FS 3

Technology in the
Learning
Environment

FIELD STUDY
Episode 1

THE SCHOOLS LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER

Name of FS Students : Dianne N. Deato
Course: BESD Major in Mathematics

Year & Section: 3-1

Resource Teacher: Mrs. Jell delos Reyes.

Signature:________

Cooperating School: Malanday National High School (Polo NHS Annex)

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: Malanday National High School (Polo NHS annex)
School Address:
Date of Visit:
Year Level: grade 7
Subject Area: Mathematics
Available Learning Resources
(enumerate in bullet form)

Print Resources
books
module

Characteristics and Unique

Capabilities

Teaching Approaches where

the Resource is Most Useful

There are old and new

books for the students
to search for their
assignments. It can be
used by all students.
There are modules to
answer by the
students. It composed
of set of activities. The
ration of books is 1 is to
3.

There are some charts

on the wall that
demonstrate some
topics.
There is a bulletin in
the wall which portray
specific topic and
deliver knowledge.
It is traditional
instructional tool but
still very useful in
discussion. It is nice to
use rather than

Those books can be

use both in direct
and indirect
methods of
teaching. It is
useful in
researching some
topics for their
reports.
It is useful during
direct instruction.

Audio Resources
There were no audio
recordings present

Non-electric Visual
Resources
charts
bulletin

white board

These are useful in

direct and indirect
approaches of the
teachers.
These are useful in
indirect approach
and let the
students to give
knowledge.
For direct approach
when the teacher
discussing
important things

chalkboard.

ICT Resources
Computer

Led TV (Monitor)
Projector

There are computers

for the purpose of
specific subject.
There's few number of
Monitor.
There is one which can
be used in presentation
by the teacher and
sometimes by students.

such us in meeting
and in review.

These resources
are useful and
effective as the
students learned
they will also
engage in
technology.
These are mainly
used when the
teacher activity is
watch the movie
which is related to
his/her topic.
This resource is
used in different
presentation of the
teacher in school.

Impression:
The learning resources center of the school fits in the diversity of the learners
which can make them competitive. These facilities are needed by the students and
teachers.
Name and Signature of Observer:
Mrs. Jell delos Reyes
Name and Signature of Learning Resource Center In-Charge:

Your Analysis
Were the Learning resources/materials arranged properly according to their
functions and characteristics?

Yes, the books, modules, charts, bulletin, white board, computers,

Led TV, and Projector are used as their function. It can be used by the
students and teacher as well.

Do the guidelines and procedures facilitate easy access to the materials by the
teachers? Why? or Why not?
Yes, the teachers follow instructions by the in-charge personnel. And
the guidelines are simple for them to easily use the materials.

What are the strengths of this Learning Resource Center?

The good in learning resources are it provides much source of
information; teacher and students can have access on it and leads them to
be a competitive one.

What are its weaknesses?

The weaknesses are few numbers of computer and projector, the room
where the books place. Also its ventilation and lightning.

What suggestions can you make?

It would better to fix the ventilation in the room.

Your Reflections
Which of the materials in the learning resources caught your interest the most?
Why?
In all materials, books, modules and technological things because as a Math
educator I really love Mathematics books and module as my references. Also the
Technological things as i wanted to have.

Which gadgets/materials are you already confident to use/operate?

The gadget that I am confidently to use is computer. As I have computer
subject already and it easily to learn. In addition, it has a lot of benefits on it.

Which one do your feel need to learn more about?

Even though I have knowledge on how to use computer, I have still things
that didn't know about it. I want to maximize its use to be more capable that I can
use in my future teaching life.

Read an article about your answer in number 3. Paste a copy of the article below.
http://courses.wcupa.edu/fletcher/english121/projects/10e/The%20Importance
%20Of%20Having%20Computer%20Knowledge.htm