FS 3

Technology in the Learning

Environment

FIELD STUDY
Episode 1

THE SCHOOLS LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER

Name of FS Student: Jolina V. Macaranas
Course: Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in MathematicsYear & Section: MATH 3-1
Cooperating School: Malinta National High School

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you will be competent in identifying and classifying
resources that facilitate teaching and learning processes.

Your Map
It will be an interesting journey to the world of educational technology. A chance
to visit and observe a learning resource center of a school will start you off.
For this process, explore the world through these steps:
Step 4: Write down a brief reflection of
your experience.
Step 3: Make an inventory of its available
resources and classify them according to their
characteristics and functions.
Step 2: Ask the learning resource center in-charge
about how some equipment or facilities are used.
Step 1: Visit a schools learning resource center. Look
around and see what resources and facilities are available
inside.

Your Tools
After you have observed, classify the resources available in the learning
resource center. Please use the activity form provided for you.

LIST OF AVAILABLE LEARNING RESOURCES

Name of the School Observed: Malinta National High School
Available Learning
Resources (enumerate in
bullet form)
1. Print Resources
Books

Characteristics and
Unique Capabilities

Books are accessible

for students reading.
They are all in good
reading conditions.

Teaching
Approaches where
the Resource is
Most Useful
Books are being
used during class
lectures and
discussions.

Board displays are

All these can be
used for students
most useful in
performance updates,
every lecture time
chalkboards for
and for updates
lecture; posters are
students record of
for discussions.
accomplishments.
Computers are in good
For computer
3. ICT Resources
Computers
condition
classes.
Impression: They learning resources are used efficiently, but some needs
improvement. Some learning resources must be supplied like projectors
and other learning tools for better learning experiences.
Name and Signature of Observer: Jolina V. Macaranas
2. Non-electric Visual
Resources
Board displays
Chalkboard
Posters

Your Analysis
Were the Learning resources/materials arranged properly according to their
functions and characteristics?
Most were arranged properly according to its usage but they lacked teaching resources
center where the students will be able to research.

Do the guidelines and procedures facilitate easy access to the materials by

the teachers? Why? Or Why not?
Yes, knowing the guidelines for learning materials and following it will help the teachers
in inventory purposes and for categorization. It will also help the teachers in planning for
their subject previews.
What are the strengths of this Learning Resource Center?
They have new books for update information. They make an integration of faith and
learning in their learning resources. They make used of their resources efficiently and
makes learning easy and accessible.
What are its weaknesses?
There was no enough space for all. Some learning facilities are lacking.
What suggestions can you make?
The school must provide more learning facilities.

Your Reflections
1. Which of the materials in the learning resources caught your interest the most?
Why?
The updating of the students performance because it is creatively designed and you can
see the accomplishments of the students.
2. Which gadgets/materials are you already confident to use/operate?
I know most of the gadgets being used in the school like computers and etc.
3. Which one do your feel need to learn more about?
None.

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Environment

FIELD STUDY
Episode 2

BULLETIN BOARD DISPLAYS

Name of FS Student: Jolina V. Macaranas
Course: Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in MathematicsYear & Section: MATH 3-1
Cooperating School: Malinta National High School

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you will be competent in appraising the effectiveness of
display boards as learning resources.

Your Map
Display boards, or what we more commonly refer to as bulletin board, is one of
the most readily available and versatile learning resources.
To reach your target, follow these steps:

Step 3: Propose enhancements to make the

display more effective.
Step 2: Pick one and evaluate the display.
Step 1: Look around a school for bulletin board displays.

An Observation Guide for the BULLETIN BOARD DISPLAYS

Read the following statements carefully before you observe.
1. Go around the school and examine the board displays. How many board displays
do you see?
2. Where is the display boards found? Are they in places where target viewers can
see them?
3. What are the displays about? What images and colors do you see? How are the
pieces of information arranged?
4. What materials were used in making the displays? Are borders used?
5. Do you notice some errors? (misspelled words, grammar inconsistencies and the
like)
6. Are the messages clear and easily understood?
7. You may choose to take a photo of the display board (if allowed)

Name of the School Observed: Malinta National High School

The classrooms have board displays, with different subject matters. They are using it for
different purposes like for subject promotion, event updates, performance updates and for
some other usage. They also made their bulletin boards colorful.

