Learning through the net.pptx (Group7)
- 2. In the comedy Love's Labour's Lost, King Ferdinand and his three lords Dumain, Longaville, and Berowne took an oath stating that for three years, they will devote themselves to edu- cation to become famous scholars. In olden times, education was more linear and in many ways, a lot more difficult. To be a scholar or someone great, you had to devote many hours each day reading books by candlelight while manually writing your thoughts and ideas until your hands hurt. Fortunately, technology came to our rescue, and the computer, followed by the Internet, revolutionized the whole educational process.
- 3. A WORLD OF INFORMATION The Internet is a worldwide nerwork of computer resources that facilitates information exchange. It provides an enormous wealth of information that continues to grow bigger each day. The following are some advantages to learning that the Internet provides:
- 4. 01 - BRANDING 03 - SOCIAL MEDIA Whether it's about genetics, mathematics, history or famous personalities, the Internet can give you information on practically any topic you need to research on, be it for your class paper, presentation, examination, or simply to satisfy your curiosity. Fast connectivity and powerful search engines let the information you need come to you in no time. The great thing about the Internet is that it provides a wide selection of resources. This allows you to analyze, compare, and contrast various sources and materials to be able to see different perspectives or extract the data you deem accurate, useful, or relevant to your learning. 01 - IT ALLOWS YOU TO GET DATA ON VIRTUALLY ANY SUBJECT IMAGINABLE. 02 - IT ENABLES YOU TO BE UPDATED WITH THE THINGS YOU NEED TO BE UPDATED ABOUT. With the Internet, breaking news is always at your fingertips. Keeping abreast on current events can make your learning experience more meaningful as this allows you to use or cross- reference such information to what you're being taught inside the classroom. Aside from actual news, lots of commentaries and viewpoints are also readily available. The reactions and opinions of experts and everyday folks can deepen your understanding and widen your perspective of the ever-changing world we live in.
- 5. 01 - BRANDING 03 - SOCIAL MEDIA The Internet's 24/7 accessibility allows you to learn anytime, anywhere. Thema no closing hours like in a library, school, or laboratory. You can continue learning after classes have ended or while on vacation from school. You can keep on perusing encyclopedias and academic resources regardless of the time or day. The Internet lets you plan and carry out your educational activities at your utmost convenience. You ha more freedom and independence to search for knowledge and use that independences your educational advantage. 03 - IT LETS YOU PLAN YOUR OWN LEARNING SCHEDULE. 04 - GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST INFORMATION. The Internet doesn't just enable you to search and find the data you need; it also allows you to ask for it. Should you feel that you need more information aside from what you've already accessed, forums and Web services such as Yahoo! Answers and MyLot allow you to post questions and get your specific answers that range from Learning Enhancem opinions from ordinary people willing to share what they know to specialists in specif fields. Through the Net, you can also correspond with resource persons and subject experts and even participate in educational discussions.
- 6. 1. It's best to always ask permission to use material when you're in doubt. Otherwise, simply produce your own material or use those that you can reproduce or reuse base on a valid licensing agreement. 2. To see whether text in Wikipedia can be reused or not, look at the page footer, the page history, or the discussion page of the article that uses the text. If it does not have a GFDL license, then its likely not reusable. The same goes for images. The licenses that cover it are indicated there, and it also states whether its free or not or if fair use policies (under applicable Copyright laws) apply to your use of it. USING INFORMATION RESPONSEBILITY 3.If you wish to use other sources apart from Wikipedia, then do a search online for reference sites that distinctly and clearly offer their material for free. Read the terms of use of the policy page to be sure.
- 7. Daniel Gallego “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam mattis, nunc vitae eleifend posuere, turpis mauris vestibulum purus, in pellentesque tellus elit vel nisl.” Lorna Alvarado Learning Enhancement Tools 1. Interactivity Tools Interactivity tools are helpful and valuable because these allow the learner to participate in the learning process and have a more memorable learning experience. Effective interactivity tools are attractive, help focus attention, and maintain a learner's interest all throughout the activity. Such tools can give you an immersive experience of virtual environments and gain a deeper understanding of the subject at hand. Interactivity tools also provide practice opportunities for you to develop your mastery of the subject. More importantly, they enable you to connect to information in your own unique way.
- 8. • Field Museum (www.fieldmuseum.org) The Field Museum is an actual museum in Chicago with a website full of learning activities. The site's interactive features include a trip through 4.5 billion years of the earth's evolution, a map of the cross section of Cretaceous rocks preserved in the Bighorn Basin, an exploration of global diversity, and more. The website also features science researches that are currently underway. WebQuests A webquest is basically an online learning activity that requires completion of a certain task. Learners often complete webquests as a group, with each membe of the group having a specific role. There are lots of webquests about different subjects to be found online. The following are some of the award-winning ones. The following example are some of the websites that offers fun, interactive learning.
