Productivity Software for Science Teaching and Learning

LESSON 1: PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS FOR SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING MODULE 3 PROF. JOHN R. LADUBLAN Subject Teacher Lesson Outcomes Identify uses of productivity software applications in the teaching-learning of science; Shar...

LESSON 1: PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS FOR SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING MODULE 3 PROF. JOHN R. LADUBLAN Subject Teacher Lesson Outcomes Identify uses of productivity software applications in the teaching-learning of science; Share experiences in using productivity software applications as science learner; Explore samples of documents, presentations and spreadsheets that were used in delivering learning plans for sciences; Report new open-ended tools or productivity software applications that are beneficial for science learning  The existence of open-ended tools and/or productivity tools for teaching and learning is very helpful to aid teaches in todays 21st century classrooms. The demands of the century are very challenging because they pose a lot of complex work requirements for teachers and multifaceted tasks for learners.  Today’s classroom requires integrating instructional technologies to aid the teacher in facilitating the attainment of the learning outcomes that are meant for the students to demonstrate. When the tools are appropriately used, they can fully make learning motivating, encouraging, and meaningful.  Open-ended tools may come in varied forms. There are tools that are very common or conventional and are installed but there are also tools that are new, innovative and web-based. Open-ended Tools and their Uses in Teaching and Learning Science Skills Open-ended tools or productivity software applications- are ICT tools which help the teachers and learners make their learning together as concrete, efficient, encouraging and meaningful as possible. The use of these tools plays a vital role as it helps meet the demands of the learners in the 21st Century classrooms.  Palmer (2015), teachers need to demonstrate 21st Century characteristics to be able to meet the demands of the 21st Century learners. List of what Science Teachers should do to respond to the demands of the 21st Century: 1. Create a learner centered classroom 2. Facilitate learner’s productivity skills by helping students produce creative blogs, digital stories and movies that are helpful to enhance their science proficiency. 3. Learn new technologies 4. Go global to allow students to learn scientific skills virtually 5. Be smart and allow the use of devices as aids to science skill acquisition. 6. Do blogging 7. Go digital to promote advocacy 8. Collaborate with other educators and students. 9. use web chats to share research and ideas and stay updated in the field. 10. Connect with like-minded individuals by using media tools like social media. 11. Introduce Project-Based Learning to allow students to develop their own driving questions, conduct research, contact experts, and create their projects for sharing with the use of devices present. 12. Build positive digital footprint that aims to model appropriate use of social media, produce and publish valuable content and create shareable resources. 13. Code as it is today’s literacy. This will boost students’ writing skills as the feeling of writing a page with HTML is amazing. 14. Innovate to expand your teaching toolbox for the sake of your students, engage social media for discussions and announcements and use new format like TED talks in presenting your lessons. 15. KEEP LEARNING! Types of Word Processing Applications A word processor is an application that allows you to type in, edit, format, save, and print text. Word processors are commonly used by students, writers, authors, desktop publishing professionals and layout artists.  Microsoft Word One of the most well-known and widely used word processing applications on the market is Microsoft Word. Word has more than 90 percent of the word processing market and more than 450 million users. Microsoft Corp. first released this program to the market in 1989, and since then there have been a number of upgrades to the software. Word can be purchased as part of the Microsoft Office suite of programs, which include Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Publisher. Word can be used to format text and build layout documents.  