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LESSON 2: SELECT AND USE ICT TOOLS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
WEEK 7_ , 3 HOURS
I. FOCUS:
At the end of this module, you should be able to:
• Selected and used an appropriate digital tool in teaching
• Provided alternative ways in incorporating the digital tool in a lesson

II. INTRODUCTION: The current systems employ technologies by integrating ICT tools and applications
in education and in instruction. ICT stands for information and Communications Technology. This refers
to various tools and devices or gadgets used in communicating, disseminating, creating, creating, storing
and managing information. It is important that learners understand how to use these tools in helping
them learn.

A great part of learning is working on information and

using it to create something that can be useful and edifying
for humanity. Since the intention of education is to make “Technology will never replace
learners become useful of ICT tools can provide a lot of great teachers, but technology in
possibilities on how learners can do something with what the hands of great teachers is
they know. Teachers can therefore employ ICT tools in their transformational.”
ways of engaging learners by communicating,
disseminating, and managing information. This direction of
integrating ICT tools will reveal the usefulness of employing George Couros
ICT Tools in a wider range of the teaching and learning
process.

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. There is a variety of ICT tools from which to choose. When employed
appropriately, the potentials of their use can have bearing on the lesson and the learners’ engagement
in the process of learning. In instruction the ICT tools can be used in the presentation of the lesson,
demonstrating a point or presenting a concept. There are tools that can be used in providing practice or
provide the chance to apply the skills taught. Even when working as a team or a group, tools can be
employed to facilitate the accomplishment of the task during the class or even after beyond the face-to-
face session.
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III. STRATEGIES
ABSTRACTION AND GENERALIZATION
GEAR UP YOUR MIND!
Highlights:
➢ LESSON 2: SELECT AND USE ICT TOOLS FOR TEACHING AND
LEARNING

Looking at the figure above, ICT integration in education allows ease of processing of information,
effective accessibility to resources, easy sharing of resources, expression of creativity and effective
collaboration. All these are easily done using the gadget you have in your pockets or backpacks.

Let me walk you through the selection and use of a digital tool and how you can integrate it in your
lesson.
A. Using Mobile Phone and the QR Code
Since ICT integration allows ease of processing of information, here’s an example of how can read
information at a quicker speed and in an interesting manner.
Have you seen a symbol like this one below? This is now popularly used in different products, reading
materials, and even in museums. This is a QR code.
What is a QR Code
Are you familiar with a QR Code?
Familiarize yourself with a QR Code. It is a code that was created by a Japanese corporation Denso-
Wave in 1994. Effectively and efficiently connecting the physical world with the electronic world, QR stands for
‘Quick Response.’ It allows the readers to decode the information at a high rate of speed. This is popular in
Japan and it is also used by companies as they attach their QR code in their products. It usually gives a URL
linking you to a website or immediately provides the salient information about the product.

You can easily read QR codes through a QR code scanner. Here’s all you need to do:
1. Have a mobile phone with a camera;
2. Using the mobile phone, download from Playstore or App Store the QR Code Reader/Scanner
application. Choose an appropriate QR code reader for your operating system whether IOS or Android.
Once installed in your gadget, you can use it to read the codes.
3. Focus your camera on the QR code. Click it and the message will be revealed to you.

More interesting than reading QR codes is creating you own QR codes.

How will you make your own QR Code?
HOW TO MAKE A
QR CODE
Step 1: Be online.
Step 2: Search for a QR Code generator and ensure that you read the information about the application. This
is important to ensure your safety in the internet. There are tons of QR cod generators out there, and
QR Stuff. There are many FREE applications online and therefore you can take this chance to use
them.
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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. Now, you have successfully created your own code
Which you can download.
Step 5: Test the QR code using your QR Code reader or scanner.

A. APPLICATION/ ANALYSIS/ASSESSMENT
Task 1:
Using your QR Code Reader or Scanner, find out the given text encoded in the QR code.

Dyadic Work: Perform the instruction and share what you have
read.
➢ EXPRESS
Think-Pair-Share: How can you integrate the QR Code in your lesson?
Write down how you can use the QR Code in your lesson design.
Which part of the lesson will you be using?

