EL 120 - REVIEWER

Students as Digital Authors

 ICT tools help make learning more meaningful, concrete, efficient, and
encouraging.
 Students Have Access to Variety of Tools and Resources
Digital Authorship
 Allow student to express their creativity, develop their critical thinking skills, and
share their knowledge with a global audience.
 Offers opportunities for collaboration
Key Benefits
 Allows students to engage with a wider audience than traditional forms of writing.
 Helps to develop important skills such as research, writing, and digital literacy
With the rise of digital authorship comes the need for responsible use of
technology.
• Students must be aware of issues such as online safety, privacy, and
cyberbullying
• Students must learn to navigate the digital landscape with care and caution.
Example of Digital Work
• Daily Project
• Atavist
• Calameo
• Story Bird
• Lulu
Creating scaffolding materials to support learning
• It provides for a supportive learning environment.
• this teaching style provides the incentive for students to take a more active role in
their own learning.
Steps in scaffolding:
1. The instructor does it.
2. The class does it.
3. The group does it.
4. The individual does it.
Some common scaffolds
• Cue cards
• Handouts
• Question cards.
Preparing to use scaffolding
• Instructor provides an outline of the components of the paper
• Students would prepare their outline
• Instructor then provides a rubric of how each paper criteria will be assessed
• Students would then work on those criteria and at the same time and self-
evaluate their progress
Benefits of Instructional Scaffolding
• Motivates learners to become better students (learning how to learn).
• Increases the likelihood for students to meet instructional objectives.
Challenges of Instructional Scaffolding
• Time consuming and demanding.
• Selecting appropriate scaffolds that match the diverse learning and
communication styles of students.

Making IM’s using Open – ended tools in teaching language units

Types of teaching learning material and aids to facilitate learning for kids:
Visuals Aids:
• Blackboard
• Posters
• Flashcards
• Presentations
• Printed textbooks
• Graphs
• Infographics
Audio Aids:
• Radio
• Tape-recorder
• CDs
 Audio-visual aids:
• Videos
• Video recordings
• Films and Documentaries
• Virtual Classrooms
Computer-Assisted Learning:
• Pre-recorded DVDs
• CDs
• online quizzes
• e-books
• podcasts
• blogs

Uses of Open-ended Tools in Teaching and Learning

1.create a learner-centered classroom and make instruction personalized
2. facilitate the students’ productivity skills so they can produce
3. learning new technologies
4. go global to allows students to learn languages, culture, and acquire
communication skills virtually
5. be smart and allow the use of devices as aids to language acquisition
Open-ended Tools
• Microsoft Word
• Dropbox Paper
• Google Docs
Revisiting of Project-Based and Problem-Based learning plan; integration of
student samples and teacher made IM’s
Project – based learning (PBL)
• is another collaborative learner – centered instruction approach where
students work in groups to construct their knowledge and gain mastery of the
course content
 Learning Plan Assessment
Assessment is defined as a process of obtaining information that is used to
make educational decisions about students, to judge instructional effectiveness
and curricular adequacy, and to inform policy.

The human and non-human learning resources/ instructional materials

Human Learning Resources

• refers to those resources that human beings possess within them.
• individuals utilize them to improve their skills and develop more abilities in a firm.
Examples
• Knowledge, Intelligence
• Creativity, Motivation
• Energy, Confidence
• Sight, Hearing
• Taste, Smell
• Initiative, Awareness
• Enthusiasm, Speech
• Empathy, Language
• Communication and physical abilities.
Non-Human Learning Resources
• Include physical facilities and instructional materials which serve as tools and
devices through which stimuli can be passed or obtained.
Examples
• Libraries
• Computers
• Books
• School
Instructional Materials
• are resources with embedded information used to meet specific course-based
learning goals, outcomes, and objectives.
4 Main Types of Instructional Materials
• Print Materials
• Visualizations & Graphics
 • Electronics, Technology and Media Devices
• Games And Interactive Resources
Technology Tools for Teaching English/ Filipino
• A technology tool is an electronic, digital, or physical resource that can support
teachers in the delivery and testing of content.

