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6.5 The Electronic Delivery of Materials

The advent of technology nowadays, such as the Internet and other

networks, is on the rise in all fields of life and it is fundamentally changing
the area of education. Technology has been a part of the lives of every
student and every teacher. Hence, it is vital to learn strategies on how to
use it properly in improving the teaching-learning process.

At the end of the lesson, you, based on the activities and discussions
on adapting learning materials, will be able to:

 Cite learning opportunities presented by new technologies

 Enumerate and describe on-line and off-line learning materials
that uses technology
 Design electronic language learning materials for certain topic
in language teaching

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6.1 Developing language learning materials with

technology

Are you familiar with emails, chats, online classes, and video calls?
These are just a few ways to connect with students using online resources.
Such tools are just a handful of the benefits of technology. Technology is
the application of knowledge to the practical goals of human life or to the
creation and manipulation of the human world. This requires the usage of
resources, equipment, methods and power sources to make life simpler or
more enjoyable and work more efficient. It is considered as a force
multiplier for educators as it improves teaching methods and contributes to
a better learning experience.
There are thousands of applications in your own computer and on
the internet that you can use in teaching. It is just a matter on how and when
will you use it.

Activity 1: Name the App

Directions: Name the logo of the most common platform that can be used
in teaching. Write your answer on the space provided.
LOGO NAME LOGO NAME
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3 8

4 9

5 10

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Powerpoint Presentation

Do you know that you can use the Microsoft powerpoint in order to
create clipart or for drawing? But before that, let us first tackle on how to
use the Microsoft powerpoint in creating presentations for your class.
Microsoft PowerPoint is a computer application that helps you to
build and view slides to help a presentation. You may incorporate text,
illustrations and interactive material to produce skilled presentations. Here
are some guides from the website of the University of Leicester in creating
a powerpoint presentation:

1. Designing Powerpoint Slides

a. Using Color
 Be consistent. Make sure that all your slides have the same
or similar visual elements and color combinations. The
PowerPoint layout templates may be used for this.

 Prepare slides that utilize strong color contrast, such as

black or dark blue text on a cream backdrop (black and
white may be too vivid for the audience).

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 Do not use red or green for text or highlight because it

could be challenging to interpret.

b. Using Text
 Avoid using too much text. The six-by-six rule is a helpful
guideline (slides should have no more than six bullet
points, and each bullet point should be no more than six
words long).

6 words

6
bullets

.
 Create bullet points that are concise summaries of main
points. It is not appropriate for bullet points to be
complete sentences.
 Don't mix up font styles and font sizes. Too many
differences in font size and form can be visually
distracting.
 Make sure that text is at least size 24 otherwise it might be
challenging to read on screen.

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 Choose the left alignment with all text to make it easy to

interpret.
 Avoid several text columns on a single slide, because they
can be challenging to follow on the screen.
 Use bold instead of upper case, italics or underlining for a
clear and simple form of emphasis and headings.
 Set clear hierarchies of type size to help your audience
distinguish between headings, main text and other types
of text.

2. Making the Most of Graphics and Animations

a. Using Graphics
Many people find it easier to understand and remember
concepts when images are used in addition to text. PowerPoint
allows you to easily include graphics in your presentations, but
consider the issues listed below.

 Try not to use Clip Art that you've seen in a lot of other
people's presentations: familiar images have less impact
on the audience.
 Choose the right quality for scanned images. Scan at 150
dpi for images where accurate color reproduction is not
important and at 300 dpi for higher quality images.
 Beware of the images you're taking from the internet. They
are generally of very low quality and are likely to pixelate
(loss of their smoothness) when you project them on a
large screen.
 Make sure that the graphics are relevant to your text and
not just decorative.

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 Consider using graphics to replace text where you think

the image is easier to understand.
 Ensure that the images you use are simple and clear
enough to be easily read from a distance. A small, overly
complex and poor image of quality will only frustrate your
audience.

b. Using Animations and Transitions

Animating slide elements and using Slide Transition are
two of the most powerful features that PowerPoint offers.
However, it is very easy to overuse these features and create a
presentation where the animation distracts your audience from
the content of your presentation.

 Use the animations to show the progress. Animation is very

effective at unveiling a process one stage at a time.
 Be very conservative. Make sure that any animation you
use serves a clear purpose. If you can't think of a reason to
animate your slide, then do not use animation.
 Be consistent. Try to make sure that you use similar types
of animation for similar functions.