Take a look at the table on ten interesting ways to integrate QR Codes in your teaching. Were you
able to think of something similar?

Ten Interesting Ways to Integrate QR Codes in Your Teaching

Create Interactive and Engaging Content Scavenger Hunts

You can enrich the content you teach in a class by Create an interactive classroom activity such as the
using QR Codes that link to other readings and Scavenger’s Hunt by using QR Codes that provide
resources. You can link to a pdf, a video directions or instructions resulting in better learner
production, a website, a document, or an audio file engagement.
among others.
Share Resources Enhances Classroom Library

Learners can use QR Codes to share educational Create QR Codes of students’ brief write-ups about
resources with each other (e.g., lecture notes, why they enjoy their book in the class library. Students
web content, how-to-do videos. can use these QR Codes to find out more about the
books.

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Use in Classroom Activities Gather Students Feedback

The QR Code can be used in giving instructions in You can create surveys, polls, and forms using google
class and pin them up inside the classroom form and share them with students as QR Codes which
instead of providing materials giving instruction on can be easily scanned and accessed.
how to do an activity.
Provide Help with Homework Research Project

A detailed instruction can be made into a QR Make students create QR Codes linking other
Code which students scan at home and use the resources and web content to their research work.
information to help them comply with their
assignments.
Communicate with Parents or Partners Provide Easy Access to Online Content

You can share information to parents on school Create QR Codes with URLs for students to gain easy
events or activities in school. You can also put it in access to online resources. Sometimes when a long
a webpage for parents to get information or URL is given, learners may copy a broken URL version
include it in newsletters, permission slips, etc. You hence, resources become inaccessible.
can have them printed as magnets and parents
can get the information. However, be sure to
orient the parents on how to use QR Codes.
B. Using laptop and the Infographics
There is an apparent deluge of information around and access to these is made easier through the
internet. You are faced with one major question on how to best interpret it all and put it into one cohesive
information that is quick and clear to read.

In The teaching and learning context, you may be faced with a challenging topic given a short amount
of time. How can you capture and deliver that information simply and effectively while making it engaging and
informative as well? Infographics are an immediate answer to this situation. The infographics is another
interesting tool to use in instruction.
As a group, study the infographic and agree on a definition of the tool.
What is an infographics?
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An infographic is a visual representation or an image such as a diagram, chart or 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.
If it is used to market products in the increasing visual world, then infographics can also be employed
in marketing information and ideas in the teaching and learning process.
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One tool that can be used in creating infographics is Canva (http://www.canva.com). It has several
infographics template for education. You can try out the free design elements and produce one just like a
professional infographics designer. You can start exploring this site and familiarize yourself with its features.
As a gentle reminder, please take time to read the instructions and navigate around the features to get optimal
use of it.
There are many ways for which infographics can be used.
Using infographics:
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. They can be made easier and quicker to understand if they are
presented in an infographic.
An example is given below.
2) To simplify a complex concept
Simplifying a complex idea is the core purpose of using an infographic. This is a very effective
educational tool as a way of summarizing key points or providing an overview of a lesson.
3) To explain how something functions
Using infographics, you can show the intricacy of how something complex works. It can reveal
the mechanics behind how an object works. Designers can create infographics by showing the
mechanics behind intricate objects, processes, concepts.
Behind is an example of an infographic created by Jing Zhang (2018) that shows how the phone
works while incorporating a surreal element that appeals to the imagination of the reader. Each
component of the phone is accurately revealed.
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.

Assess the given the infographic of a superhero – Batman – from the time it was conceived in
1939 to 2013.
Would you say that it is effective? Why or why not?
What are key elements that the designer clearly employed to show a visual starting point?
5) To present interesting facts
When information or facts are presented all in words, the use of infographics
can bring life. If done well, the infographics can transform the information into visual image that can
attract and engage readers. If there is a written text, the information may not stand out compared to
when it is presented in this format. Information written in snippets becomes understandable and more
appealing to the eye.
You may view the video blog of Sara McGuire on The Top 9 Types of Infographic Templates and When
to Use Them (https://venngage.com/blog/9-types-of-infographic-template/).