Technology Resources for English Teachers

1. YouTube
• Ted Talks and TedEd
• Create Playlists
• Use Short YouTube Videos Clips
2. Lyrics Training
• students can use to learn a language with music videos
• Teach and Learn English with Music Videos
3. Canva Pro
• If you’re looking for an option with unlimited storage and templates to help make
your lesson planning and creation more efficient.
• Create Animated Slide Show Presentations
• Lesson Plan, Worksheet and Infographic Templates
4. Smartphone Audio Recorder
• One of the best ways to practice pronunciation and speaking fluency
• Basic audio recorder or “voice memo” app on your students’ phones
5. Quiz Sites – Quizziz, Kahoot, and Quizlet
• great way to review vocabulary and grammar structures learned in class.
6. Imovie
• It taught a film based English class
• Commercials
• Grammar videos
• Same scene, different genre
7. Padlet
• It is a collaborative space for teachers and students that functions like a bulletin
board
• Brainstorm ideas
• Class feedback / Exit tickets
 • Article I Liked
• Exam review

Creating teacher productivity materials using technology tools

1. Asana
• is your work manager
• allows you to create agendas, assign tasks to different people, and monitor
each task's progress

2. Todoist
• Let you take control of your day with a customizable to-do list and tasks.
• It helps you manage your jobs by allowing you to color-code tasks according
to priority.

3. Tick Tick
• a brilliant alternative to Todoist
• allows you to create tasks via voice input, directly turn email into tasks, and
smart date parse for alerts and reminders.

4. Rescue Time
• a time tracking software
• not your regular time tracking application; it logs your distractive tendencies.

5. Dropbox
• the safest way to share and store file
• allows you to witness edits and revisions in real-time

6. Kahoot!
• a game-based learning app to make learning as enjoyable as possible

7. Essential PIM (Personal Information Manager)

• Let you manage all your passwords, email messages, notes, and tasks
• It will do the "remembering" on your behalf as you work on one job at a time

8. Virtual Assistant
• are Godsent for remote and online learning
• help teachers from getting overwhelmed with the workload
 • are great at researching clips or other resources on your behalf.

9. Ed Puzzle
• an innovative way to make learning fun
• With EdPuzzle, you can create your own video, or pick one from YouTube, to
engage your students.
• customize any video by adding your voice or questions.

10. Edmodo Snapshot

• provides the learning community with unlimited resources
• assessment tool that helps educators build interactive classrooms with polls,
quizzes, notes, questions, and assignments.

Principles of UNIVERSAL DESIGN for LEARNING Guidelines

What is UDL?
• An instructional approach that opens opportunities for all students by using digital
media and flexible instruction to help students meet their educational goals.
• Provides equal access to learning, not simply equal access to information.

3 PRINCIPLES
1. Multiple means of REPRESENTATION
• Universally designed course content provides alternatives presentation of
essential concepts.
2. Multiple means of EXPRESSION
• Universally designed course content allows for alternate methods of
expression.
• Allows student multiple means of demonstrating mastery of the material.
3. Multiple means of ENGAGEMENT
• Universally designed course content maintains varied skill levels,
preferences, and interests by allowing for options.

CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD/ APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

a. The SIZE- It is a must that the material is big enough to be seen by the
farthest students in the classroom. Consider also the font size and font style
to be use.
b. The COLOR- Students are more interested to those materials which are
colorful and beautiful. Remember that mostly students are more attracted to
bright colors because it is easily catch the students’ attention and facilitate
learning process.
c. The DURABILITY- Instructional materials are not made for one session only
they must last if possible until lifetime so that it can be reuse
d. The ECONOMY- Consider also the salary of the teacher, his expenses in
making those instructional materials. They can use their resourcefulness and
creativity to produce their own material. If possible, use the cheaper things in
making your materials.
e. Its PORTABILITY- our materials must be easy to handle and carry so that it is
more convenient for your part to carry it wherever you will teach.
f. The RELATIVITY- it must be related to the topic or lesson you are
into. “Remember that teacher uses instructional materials to at ease the burden
of teaching and so that student will understand the subject better. It must be
unique.”