LESSON 6- Using and Evaluatng Instructional Materials

Instructional materials are materials used to attain instructional objectives. Using and evaluating is very important such standards are set in selecting to ensure the effective use of instructional materials. For optimum used of instructional materials, teacher and students must be well prepared. Materials should be presented well and do follow-up to find out if objective was attained or not and promote independent study.

Lesson objective is very important, this is the first thing to be determine in order that effective instructional material be established, that would be exciting ,enjoyable and can give motivation to students to be interested and engaged.

LESSON 5- The Cone of Experience

The cone of experience is a visual analogy, a pictorial device that presents band of experience arranged according to the degree of abstraction. The base part is the concrete and the pinnacle part is the abstract. each kind of sensory experience is not necessarily more educational and useful than the other. Sensory experiences are mixed and interrelated, But there should be a balance between concrete and abstract and an adequate foundation of concrete is needed in teaching directly the symbolic level.

Experiences, resources, good judgement, commitment and dedication to teaching is needed so that learning will continue throughout life.

LESSON 4- Systematic Approach to Teaching

Systemtic approach to teaching/instruction can be reduced in three phases. First is formulation of instructional objective, second is the process of instruction itself and third is assessment of learning which will lead to the formulation of instructional objectives. The phases are connected to one another, if one phase fail, the outcome of learning is adversely affected. These phases are different from each other but each one is special that each perform a unique function for the life and effectiveness of the instructional materials.

A teacher is not a simple job, it involve a lot of physical, mental and emotional aspects. Understanding the needs of the learner, interest, home background, prior experiences must be taken into consideration. The availability of the resources that the student are capable enough to there developmental stage. It is a little less frustrating when evaluation result is not good. But, then diagnosing is a great help not only for student but as well as teacher to be more resourceful, creative and be more efficient in teaching in order student performance would be improved and an instructional objective will be attained.

LESSON 3-the Roles of Educational Technology in Learning

Technology as a teacher base on a video presentation on the tourist spots in the country. 

• It is more exciting and enjoyable for students to watch video presentation, It's like going to places at one time.

• It is presented in a manner that the teacher want to discuss to students.

• Knowledge is base on the video presentation per se.

Technology as a partner in learning base on an experiment shown through video presentation and requiring the student to predict the outcome of the experiment.

• The experiment gives the students an idea to predict the outcome.

• Encourage the student to more imaginative.

• Develop a mindful thinking among students.

LESSON 2 - Technology: Boon or Bane?

Instant coffee, instant noodles, fast foods, fast lane.... This is the reality of the world today as well as technology, as years passed by, technology is more advanced and still developing to fill the needs of the people around the globe. It is  a great blessing to our lives by means of communication, social awareness and it give us a wide range of knowledge to keep the fast pace of life.


Like in positive there is a negative...Devil or angel.....Black or white....As well as technology, nobody can dispute that it is a great blessing to all of us. But it is opt to us if we will used it in a very rude way.

Many definitions have been given by many authors about Educational technology, but this definition is what I like best."Educational Technology is a complex, integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas and organization for analyzing problems and devising, implementing, evaluating and managing solutions to those problems, involved in all aspects of human learning". This definition, we can understand clearly what Educational Technology means.

Instructional technology, technology in education and educational media, are parts of Educational Technology, each parts has its own role to achieve learning.

Technology in education is the application of technology to any process involved in the operating institution of educational enterprise.

We must remember that educational technology is not just a tool or  a device it involves process, procedures and activities, instructional and curricular designs, learning environment and systems.