WordPerfect WordPerfect is a word processing application from Corel Corp.. WordPerfect was popular in the early 1990s. It is best for writing simple essays and articles. Though it isn't used as much today, WordPerfect is compatible with Microsoft Word, meaning that you can open and edit WordPerfect files in the Word program, then save them as WordPerfect files again. WordPerfect also can be used for formatting and laying out documents. Lotus Word Pro If you use Lotus Notes or Lotus 1-2-3--common in corporate environments--Lotus Word Pro is an ideal program for your word processing needs. This program works in concert with Lotus applications to allow you to create and distribute formatted text documents. It is produced and distributed by IBM Corp. Lotus Word Pro is also compatible with Microsoft Word and ideal for writing reports, memos and proposals iWork Pages Pages is a word processing program offered by Apple Incorporated, so if you own a Mac computer this might be the ideal option for your needs. It is a part of Apple's iWork suite of programs. Pages allows you to perform basic word processing functions-- writing and formatting--as well as more complex graphical layout actions. You can open and save Pages files in Microsoft Word. Graphic Organizers Graphic Organizer Purpose Venn Diagram To compare and contrast two or more concepts Frayer model, Bubble Diagram, To describe a concept Concept Map T Chart To make decision Fishbone Map, Inductive Tower To show cause and effect Flow Chart To show sequence (as in process) Story Map, 5Ws Chart To identify basic concept Venn diagram Bubble diagram Concept Map T Chart Fishbone Map Inductive Tower Flow chart 5Ws Chart  After developing your process guides and/or graphic organizer package in a brochure, present this to your class. Your output will be evaluated using the brochure rubric: Using Presentations in Teaching Scientific Skills Science Teachers can use computers to create visually and audibly appealing presentations that utilize a variety of media tools. In science teaching and learning, presentation software applications have a lot of uses. Both teachers and students can learn variety of skills in the process of planning, developing, presenting, and evaluating their presentations. Akpinar (2014) endorses the use of presentations software applications like interactive animation as they improve students’ understanding of static electricity concepts. Eliyawati and Mudzakir (2017) presented that using presentation software like multimedia is student-centered and teachers can teach science (nanotechnology on solar cell) by concept approach and a context-oriented approach. Smith and Suzuki (2015) found out that presentation software like screen-capture used in algebra class improved the performance of secondary school students because the embedded multimedia lessons are accessible outside their classroom. Presentation software applications are commonly used in business and other disciplines for presentation. These are also very powerful tools in the science classrooms. Presentation software applications allow science learners to: 1. Present their science reports with audio, visual images and animations 2. Develop and present their group projects using real- world visual presentations 3. Present charts, tables, graphics, and others that are useful to facilitate their understanding of science concepts 4. Show date stored in graphic organizers 5. Develop digital science investigatory projects 6. Show results of survey, questionnaires and other science assessment activities  7. articulate and crystalize their ideas using the special features of presentation software apps 8. Experience science learning processes thru the integration of contents in the presentations. 9. Enjoy developing their projects 10. Commit to the quality of their work, both content and form 11. Present information in condensed form and focusing on salient points 12. Communicate their ideas in an innovative manner and express themselves in ways they feel comfortable with. Basic Instructional Design in Preparing Presentations 1. Setting up the presentations Class 2. Organization of the Presentation 3. Presentation Skills 4. The use of Visual Aids 5. Performing Self-Reflection Using Spreadsheets in Science Learning Spreadsheets are very helpful in introducing some lessons in science courses. Through spreadsheets, one can teach with tables and charts, make a table and graph, compute students grades. Essential ideas when employing spreadsheet: 1. Reinforce learning scientific languages in other fields 2. Add well-designed charts and tables to reports to enhance students’ non-verbal reading skills 3. Allow students to create their own charts, graphs, tables and the like 4. Give students completed chart and see if they can reconstruct underlying worksheets 5. Require that science laboratory reports and research papers contain some type of chart to help support their findings. 6. Let student explore websites that have tables presentations for science teaching and let them discuss how these were used to facilitate acquisition 7.Let the students look for the chart in science learning materials like textbooks, workbooks, and others discuswhy these were used 8. Teach the principles of financial literacy and management as it is also important to learn these concepts in the context of life skills. 9. Explain numerical concepts by showing the relationships between numbers and their concrete representation in charts and graphs. 10. Demonstrate how spreadsheets are useful in preparing assessment and evaluation tools for students performance. TTL 2 Activity 3 1. Create a Powerpoint Presentation of your assigned topic. 2. Create a Word document of the procedure of your activity used in the lesson 3. Create a graphic organizer that is applicable in your lesson. Note: Submit in our BrightSpace. THANK YOU!