From among the board displays that you saw, pick the one that you got most
interested in. Evaluate it using the evaluation form below.

BOARD DISPLAYS EVALUATION FORM

Topic of the Board Display The Best Room of the Week
Check the column that indicates your rating. Write comments to back your ratings.
4- Outstanding
2- Satisfactory
Criteria
Effective Communication
Conveys the message quickly and
clearly
Attractiveness
Colors and arrangement catches
and holds interest
Balance
Objects are arranged so stability is
perceived
Unity
Repeated shapes or colors or use
borders holds display together
Interactivity
The style and approach entice
learners to be involved
Legibility
Letters and illustrations can be
seen from a good distance
Correctness
Free from grammar errors
misspelled words, ambiguity
Durability
Well-constructed, items are
securely attached

3-Very Satisfactory
1- Needs Improvement
1

Comments
The presence of the pictures and

captions which are relevant to the

theme of the boards conveys the
message clearly.
The letters are with varied colors.
The borders are nice.
The pictures are well arranged.

There are letters with the same

color while others have varied color
but the borders hold the display
together.
Students best work are being
posted.
Letters are bold enough to be seen
at a distance

There were no errors in terms of

grammar and spelling
The items are securely attached.
The board is well constructed.

Your Analysis
Did the board display design reflect the likes/interests of its target
audience? Why? or Why not?
Yes. Considering that most of their audiences are students, they made it more colorful
with interesting items. They have theme in each board correspond to their subject matter.
Was the language used clear and simple for the target audience to
understand? Why? or Why not?
Yes, because the posters have big fonts so that the students can clearly see. They have
pictures that helps the students grasp its purpose.
What do you think was the purpose of the board display? Was it effective?
Why? or Why not?
For me, the purpose of the board display is to information. I think it was effective
because the students did their best. And they were motivated to do more because the
usage is for performance updates and the like.
What suggestions can you make?
To rearrange some of the words to convey much clearer thought of the sentence and to
add more contents which will invite participation of the students aside from information
that it conveys.
Based on your suggestions, purposed an enhanced version of the display board.
Use the form below.

My Purposed Board Display

Theme:
Performance Board
Board Title: Topnotchers Board
Rationale: To encourage students to work more on their studies.
Objectives:
At the end of the month, the students will be able to work
hard in order for them to be recognized.
Best features of my proposed bulletin enhancement:
It will hold the students interests by just updating the board.
Content Resources (Name each needed resource and give each a brief
description):

 Class Record records for the academic performance basis

Activity records- basis for performance recognition
Materials for aesthetic enhancement:

Styrofoam
Cartolina/ colored paper
Cut-out letters and pictures
Cutting materials
Indigenous/ recycled materials
Pasting materials

Based on your suggestions, make your own board display la-out. You may present
your output through any of these:
A hand-made drawing or lay-out
An electronic (computer) drawing/illustration or la-out
A collage

My Board Display Lay-out

TOP NOTCHERS BOARD

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
NON-ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Your Reflections
1. Name at least 5 skills that a teacher should have to be able to come up with
effective board displays. Elaborate on why each skill is needed.
a. Honesty- is still the best policy and skill in every effective board displays.
b. Creativity- after honest evaluations, creativity will help in the recognition.
c. Resourcefulness- expensive preparation is not really needed but resourceful in
all the material you will use count much.
d. Goal oriented- goal should be manifested in the board displays to come up
effectively.
2. Which of the skills do you already have? Recall your past experiences in making
board displays. How do you practice these skills?
To rearrange some of the words to convey much clearer thought of the sentence and to
add more contents which will invite participation of the students aside from information
that it conveys.

3. Which skills do you still need to develop? Reflect on how you can improve on or
acquire these skills.
I still need to be more creative in my displays. By just practicing and observing other
displays I will learn to be like that.

