Lesson 17: Educational Technology 2 Practicum

Educational Technology 2 Practicum is a performance phase, which offers students the experiential process of adapting to technology. This is the practicum phase consist of hands-on computer tutorials and requirements such as:

a. Computer laboratory or special classroom with adequate computers for learning

b. Participation of computer lab assistant- to assist the learners in the use of computer

c. Assigned number of hours base on the requirements needed by the course

The practicum phase consists of:

1. Basic Microsoft Word

           - Tutorial familiarizes each individual learner to the basics of Microsoft Word by learning how to use the toolbars and software; they will be taught how to encode, edit and format text; creating, formatting, editing and saving documents and printing as well.

            At the end, the learner shall be able to create, open and save word documents; insert graphics, tables or charts; apply format on the text, hyperlink or creating standard documents.

 

2. Microsoft PowerPoint

   - Tutorial is focus on the familiarization on the basics of Microsoft PowerPoint presentation so enhance the teaching of subjects. Coverage of learning includes PowerPoint fundamentals, enhancement of PowerPoint presentation with the use of graphics, audio or videos, using templates, presenting and printing a slide.

            At the end of the tutorial, the learner will be able to create and open PowerPoint presentations, insets objects to creative presentations and templates to enhance presentations.

3. Internet as tool of Inquiry

            - Tutorial will facilitate the finding of sources of information appropriate to a learning task. Its coverage includes accessing the internet, use of internet tools and search techniques.

            Thus, at the end the learner may able to search and retrieve information from the web, acquire skills in locating appropriate information, acquire ability to use internet tools, gain knowledge of techniques use and learn the ability to execute the research.

            Therefore, the practicum phase brings the learners and educators a challenge of a new age by integrating technology in the teaching-learning process. In each phase students were expected to know and understand such task and i the end they will be able to perform and apply it. Thus, practicum is a preparation to encourage the educators to instil learning with the aid of technology and shall be empowered to meet the technology challenges of the 21st Century.

Learning technology, the way it is and how it is was never waste of time not because you are able to catch what’s new but because it can really help in a way or another. My computer literacy before in high school was not that fun, I’m not an internet geek and I really don’t bother accessing the computer, luckily I wanted to pass the subject so I learned and I didn’t regretted that days because what I learned in those times I was able to apply today.

I think that the goal of Educational Technology 2 meet the expectation of a future teacher like me - to use and apply the new trends of technology in teaching. Educational Technology 2, aims to have modern teachers that will teach modern students. To use the different technologies as a strategy in teaching, it will be more affective and pleasing to the students. As a future teacher, I must appreciate the broad benefits that the computer can bring in the lives of students and teachers.

By learning all of things it will be then easier for future teachers like me to become more equipped and confident in dealing my future students. I can relate to them in a way that they are good; the computer. With this we can always meet halfway to avoid compromises.