind of learner we have today is very curios and to solve things own their own. Of course as a teacher we are obliged to make sure that every activity students a can really learn.

So the question is what is now the role of the teachers? Well, teachers are just facilitator of the class that let their student’s discovery every learning objectives that is assign to every activity.  Of course teachers should also discuss to some things that students cannot understand. Teacher must train their students to solve problem by their own, but provided that the teachers should facilitate every activies.