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Technology in the Learning

Environment

FIELD STUDY
Episode 3

SEE AND SAY (Utilization of Teaching Aids)

Name of FS Student: Jolina V. Macaranas
Course: Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in MathematicsYear & Section: MATH 3-1
Cooperating School: Malinta National High School

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you will gain competence in determining the
appropriateness of teaching aids to learning tasks.

Your Map
To reach your target, follow the steps below:
Step 4: Reflect on your learnings.
Step 3: Comment on the appropriateness of
the teaching aids to learning tasks.
Step 2: Note down the various teaching aids that
were utilized in the teaching learning process.
Step 1: Observe a class on its regular schedule

Class Observation Guide

Read the following statements carefully before you observe.
1.
2.
3.
4.

What is the lesson about?

What visual aids/materials/learning resources is the teacher using?
Observe and take notes on how the teacher presents/uses the learning resources?
Closely observe the learners response to the teachers use of learning resources.
Listen to their verbal responses. What do their responses indicate? Do their
responses show attentiveness, eagerness and understanding?
5. Focus on their non-verbal responses. Are they learning forward showing their
interest on the lesson and the materials? Are they looking towards the direction of
the teacher and the materials? Do thei actions show attentiveness, eagerness, and
understanding?
OBSERVATION REPORT
Name of the School Observed: Malinta National High School
Subject: Trigonometry Topic: Unit Circle
During our visit, the class was having their lecture on unit circle. The teacher used a
cartolina and cut circles from it. She did some smiley from the cut cartolina with a
smile symbol and a sad symbol in it. I observed that this strategy is good for students
participation. It did hold their interest and help them in their analysis.

Utilization of Teaching Aids Form

Name of the School Observed: Malinta National High School

Subject Area: Mathematics
Brief Description of Teaching Approach Used by the Teacher:
The teacher used the concept attainment approach by letting the students guess the topic through
an activity.
Teaching Aids Used
(enumerate in bullet
form)

Smileys

Strengths

The smileys
caught the
students interest
Materials used
were done with
creativeness
The idea of
using the
materials as a
teaching aid
was good and
effective.
Unique

Weaknesses

The
presentation
of the
subject
matter.

Comments on
Appropriateness of
the Teaching Aids
Used
Teaching aid
used was
really
appropriate to
the subject
matter. It
caught the
attention and
interest of the
students. And
it was
effective to
the learning of
the students as
showed by the
score of their
written
exercise.

Your Analysis
What do you think prompted the teacher to choose the materials/learning
resources that he/she used?
The teacher considers that her students want to have fun or enjoy. Thats why she made
that kind or learning material.
What difficulties, if any, did the teacher experience? How can this be
managed?

There was no difficulty that the teacher experienced as observed. The class was well
managed and the teacher did not find it hard to convince her students to participate in the
activity.
Over-all, were the learning resources/materials used effectively? Why?
Why not?
Yes it did. All of the students participated in the activity, some of them were able to
understand the lesson and the scores on their quiz showed a positive result.

Your Reflections
1. Put yourself on the place of the teacher. What would you do similarly and what
would you do differently if you will teach the same lesson to the same group of
students? Why?
If I will be given chance to teach that subject matter, I will do the same thing but I will
make the printed in a bigger font. I will also make it more durable so that I can use it to
the years to come because as a teacher we need to minimize expenses but make our
teaching tools durable.

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FIELD STUDY
Episode 4

TOOLS OF THE TRADE (Teachers Aid Bank)

Name of FS Student: Jolina V. Macaranas
Course: Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in MathematicsYear & Section: MATH 3-1
Cooperating School: Malinta National High School

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you will gain competence in preparing instructional
materials that are appropriate to the learning content.

Your Map
To reach your target, follow the steps below:
Step 4: Organize them in a box.
Step 3: Develop a pile of teaching aids (flash
cards, pictures, cut-outs, transparencies)
Step 2: Find out the learning resources relevant to
your topic that are available from your
school/universitys learning resource center.
Step 1: Decide on a specific content area.

