Lesson 5: STATE-OF-THE-ART ET APPLICATION PRACTICES

Technology gets life easier. Some says, technology is time consuming and money spending. Everyone spends time and money everyday for living. This means we can spend everything we have for what we like. Technology is never time consuming, it does not get much of your time. With just a little stretch, they can give you want you want and even help you out with your concern about research and any educational issues. It is not expensive. You can buy your own laptop if you want. You can loan or there are a lot of means but I tell you, it is not expensive because you can afford it. Now, you can search online through “pesonet.”Peso net is a type of a computer café where in you can use the computer using a coin. All you have to do is to insert that coin to the open vertical hole near the keyboard. One coin is equal to six minute usage of the computer. If we can spend a lot for our food, we can also spend more than one peso for using computers. Using of media is much entertaining and I salute the teachers who use this upon teaching. Learning is fun but when media is used just for fun alone and it has nothing to do with programmes, it is zilch. For now, teachers in the Philippines are still mastering computer applications. It is still difficult to assess because we are not yet used to it. It is a new learning that all of us have to master. Our incoming learners will be able to get the technology easily because they are already growing with a technologized society and do not have any choice unlike the learners of today that they have known a different way and technology is new part of our courses; technology in the Philippines is still a little thing that must be spread out especially in urban places because there is no way for us to look back to the traditional way of education. Everyone in the world is agreeing to the new way of learning. Future learners will easily accept everything including technology and they do not have to worry because I supposed that on that time, a lot of the oldies are willing to assist them because they know the basics of technology.

Lesson 4: BASIC CONCEPTS ON INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN INSTRUCTION

Internet and computer cafes are one of the many businesses in the Philippines. Most of these cafes are located near to schools or offices. I have once used a computer in a café near our school and I have noticed that most of the users are students. They seemed to be very happy and undeniably noisy all because of a certain game called “DOTA” or Defense of the Ancient. I assumed these students skipped classes just to play that game. There are a lot of factors that made these people decide not to attend classes on that day. It might be because that was the only day they could spend time with peers or that was the day of battle for each team of which they call “tournament.” See how technology changes man’s life and views in life.

 I have heard the news about the plan of Department of Education and I am happy with. It is all about supplying computers to learners. Basically, it is one computer for one school. I know it is not enough but if this is the only thing they could offer, I hope some other countries might be willing to help us. It is not that I do not like the plan of the government. I loved it. At least, they have thought of it and this will surely help the students to have a little background of what computer is though not that great knowledge of course. Since, technology is getting higher; everyone is required to know the basics because from there we will get to learn the hard ones. With this peasant country that we have it is a must for the learners to learn and to be oriented about the lavish technology in schools because we cannot be left behind. We have to align ourselves with others and we have to get to the point where in we can use technology independently because time will come that no one’s going to help us with the basics of any technology that we have. People have to be challenged to apply what they have learned about computers. They need to be well educated about it and they have to explore that computer for them to be able to check themselves if they have understood the lesson. If you have knowledge, apply it. Never keep your idea on things because you will forget it. 

Lesson 3: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION

Progressive countries in Asia Pacific Region have made their own strategies to adopt technology in education.  These countries can be considered as “high-tech” countries. In the Philippines especially in the school setting, strategies are not that effective because the older ones who are in our higher offices do not even know how to manipulate a simple computer application. I remember few years ago, old licensed teachers were forced to learn basic computer uses. Imagine, that was just few years ago when this was implemented. For now, I can really say that since our teachers and the Department of Education are still working things out, our strategy to embrace technology and align with education is not yet that effective. I know, the soonest, everyone will be as good as the old learners of Computers. A part of the tactic of Department of Education to make students learn more about technology is to fund computers to public schools at a ratio of 1 is to 1. This means 1 computer for 1 school. I know this helps even a little but are we that blind? There are so many students in a public school. I have studied in a government school in my high school years and I can tell you that in one class we were like 50 to 60. So, let us say schools will be given computers. What would they do? There are thousands of students who aimed to use that one and only computer. It is not enough. What we can do is to supply computers and this time it will be one computer for one student. This will be a very great help. They will learn how to operate the computer and most especially they will be able to easily digest what they have discussed. One of the best examples that Philippines is getting into a higher technology and Filipinos are agreeing to the new inclination of machinery is our way of using cellular phones. Philippines has been the #1 texting capital in Asia for the past few years. Our texting cultures have influenced us in so many ways as well as receiving information knowledge. Texting is good in a way that we do not have to go and do an extra mile just to relate a story or to transfer any facts to the other person. It is not good in a way that people tend to use short terms which they call “text typed words” and “jejemon” until such time that they get used to it and forget the correct spelling of the word. You see, technology is not bad at all it is the usage of the people that makes it unprincipled.

Lesson 2: AN OVERVIEW: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 2

The world is embracing the technology and as long as we live the more the world gets technological. At present, it is such a shame for a student not to know the basics of the computer because everyone is using it. Students have to know the different computer applications since this is a requirement in school and no longer a choice. Upon taking computer courses, this will help the learners in adapting the modern world as well as preparing themselves for the future higher technology. Browsing the internet, surfing the web and joining social media are the new trends of this generation. Websites usually deal with commercial advertisement, educational sites, entertainment news and social engagement. I believe there are websites for educational purposes but the thing is only a few are making websites as such. We can search for our homework and what it maybe that relates to education but only a few websites are catering our educational needs. You may have seen a lot of search results of your concern relating to your homework but if you try to open it one by one most of them are the same which means they can be found in one website. I have been experiencing this lot of times. I can see that everyone even our grandparents are willing to learn and want to be dependent in using computers and any gadgets, so with this I assume that the young ones seem to love learning new things than them. There are many people who are using educational websites for their research, term papers and assignments. These people are usually students and professionals. So, instead of going in the library every day and scan big, dusty books, why not try searching online and open eLib or log on to any educational websites that you know. This is how technology makes things easier and faster.

Lesson 1 : A REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 1

Each of the countries has formed different kinds of ways on how to help students make learning a lot easier.  Things have changed so rapidly that we never noticed how much change was done unless we try to look back and ask our ancestors, moms and dads. In other countries like Unites States of America and Japan, they have a fast paced kind of living and this is all because they have higher technology. Teachers in these places have also made educating students more flexible because of technology. In the Philippines, students and teachers use computers, laptops, eBooks, and tablets to assist them in their studies but before, we never knew these things. Upon living in the modern world, people nowadays do not have to go to the library just to do research and look for books because we can use the so called internet and log on to the website and use eLibrary. This is how Filipinos use technology in education in this era. I believe there are still places in Asia specifically in the Philippines which lack the resources and are not yet part of the new trend of using gadgets. They can still use the traditional media such as radio, newspapers or magazines in helping the students learn effectively. There are internet cafes in most corners of the street of urban areas and students usually go there to play games with friends or do some assignments. Our learners can best use computer resources by the guidance of the parents and being well educated by the teachers on how to use them in a very useful and educational way.