- 9. The use of various media has been proven time and again to make learning not just more interesting but also more effective. Creating different types media and incorporating them into your presentations let you produce more creative projects that will benefit you in a lot of ways. For once, teachers usually give higher grades the more creative and interesting projects and presentations. Aside from that, the knowledge you acquire in the process of creating and editing will be a useful addition to your skills and talents which you can maximize and take advantage of whenever you need to. Common media creation and editing tools online include resources for creating charts, slideshows, online drawings/paintings, animations, movies, and flowcharts. What follows are some examples to the next slide: 2. Media sharing and Creating Tools
- 10. • LucidChart(www.lucidchart.com) LucidChart is an easy to use, Web-bases flowchart editing application. Aside from providing you with a standard set of flowachart block type and images of network components, electronics, and other graphics essential in flowcharts, it also allows you to upload your own images, collaborate with your classmates, chat with them so you can share your ideas while working on a flowchart, and publish your document.
- 11. • Go!Animate (www.goanimate.com) GoAnimate.com is a website that allows you to create unique computer-animated stories and more than can be publish online. It offers a lot of customizing and enhancing features such as popular animations from comedians, writers, and animators as well as interestinf backgrounds, sound effects, props, and music. One great benefit of using this tool is that it allows you to create animations even if you don't have a talent for drawing or in technical understanding of advancex software.
- 12. • Paint.Net (www.getpaint.net) Paint.Net is a free a free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It comes with a lot of helpful features such as special effects, tutorials and plug-ins. Paint.Net has been comapred to other more advanced image editing software like Adobe Photoshop but remains a simple, easy-to- use application.
- 13. • Paint.Net (www.getpaint.net) Paint.Net is a free a free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It comes with a lot of helpful features such as special effects, tutorials and plug-ins. Paint.Net has been comapred to other more advanced image editing software like Adobe Photoshop but remains a simple, easy-to- use application.
- 14. DID YOU KNOW? • Pictures and graphics are often saved in JPEG, GIF, PNG, and BMP. Most photos from digital cameras are saved in JPEG, GIF is best for graphics with relatively few colors such as simple diagrams for logos. GIF is also widely used for images with animation effects. JPEG files are generally larger because they support more colors. PNG is often used for its capacity to capture the characteristics of both GIF and JPEG with reasonably small file sizes. BMP is the graphics format prefered by Microsoft. Sound or audio files can be saved in a variety of formats but some of the more frequently used ones are wav, mp3 and wma. The wav format is a standard audio file format mainly used in Windows PCs to store large, uncompressed, CD-quality sound files. The mp3 format is the most popular format for downloading and storing music. The wma format is the popular Windows Media audio format owned by microsoft.
- 15. • Video Files can also be saved in various formats, the most common of which are flv, mov, mp4, and 3gp. The flv format is the video format suppkrted by the Flash Player and is popular for publishing videos on the internet. The mov format is another common type developed by Apple and is comapitble with both Mac and Windows platforms. The avi format is developed by Microsoft and used by internet users. The mp4 format is often used for stored videos and even audios in portable music players or when streaming on the Net. The 3gp format is both an audio and video format used to transmit video and audio files between 3G cell phones and the Internet.
- 16. 3. Social Media Social media activities such as social networking and bookmarking have opened new gates for sharing information and communication. One social medium that is a great aid for learning is the social bookmarking tool Delicious (www.delicious.com). Delicious allows you to bookmark your favorite websites, articles, or blog posts, tag them, save them for easy access later, share them with your friends, classmates, or teachers.
- 17. Another great tool for learning that falls under the social networking category is Twitter (www.twitter.com). Basically this lets you make a mini-blog where you can post random thoughts or shout-outs that can be read by your followers and vice versa. Twitter is now being utilized by educators as a teaching aid.
- 18. 4. Virtual Classrooms Virtual classrooms extend the learning process from the campus to wherever the student is located. While virtual classrooms serve as the main learning center or “classroom” for students pursuing a distance education program, virtual classrooms also benefit formal education programs as it allows the students to communicate their ideas or ask questions whenever they want to, wherever they are.
- 19. Did you know? The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) gives free access to lecture notes, exams, and videos that reflect practically all the undergraduate courses offered at MIT. They are accessible to anyone through the MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) site and the service does not even require users to register. One well-known institution in the Philippines that offers distance education is the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU). Established in 1995, UPOU provides education opportunities online to those who seek higher education and improved qualifications but are unable to enroll in traditional classes. Enrollees often include those with responsibilities like full time job. People like celebrities and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sometimes opt to pursue their education through online channels. .
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