3. Use PowerPoint to help structure your presentation

Once you have designed your slides, you should review your
planning and consider whether you need to refine the structure of
your presentation. PowerPoint has a number of features that can
help. You can select all views from the 'View' menu.

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 Use the 'Outline' tab in Normal View to view the text content of
your presentation. This can help you focus on and review the
structure of your content rather than the visual impact of your
presentation.
 Use the 'Notes' panel in Normal View to create a script or
prompt that you can use when delivering a presentation.
 Use the Slide Sorter View to get an overview of the visual
impact of your presentation. This is also a useful view to
rearrange the order of your slides or delete multiple slides.

Use these PowerPoint tools to give you an overview of your

presentation so that you can create a clear focus and a logical
structure for your conversation. Avoid using too many slides in your
presentation, as this will be a distraction for your audience. In
general, you should use about one slide every two minutes, so there
should be about five slides in a ten-minute presentation.
Powerpoint presentation is one of the common tools used by
teachers in delivering the lesson, whether for online classes or
offline classes. It is very important for an aspiring educator to have
an idea on how to use it.

Activity 2: Creating a Powerpoint Presentation

Directions: Make a powerpoint presentation to be used in teaching Grade

7 English. Choose a learning competency from the curriculum guide.

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Create a Website Using Wix

Another platform that can be used in teaching is through blogging or

blogs. It can be made through creating website. One of the sites that can
be used in creating a website is Wix. Here is some of the process:

1. Log in to www.wix.com

2. After you click the get started button, you may now sign.

3. After signing up, you will be asked few questions.

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4. After answering some questions, click choose template.

5. Wix will the give you sample templates that you may edit for you
to personalize your site. Choose a template and click edit.

6. Edit the template and make it more personal.

7. After you edit, click publish and you can start posting in your
own wix account.

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Creating and managing a website to be used in the teaching-

learning process is very timely. However, in areas where there is no
internet connection, this will not be applicable. As a teacher you must look
for ways to still continue the language teaching and be creative with your
tools and strategies.

Activity 3: Creating a Learning Website

Directions: Create a website using wix to be used in language teaching.

You may use your own design or a design suggested by wix. One thing to
make sure, it should be for English language teaching.

Teaching Using Zoom

Now that conducting online classes is a norm, aspiring teachers

should be trained on how to use video conferencing in order to conduct
classes. One of the most used applications is the Zoom. It is a cloud-based
video conferencing service that you can use to virtually meet others-either
by video or audio-only, or both, while conducting live chats-and lets you
record those sessions for viewing later.

1. Visit https://zoom.us/download. Begin by downloading and

installing zoom into your device.

2. After installing, click sign in.

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3. If you still don’t have an account, click sign up and make your own
zoom account.

4. After creating your own account, you may sign in already.

5. You may click new meeting to check your audio and video quality.

6. Make sure to click connect with audio when you start a meeting.
7. If you are already satisfied with the quality of your audio and video,
you may end the call.

8. After ending the call, you may now schedule a meeting.

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9. Set your meeting topic, schedule, and all the needed data in your
zoom meeting. After setting it all, click schedule.

10. Then, send an invitation to your students.

The invitation will look like this:

11. Instruct your students to join in the meeting using the link or the
meeting ID and password.

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12. In order for you to start the meeting, click start.

13. Click participants and click admit for them to join in your virtual
conference.

14. In order to share your prepared powerpoint presentation to the

participants of the conference, you may press + keys of your

keyboard or double click the share screen.

15. You may either choose whiteboard, wherein you can scribble and
write, or choose a powerpoint presentation that you have prepared.

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Teaching online is not as hard as everyone think it is. The only

challenge is if you or your students don’t have enough resources to be
online.
Powerpoint presentations, blogs and virtual conference using zoom
are just few of the learning tools that uses technology. If you browse the net
or ask those who are already on the field, you’ll discover that digital
learning materials are already consciously and unconsciously used in
teaching.

Activity 4: Learning From the Mouth of the Experts

Directions: Interview at least 3 teachers, whether face-to-face or through

messaging apps, on how are they coping up with the technological
advancement in education. Also, request them to give you an advice on
how to become an effective and efficient teacher in the future.

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References

URL

http://www.jpinternational.co.in/advent-technology-pros-cons/
https://www.cantechletter.com/2013/01/what-is-technology0103/
https://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ld/all-
resources/presentations/using-ppt
https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/English-
CG.pdf
https://www.weareteachers.com/zoom-for-teachers/
https://www.rev.com/blog/resources/zoom-online-teaching-how-
to-use-zoom-to-teach

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