Class Observation Guide/Survey Guide

Read the following statements carefully before you observe.
1. Are there learning resources useful for your topic in the resource center you
visited?
2. Are the available materials appropriate for your target grade/year level?
3. List down those that can be useful for your topic.
4. What other materials can you make? I(like flash cards, posters, cut-outs,
transparencies, etc. )

OBSERVATION REPORT
Name of the School Observed: Malinta National High School
As I roamed around the school I saw learning materials that could be useful in teaching
my lessons. Those are creative bulletin boards that inspire me to make visual in my
topic and books that are With the use of these teaching materials I may able to present
my lessons in a productive way. I will make some slide presentations and also choose a
film for a particular subject matter to be discussed.

Learning Resources on a Specific Area Content

Use this graphic organizer to present the learning resources relevant to the
topic chosen. On the line inside the box, indicate if the resource is already AVAILABLE,
MAY BE PURCHASED, OR WILL BE MADE (by you, of course)
TOPIC: The Slope of the Line

Computer/laptop
Available
Video Clips of the
topic

LCD Projector
Available

White board

The Slope of the

Line
Specific Content
Area

Cut- outs

Available

To be made

Books

Hand- outs

Available

To be made
Video tapes
Available

Your Analysis
Give at least three benefits of doing a survey of available materials before making your
own materials? Explain each.
It will give a new idea to the teacher of what is the topic that he/she may present
by simply looking at the available materials.
It can help the teacher realize what other materials that he/she will provide to
make his/her own teaching tools.
I will help the teacher evaluate if the material he/she will be making is useful or
applicable to his/her lesson.

Your Reflections
1. Which of the materials did you like making the most? Why?
I like making slides presentation, because using this teaching materials will enable the
students to visualize subject matter inside the classroom.
2. What difficulties, if any, did you encounter in making the materials? How did you
overcome them?
Some difficulties like choosing images that to fit with the subject matter. But I was able
to overcome it using the wide source from the internet.
3. What tips can you give teachers regarding preparation of teaching materials?

You should have a wide understanding of your subject to be presented. By this, you can
easily put your topic in the slide presentation. After that you can add some images or
videos. Some animations will also create action in your presentation.

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FIELD STUDY
Episode 5

PAPER WORKS (Preparing Hand-outs)

Name of FS Student: Jolina V. Macaranas
Course: Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in MathematicsYear & Section: MATH 3-1
Cooperating School: Malinta National High School

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you will gain competence in preparing instructional
materials (hand-outs) that are appropriate to the learning content.

Your Map
With a lot of reflective thinking coupled with your creativity, you can design handouts that will truly work well to make learning effective. You will see that preparing
hand-outs is not just any paper work. When you produce high quality hand-outs and
eventually try them out, you will discover that, indeed, paper works! To reach your
target, follow these steps below:
Step 3: Present it to your FS Teacher
before producing it.
Step 2: Describe your hand-outs.
Step 1: Prepare hand-outs for a selected topic ( i.e.
flow charts, schema, graphic organizers)

Your Tools
As you prepare your hand-outs use the activity form below.

Hand-out Planning Guide

Read the following statements carefully before you observe.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

What topic do I like to work on?

For what grade or year level is my hand-out for?
What components do I include in my hand-out?
What type of graphic organizers/flow-charts/schemas do I need to use?
What references do I use?
HAND-OUT PLAN

Subject Matter: Slope of the line

Outline:

Introduction

I. Definition Slope of the line

Present formula

Important details and rules

Examples

Your Analysis
After working with your hand-out, answer the following questions:
What are the good features of a hand-out?
A good hand out should be brief, comprehensive and clear in contents.
Which of these features are present in the hand-out 1 made?

All the features are present in my hand out.

Which features are not present in the hand-out I made?
None. All the features that I know that a hand-out must have are present in my hand-out.

Your Reflections
1. What difficulties, if any, did you encounter in making the hand-outs? How did you
overcome them?
I find it hard to find appropriate graphic organizer to use.
2. What tips can you give teachers regarding preparation of hand-outs?
Teacher should know very well the topic he/she is about to teach in his/her hand outs.

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FIELD STUDY
Episode 6

SLIDESHOW BIZ (Slide Presentations)

Name of FS Student: Jolina V. Macaranas
Course: Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in MathematicsYear & Section: MATH 3-1
Cooperating School: Malinta National High School

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you will gain competence in developing and utilizing
materials (slide presentations) which involve students in meaningful learning.