➢ EXPERIENCES
Task 2:
How will you make your own Infographics?
You need the following;

1. You need to be online.

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2. Using the Pc, laptop or mobile phone, search for Canva, Vismen or Venngage among others.
3. Create or sign up an account if you still do not have one in order to design your own infographics.
4. 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.
Task 3:
Creating an Infographic
Choose a lesson from a textbook. Identify a concept or segment of the lesson that you can choose as a
content material. Use the information by creating and designing an infographic that captures the essential
information using the steps you learned earlier. You may use Canva or any tools in the web. Be ready to share
your output to the class.

Use the space provided for your plan and design your infographic.

1. Lesson Title: _______________________________

2. Concept being focused: _____________________

3. Identifying bits of important information/facts/ideas for the content material.

4. Design an infographic that captures the essential information.

Expand your understanding of using infographics.

Recall the ways of integrating an infographic in a lesson as discussed previously. Discuss how
else will you be able to integrate infographics in your lesson. In which part of the lesson is it best
integrated?
C. Ipad/tablet and the Online Bulletin Board
Creativity and collaboration are fun! A dull and boring bulletin board can be made interesting when done
online. Posts when done with themed backgrounds, stylish fonts and varied colors become attractive and
interest with no cost at all. Here’s how:
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.
a. You can choose Start with a Blank or Pick a Template.
b. Start making posts by clicking the + sign.
c. Make your posts as creative as you can by clicking Modify and selecting your choices of
color, font, theme, etc.
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d. You can now share your Padlet or online bulletin board to your friends. Click Share and
allow others to have access to it or you can share through the social media account where
others can view it.
Step 4: If you want to join someone’s bulletin board, click JOIN A PADLET.
a. Enter in the dialog box the URL of the padlet you want to join.
b. Start posting on your friend’s/classmate’s padlet by clicking the + sign.
Task 4:
Sign up of a padlet account. Ask somebody from the class to make a padlet with an interesting topic and
let everyone have access to it. Collaborate by having your posts in one online bulletin board. Show creativity
is designing your padlet and your posts.
Task 5:
How can you integrate this application tool in your class? Enumerate the varied activities where the
online bulletin board can be used.
➢ EXPERIENCE
Using your gadgets, connect to the web and explore on the following educational application tools.

1. Quiz Maker – https://testmoz.com/

2. Poll Maker – http://www.proprofs.com
3. Storytelling Online – http://www.storylineonline.net/
4. Rubrics Library – http://School.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/
Assess.html
5. Online Journal – http://penzu.com/
6. Mind Map Tool – https://www.edrawsoft.com/freemind.php
7. Interactive Poster – http://www.glogster.com/
8. Graphic Organizers – http://www.educationoasis .com/printables/graphic- organizers/
9. Making a Podcast – ttps://www.buzzsprout.com/how-to-make-a-podcast
10. Cartoon – http://www.toondoo.com
➢ EXCHANGE
As a digital native, you definitely are aware of some application tools which can be useful in the
teaching and learning process. Share these to your classmates.

➢ EXAMINE
Take a quiz
Directions: Read the question carefully and choose the letter corresponding to the correct answer.
1. The following are the varied ways why ICT tools can be integrated in teaching and learning. Which
statement gives the least relevant idea?
a. Allows effective collaboration
b. Facilitates easy processing of information
c. Provides a specific tool
d. Permits easy accessibility and sharing of resources
2. Which among the choices states one educational use of a QR Code?
a. QR stands for “Quick Response” that allows learners to give answers quickly.
b. It was created by a Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994
c. It gives the URL linking to the website.

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d. A QR Code can contain instructions for a homework or task of a lesson.

3. Which is a visual representation or an image such as a diagram, chart or picture representing
information or data.
a. Visual aid
b. Infographic
c. Image
d. ICT tool
4. Which ICT tool in education allows effective collaboration?
a. Computing devices
b. Web Conferencing
c. Camera
d. Browser
5. Which ICT tool is similar to a bulletin board?
a. Mobile devices
b. Padlet
c. Ipad
d. Internet connection

Prepared by:
MR. JAYMAR B. MAGTIBAY
Instructor

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