Teaching-Learning Media Lectured by: Yaredi Waruwu, S.S., M.S.

Chapter IV: Books and Duplicated Materials Types of books and duplicated materials are: Textbooks Resource books Workbooks Duplicated materials

Continued... Textbooks It is the primary printed instructional resource. It is as teaching aids. It is not the only one source. It is supplemented by a variety of other materials. It helps teachers to plan for instructions by: Providing an organization or structure for the course. Providing content that can be used as a basis for determining course content.

Continued... c. Providing activities and suggested teaching strategies. d. Providing information about other readings, resources books, audiovisual and other aids, and other teaching materials.

Continued... Resource Materials They are supplementary books, newspapers, magazines, journals, pamphlets and brochures, encyclopedias, world almanacs, and atlases. 2. They are used to enrich the curriculum and enhance classroom instructional activities. 3. They are as the source of information to supplement that provided in the textbooks and the curriculum guide. 4. They are also used to build student insterest in a subject and to meet needs of individual students.

Continued... 5. The students can work alone, divide into small groups or work cooperatively on projects.

Continued... Workbooks It is used as a supplement to the textbooks and include space for students to write in their answers to questions. It is used once by the students, not from year to year. It includes drill in specific areas, problems to solve, pertinent questions to answer, self-assessment quizzes, and vocabulary words to learn.

Continued... 4. Using the workbooks, there are 4 things should be done and 2 things should not be done. 5. Things should be done: Follow up the workbook assignments by checking the answers for accuracy. Use workbook assignments as a springboard for follow-up activities, particularly those requiring higher order thinking.

Continued... c. Try to find workbooks that emphasize higher order thinking and problem solving rather than simple rote learning. d. Let students work on different exercises or different workbooks.

Continued... 6. Things should not be done: Use the workbooks for busy work where students mechanically follow a set of directions, requiring little thought or originality. Use workbook exercises that are not related to the textbook or the course curriculum

Duplicated materials Continued... They are supplementary readings, exercises, discussion guides, assignments, vocabulary lists, and study guides to supplement other printed material in the textbook or resource books. They are dittoed or photocopied. It is included the teacher’s specially designed materials which is well-organized and legible. It is made bold, italics, shadows, and other typestyles to add variety and interest in the material and also to highlight important content for the students.

Other Resources Continued... They are resources in the classroom, the school, and the community

Continued... The Classroom The classroom library can enhance instruction by providing introductory, background, or follow-up information. They are books, brochures, magazines, and journals, filmstrips, and computer programs.

Continued... The School The school’s library/media resource center as the rich source of information and instructional media.. They are non-projected visuals, projected visuals, audio media, multimedia, instructional television, computers, simulations and games as well as book talks/other services.

The Community Continued... The resources are field trips, resource speakers, and resource and instructional materials. Field trip is done outside the classroom to study real processes, people or objects. Visits can be done in libraries, museums, zoos, business, farms, and factories. Resource speakers are from the community . They might be from libraries, museums, zoos, businesses, governmental agencies, and prof./service organizations.

Continued... An opportunity for the students to hear from real-life people about their jobs/aspects of theier jobs that relate to the subject being studied in the classroom. Resource and instructional materials are libraries, museums, zoos, businesses, farms, factories, governmental agencies, and prof./service organizations.

Free and Inexpensive Materials Continued... Free and Inexpensive Materials They are pamphlets, brochures, books, statiscal reports, charts, films, videotapes, filmstrips, audiotapes, product samples, and even comic booklets. They are developed by: Community, state, county agencies Profesional organizations Trade associations and private industry Foreign governments

Continued... e. Travel agencies f. United States government

Making Your Own Materials Continued... Making Your Own Materials They are particularly practice materials and study guides. They also slides, transparencies, tapes, posters, games, and a variety of other instructional materials.

Classroom Helpers Continued... Under the direction of the teacher, student helpers can prepare a variety of instructional materials. They are bulletin boards, cloth boards, posters, graphic material, exhibits, resource booklets, masters for duplicated materials. Teacher aides/paraprofessionals are hired to assist teachers in various capacities preparing instructional materials., helping grade papers, obtaining photocopies, supervising students, performing other instructionally supportive tasks.

Continued... Parents as the volunteers to help classroom teachers to perform tasks similar to those assigned to teacher aids. Other volunteers (preservice teachers who have not yet student-taught sometimes assist the teacher). Retired teachers/other community members who assist in variious ways to provide good public relations for the school.

Anything to be discussed? For your attention.... Anything to be discussed?