Your Map
An effective teacher makes it/his business to create slide presentations that really
enhance instruction.
To reach your target, follow these steps below:
Slide 4: Write a narrative pointing
out the strengths and weaknesses
of your presentation
Slide 3: Try out your presentation to a
group of learners.
Slide 2: Develop a slide presentation to
support a learning activity on the topic.
Slide 1: Select a topic or subject matter.

Your Tools
As you prepare your slide presentations, use the activity form below. Include an
electronic copy of the presentation when you submit it to your FS Teacher.

Title of my presentation: Slope of the line

Objectives:
familiarize the formula in getting the slope;
find the slope of the line, with given two points on the line or
equation of the line; and
graph a line using its slope and a point on the line
Enhancements: (Check appropriate box)
Graphics
Hyperlink

Music

Animation

Others, please specify

Voice Narration

Sound Effects
_____________

Stylish Fonts

Presentation Storyboard:
Slide 1
Slide 2

Slide 5

Slide 6

Slide 3

Slide 4

Slide 7

Slide 8

Slide 9

Slide 10

Slide 11

Slide 12

Slide 13

Slide 14

Slide 15

Slide 16

Slide 17

Slide 18

Slide 19

Slide 20

Your Analysis
After working on your slide presentation, answer the following questions:
What are the good features of the slide presentation?
It must be clear and brief. The font size must be big enough so that t.he students can
clearly see and read it, the font style should be simple but easy to read, there should be
some animations and it should be interactive. Simple but you will learn a lot.
Which of these features are present in the slide presentation you made?
All of these features are present in my slide presentation.
Which features are not present in the slide presentation you made?
Theres none.

Your Reflections

1. What difficulties, if any, did you encounter in making the slide presentation? How
did you overcome them?
I only find difficulties in choosing the best resources that I can trust so that the
information that I will teach my students will be reliable and updated.

FS 3

Technology in the Learning

FIELD Environment
STUDY

Episode 7
MY E-WOLRD (Websites)
Name of FS Student: Jolina V. Macaranas
Course: Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in MathematicsYear & Section: MATH 3-1
Cooperating School: Malinta National High School

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you will decisive in terms of using on-line resource
materials and interactive programs.

Your Map
For this process, explore the world through these steps:
Step 4: Reflect on your FS
experience.
Step 3: Evaluate the materials or
programs.
Step 2: Surf the net to find sites that provide
support materials and/or interactive programs
on the topic.
Step 1: Observe a class and take note of the topic
being presented.

Your Tools
Please use the activity form, provided for you.
Note: For every website visited, this format may be used.
Name of Site:

mathisfun.com

Date of Access:

February 22, 2016

URL:

https://mathisfun.com/geometry/unit-circle.html

Brief Description of the

material in the website:

The website features the unit circles definition using the

illustration on a Cartesian plane, sine, cosine and tangent,
so called try it yourself where you can move the mouse
around to see how different angles( in radian or degrees)
affect sine, cosine and tangent, Pythagorean theorem and
important angles: 30 degrees, 45 degrees and 60 degrees.

Evaluation of the website

The site could be a good
source of information.

STRENGTHS
WEAKNESSES
The site is colourful and
It needs more examples and
could attract viewers. It also activities
has fun activities.

Please write your reflections on your FS Experience on this page.

My field study experience was enjoyable and I learned a lot from it. Although it was so
difficult to find time to leave from work, I thank God that he has given me time to do the
field study. Together with my group, we have visited Malinta National High School. With
the precious time we had, I learned a lot from the resource teacher. They were very
accommodating and open to us. They have the expertise in teaching and they are experts
in their fields.

Im also happy to meet different kinds of students. It was nice being with them and
having the time to observed their behaviours and attitudes towards learning. I remember
my high school days and reflected on them. I was more likely like one of them. From the
three classes I had observed, all the students are participative. I also noticed that there
were students who did not paid attention well during the lecture time. However, during
drill activities, they were participative and cooperative.