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Lesson 2 ICT Tools in Teaching and Learning

This document discusses using various information and communication technologies (ICT) tools for teaching and learning. It describes how teachers can use ICT tools like smartphones, tablets, laptops, and computers to engage learners, process and share information easily, and allow for creativity and collaboration. Specific tools highlighted include QR codes, infographics, online bulletin boards, and applications like Canva and Padlet. The document provides steps for teachers to create their own QR codes, infographics, and online bulletin boards using free online resources to integrate these tools into their lessons.

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Lesson 2 ICT Tools in Teaching and Learning

This document discusses using various information and communication technologies (ICT) tools for teaching and learning. It describes how teachers can use ICT tools like smartphones, tablets, laptops, and computers to engage learners, process and share information easily, and allow for creativity and collaboration. Specific tools highlighted include QR codes, infographics, online bulletin boards, and applications like Canva and Padlet. The document provides steps for teachers to create their own QR codes, infographics, and online bulletin boards using free online resources to integrate these tools into their lessons.

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Lesson 2: Select and Use of ICT Tools for Teaching Learning

ICT stands for Information and Communications Technology


- Refers to various tools and devices or gadgets used in communicating,
disseminating, creating, storing and managing information.

 The intention of education is to make


learners become useful and productive
citizens, the use of ICT tools can provide a
lot of possibilities on how learners can do
something with what they know.
 Teachers can therefore employ ICT tools
in their ways of engaging learners by
communicating, disseminating, and
managing information.
 It is not necessarily the presence of advanced technology or the use
of ICT tools that can ensure the success in engaging learners, but it
still remains that the effective use of ICT tools depends on how the
teacher will use them.
 In instruction, the ICT tools can be used in the presentation of the
lesson, demonstrating a point or presenting a concept.

Why ICT Integration in Education?

 Easy Processing of Information (Smart Phone, Tablet, Wearable devices,


Laptop, PC)
- Accounting Tools
- Data Loggers
- Computing devices
 Effective Accessibility to Resources
- Search Engines
- Browser
- Metadata
- Database
- Web Indexing

 Easy Sharing of Resources


- Sensor Networks
- Bluetooth
- Infrared
- Internet
- 1G/2G/3G/4G

 Allows Creativity (Audio, Text, Graphic, Video, Animation)

- Websites
- Camera
- Digital Recorder
- Screen casting
- Multimedia

 Allows Effective Collaboration

- Instant Messaging
- Web Conferencing
- Social Networking
- Forum/Chats
- Wiki

Using Mobile Phone and the QR Code


QR stands for ‘Quick Response’
It is a code that was created by a Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994. It
allows the readers to decode the information at a high rate of speed.

Steps in making your own QR code

Step 1: Be online.
Step 2: Search for a QR Code generator such as Kaywa, GOQR.me, Visualead, and
QR Stuff.
Step 3: Once you have identified your free online QR Code Generator, you can
now encode the text or the information that you want.
Step 4: Run it and save it as a jpeg file.
Step 5: Test the QR Code using your QR Code reader or scanner.

Ten Interesting Ways to Integrate QR Code in Your Teaching

 Create Interactive and Engaging Content

You can enrich the content you teach in a class by using QR Codes that link
to other readings and resources.

 Scavenger Hunts

Create an interactive classroom activity such as the Scavenger’s Hunt by


using QR Codes that provide instructions resulting in better learner
engagement.

 Share Resources

Learners can use QR Codes to share educational resources with each other
(e.g. lecture notes)
 Enhance Classroom Library

Students can use these QR Codes to find out more about the books.

 Use in Classroom Activities

The QR Code can be used in giving instructions in class and pin them up
inside the classroom.

 Gather Students Feedback


You can create surveys, polls, and forms using google form and share them
with students as QR Codes.

 Provide Help With Homework

A detailed instruction can be made into a QR Code which students can use
at home and use the information to help them comply with their
assignments.

 Research Project

Make students create QR Codes linking other resources and web content to
their research work.

 Communicate With Parents or Partners


You can share information to parents on school events or activities in
school. You can also put it in webpage for parents to get information or
include it in newsletters, permission slips, etc.

 Provide Easy Access to Online Content

Create QR Codes with URLs for students to gain easy access to online
resources.

Using Laptop and the Infographics

What is an infographic?
It is a visual representation or an image such as a diagram, chart or a picture
representing information or data. It is eye-catching and makes use of a clear
layout, attractive colors and hues, and caricatures that provide a cohesive
presentation of the information.

An infographic is:
 A data-rich visualization of a story or thesis.
 A tool to educate and inform.
 A way to build brand awareness

Canva – A tool that can be used in creating infographics. It has several


infographics template for education.

WAYS FOR WHICH INFOGRAPHICS CAN BE USED

1. To present survey data


Presenting statistical data such as from surveys can be overwhelming
infographics can be highly useful. Data are much easier to decode. The data
can be made easier and quicker to understand if they are presented in a
infographics.
2. To simplify a complex concept
Simplifying a complex idea is the core purpose of using an infographics. This
is a very effective educational tool as a way of summarizing key points of
providing an overview of a lesson.
3. To explain how something function
Using infographics, you can show the intricacy of how something complex
works. It can reveal the mechanics how an object works.
4. To compare
Presenting information by highlighting similarities and differences through
a visual parallel in an infographic can turn out more effective than
sometimes expressing it in words. It is easier to draw comparisons with the
same information neatly organized.

5. To present interesting facts


When information or facts are presented all in words, the used of
infographics can bring life. If done well, the infographics can transform
information into visual image that can attract and engage readers.
How will you make your own Infographics?
 You need to be online
 Using the PC, laptop or mobile phone, search for Canva, Vismen or
Venngage
 Create or sign up an account

Procedure:
Step 1: Choose the most suitable template for your use from the library.
Step 2: You may use images from their file or upload your own pictures.
Step 3: Make a cohesive layout containing correct and essential information.
Step 4: You can choose a background and font styles.
Step 5: You may change the color of boxes and the text to suit your style and add
stunning filters to add flair.
Step 6: Save the image of the infographics
Step 7: Share the infographic you have created

Ipad/ Tablet and the Online Bulletin Board


Online Bulletin Boards – A private online forum in which users share information,
ideas, and opinions.
Padlet – is an application to create an online bulletin board that you can use to
display information for any topic.
Steps in making Online Bulletin Board
Step 1: Search for https://padlet.com/
Step 2: Sign up or log-in using any of your social media account
Step 3: If you want to make your own, click MAKE A PADLET
 You can choose Start with a Blank or Pick a Template
 Start making posts by clicking the + sign
 Make your post as creative as you can by clicking Modify and selecting your
choice of color, font, theme, etc.
 You can now share your Padlet or online bulletin board to your friends.
Click Share

Step 4: If you want to join someone’s bulletin board, click JOIN A PADLET.
 Enter in the dialog box the URL of the padlet you want to join.
 Start posting on your friend’s/classmate’s padlet by clicking the + sign.

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