Blog 4
Topic:
Disappearing of Forest
Subject:
Social Studies
Class:
Four
When
ICT is integrating in the classroom teaching learning, it is believed that the
skills of the future are the use of powerful technologies. The traditional
textbook can no longer fulfill the need in the rapid changing and the
information-explosion world. Moreover, traditional teacher-centered approach
makes classroom no longer an effective system to prepare students for the
realities which they face in the near future. Technology works as a best
supporting tool making complex processes or creative experience either possible
or easier to accomplish and technology can offer new ways to provide
meaningful, real-life context for learning. So, it is important for the
educators to integrate technology in the classroom teaching learning.
In
this forth blog, I did on the topic disappearing of forest from class four social studies textbook where this topic was given
by the tutor and I will be teaching on why and how people destroy forest and
ways to protect forest. I found that teaching about forest is very important
for the younger children because we depend on forests for our survival, from
the air we breathe to the wood we use. Forest provides us with shelter,
livelihoods, water, food, and fuel security. All these activities directly or
indirectly involve forests. Forest is not only important for the human, but
also important for the animals as well. Forests provide habitats to diverse
animal species. They are home to 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity,
and they also form the source of livelihood for many different human
settlements. Besides providing habitats for animals and livelihoods for
animals, forest also offer watershed protection, prevent soil erosion and
mitigate climate change. So it’s important for children to know the overall importance
of forests in our life. Moreover, it’s important for the children to know why
and how people destroy the forest.
Creation of teaching learning
materials
For
this blog, I have created a Camtasia video as a Constructive tools on teaching disappearing
of forest for class four students. Before I made the Camtasia video, firstly, I
have downloaded different related pictures on the topic such as shifting
cultivation, fuel, logging, forest fires, and overgrazing images that causes
the disappearing of forest from the Google and I separate all the pictures
according to the sub-topics by creating different folders and inserted in the
folders. In next, I have collected all the information and I kept all the
information ready for preparing presentation. After that, I opened the
Microsoft PowerPoint and started creating the PowerPoint. While creating
PowerPoint, I used all the features and tools available in PowerPoint.
I
have seventeen slides in my PowerPoint including Thank You slide. In my
PowerPoint, I have explained and emphasized on three important sub-topics such
as how people destroy forest, why people destroy forest and finally on ways to
protect forest. Then, I have inserted the related pictures according to the
topics to provide the accurate information to the students. In the first slide,
I inserted the pictures related to the topic and then I inserted the text box
to write text.
Then
I changed the colour of the text from the font color to create the presentation
more attractive. After that I inserted the related pictures and followed by
inserting the text box. I have even looked at the colour combination of the
pictures and the text. Then I inserted different colours of text in different
slides. For the other slides, I did the same step/ procedures as mentioned
above. In my last PowerPoint slide, I have given few questions related to the
topics as homework and they will send their work in the Whatsapp and Wechat to
check the understanding of their learning.
After
that I applied the animation on it. While applying the animation, I have
selected each pictures and text one by one which takes a lot of time. I opened
the ‘animation pane’ to make the duration and time. I used different animation
to captures the attention of the learners and to understand it in a better way.
Then I did voiceover in PowerPoint slide using AddsIn tool bar which is
directly connected with the Camtasia app. While I recording, I have made many
mistakes where I have to do it repeatedly more than 3-4 times. After that, I
have recorded my voiceover step by step in order not to make more mistakes. I
have converted my PowerPoint into three short videos and saved it in my
desktop. After me completing all the recording, then I have imported my files
in Camtasia to make a video. Though the video should be of 10 minutes, for me,
it took a day to complete my video making because I have to cut the unwanted
one, then trim it and I have even inserted transition in the Camtasia video in
order to make my video attractive. Finally, I have done my Camtasia video and
produce it.
Instructions for the use of
content- based materials
I
will use my Camtasia Video during my lesson development because lesson
development is the crucial stage where teacher need to input all the
information to make them more familiar with the topic. In this stage, students
must acquire the information of the main topics that we discussed in the
session. But in my lesson introduction, I will ask few students to share what
they have learned in the previous class and will let them to make a connections
with the today’s lesson. Before I move on with the main topics, in their
respective group, I will let them to discuss how and why people destroy forest
and suggest few ways to protect forest. Then will discuss on their discussion.
Then I will move on the lesson development where I will show my Camtasia Video
to get more information of the lesson. So will let them to watch, listen
carefully and take some important notes on it. Throughout my lesson, I will
show my video and I have provided few questions in the video to take it as a
home work due to the limited time. Before we end our session, will do some
question answer session as a class work in order to check their understanding
of the lesson and that will be the follow up of the lesson that we discussed.
So, using this technology will allow students to collaborate with peers and
experts to work together and it can contribute to successful results in the
classroom as to support children’s socialization.
I
have also provided few questions for your learning activity. They must do the
learning activity as a home work after watching the video. Learning activity
must be carry out in an individual. There are four sets of questions in it. After
they have completed their task, I will ask them to send it through either
Whatsapp or Wechat group to check your understanding of the today’s lesson. Finally,
we will wrap up our session.
