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.
Time Frame 2 days
Introduction
Welcome to Lesson 1 of Module 1! This lesson will provide you 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?
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).
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 ([Link]
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.
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
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.
Closure
Congratulations on the job well done. You can now proceed to the next
lesson “ Roles of Technology for Teaching and Learning