GSCI 325 Reviewer (G3) Step 1: Testing your knowledge of word

MODULE 3: Using Open-Ended Tools in processing software

Facilitating Mathematics and Science Learning
Step 2: Viewing the essential parts of learning
plans
LESSON 1: Productivity software application
for mathematics and science teaching and 1. Intel Teach Unit Plan
learning’ The intel teach program has this
template for its unit plan (Intel
Open-ended tools and their uses in Corporation, 2007)
teaching and learning mathematics or 2. Department of Education (DepEd)
Science skills The Department of Education of the
Philippines requires teacher to develop
OPEN ENDED TOOLS or PRODUCTIVITY and submit their lesson plan.
SOFTWARE APPLICATION – these are ICT 3. Syllabus
tools which help the teacher and learners make Teaching mathematics and science
their learning together as concrete, efficient, courses in the university requires
encouraging and meaningful as possible. learning plans such as course syllabus
Step 3: Sharing the features of word application
LIST OF WHAT MATH AND SCIENCE
for scaffolding student learning
TEACHER SHOULD DO TO RESPOND TO
THE DEMAND OF THE 21st CENTURY. ACTIVITY 2 Preparing Process guides and
1. Create a learner centered classroom and Graphic Organizers and using Word Processing
make instruction personalize Software Applications
2. Facilitate learners’ productivity skills
Step 1: The Relevance of Providing Process
3. Learn new technologies
Guides and Graphic Organizers in Mathematics
4. Go global
and Science teaching
5. Be smart and allow the use of devices
6. Do blogging Step 2: Examples of process guides as Scaffold
7. Go digital in Mathematics or Science Teaching and
8. Collaborate with other educator and Learning
students
Procedures for brainstorming activity:
9. Use web chats to share research and
ideas and stay updated in the field 1. Select a leader and a recorder
10. Connect with like-minded individuals by 2. Present questions or idea to be
using media tools brainstormed
11. Introduced project-based learning 3. Present the following steps of teaching
12. Build positive digital footprint how to solve word problems let the
13. Code as it is today’s literacy. students research and develop a guide
14. Innovate to expand your teaching for each step.
toolbox a. Teach how to identify the given
15. Keep learning b. Teach how to identify the unknown or
required
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE APPLICATION c. Teach how to be consistent with the
A. Using Word in Scaffolding Student units
Learning in Mathematics or Science d. Teach how to choose the equations or
Classroom. formulas to use.
e. Teach how to derive equations or
WORD - Microsoft Word is a word processor
formulas
developed by Microsoft12. It is an essential part
f. Teach how to check or recheck the
of the Office suite and has established itself as
answers
the main tool for editing and creating
4. Consider completing the following
documents
graphic organizers identified according to
Scaffolding – used to refer to various forms of different purposes (Ware, nd, cited by
support given to assist, guide, or facilitate the World links, 2008)
learning process (World Links, 2008).
Purpose Graphic Organizer
ACTIVITY 1 Creating Learning Plans Using To compare and Venn Diagram
Word Application contrast two or more
concepts
 To describe a concept Frayer model, 12. Communicate ideas in an innovative
Bubble Diagram, manner and express in ways that are
Concept Map comfortable with
To make decisions T Chart
To show causes and Fishbone map BASIC INSTRUCTIONS DESIGN IN
effect PREPARING PRESENTATIONS
To show sequence (as Flow Chart 1. Setting up the presentation class
in a Process)
2. Organization of the presentation
To identify basic Story Map, 5ws
3. Presentation skills
components Chart
4. The use of visual aids
5. Performing self-reflection
STEP 4: Presentation of the Process Guides and
C. Using Spreadsheets in Mathematics and
or Graphic Organizer
Science Learning
B. Using Presentations in Teaching
Spreadsheet - A Spreadsheet is a computer
Mathematics and Scientific Skills
application that is designed to add, display,
IMPORANT NAMES TO REMEMBER analyze, organize, and manipulate data
arranged in rows and columns.
• Akpinar (2014) – Endorses the use of
presentation software application Essential ideas that teacher may consider doing
• Eliyawati & Mudzakir (2017) - when employing spreadsheets;
Presented that using software is student
1. Reinforce learning scientific and
centered and teacher can teach science
mathematical languages in other fields
by concept approach and a context-
2. Add well designed charts and tables
oriented approach
3. Allow student to create their own charts,
• Smith & Suzuki (2015) – Found out
graphs, tables and the like.
that presentation software used in
4. Give students completed chats and see id
Algebra class improved the performance
they can reconstruct underlying
of secondary school students
worksheet
Presentation software application is commonly 5. Require the science reports and research
used in business and other disciplines for papers contains some type of charts
presentation. 6. Let student explore website that have
table presentation for mathematics or
Presentation software applications allow
science teaching
mathematics or science learners to:
7. Let student look for chart in learning
1. Present reports with audio, visual images materials and discuss why these were
and animations; used
2. Develop and present project using real- 8. Teach the principles of financial literacy
world visual presentations; and management
3. Present charts, table, graphics, charts 9. Explain numerical concept
and other that are useful to facilitate 10. Demonstrate how spreadsheet are useful
understanding of mathematics and in preparing assessment and evaluation
science concepts tools for students’ performance
4. Show data stored in graphic organizers
Online Microsoft Word Alternative
5. Develop digital mathematics
investigation reports or science 1. Drop Box Paper – a free online word
investigatory report processor offered by the online cloud
6. Show result of any survey, questionnaire storage provider
and other forms 2. Office Online – Word online is free
7. Articulate and crystalize their ideas using online alternative for document editing
special features of special features of needs, which comes as part of the Office
presentation software apps; online suite
8. Experience mathematics and science 3. Google Docs – allows everyone to
learning process through the integration create, collaborate and share documents,
of contents in the presentations spreadsheets, presentations, drawings
9. Enjoy and developing their projects and even forms.
10. Commit to quality of the work 4. Etherpad – is an online document editor
11. Present information form and focus on primarily intended for collaborative
salient points
 editing in, as the site claims, “really real
time”.
5. Zoho – Offers around 20 free online
application including Writer and word
processing.
6. OpenOffice – OpenOffice package
included six programs that all use the
same engine making them inherently the
same and extremely easy to learn and
use
7. AbiWord – a free word processing
application very similar to Microsoft
Word.
8. Jarte – Jarte is based on Microsoft
WorldPad Engine, but is still free.
9. WPS Office 2016 Free – a free
document processing suite whose WPS
Writer apps will serve you well as a
Microsoft Word alternative.
10. SoftMaker Free Office – free suite that
offers a full featured Microsoft Word
alternative.