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Lesson 2: Online Resources, Educational Sites and Portals

1. The document discusses online educational resources and portals that can be used to support teaching. It provides examples of educational sites and blogs that organize curated tools and materials by subject area. 2. It emphasizes the importance of having an open and growth mindset when exploring new digital tools as technologies are constantly evolving. Teachers should nurture their curiosity and willingness to learn and adapt. 3. The final activity prompts reflection on using positive self-talk and language to change one's mindset about becoming a modern teacher who leverages online resources and technologies in their practice.

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Lesson 2: Online Resources, Educational Sites and Portals

1. The document discusses online educational resources and portals that can be used to support teaching. It provides examples of educational sites and blogs that organize curated tools and materials by subject area. 2. It emphasizes the importance of having an open and growth mindset when exploring new digital tools as technologies are constantly evolving. Teachers should nurture their curiosity and willingness to learn and adapt. 3. The final activity prompts reflection on using positive self-talk and language to change one's mindset about becoming a modern teacher who leverages online resources and technologies in their practice.

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Lesson 2: Online Resources, Educational Sites and Portals

Lesson Outcomes:
1. Identified educational sites and portals suitable to the subject area
2. Selected an appropriate resource portal or educational site in relation to the identified subject area

Educational site and portals


A lot of information are found in the net. These can be explored and studied to determine their relevance to the lesson.
There are concerned parties that host educational services through websites and portals. Like a door, portal opens to a
virtual room where activities, tools, applications, articles provide ideas and suggest ways on the use of technology tools.

One example that can be further explored is Educational Technology and Mobile learning. This blog site is a rich
repository of tools and applications assembled and curated for teachers and educators by teachers. They evidently
understand the pedagogical needs, hence, the arrangement of categories with corresponding suggested sites or tools
and even applications for android or ipads. Tools, applications, ed tech charts, books, links and many more are found in
categories arranged by subject are or competency.

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The administrator of this site allows users to download, print and share the materials just as long as proper citation is
done and that the materials are shared free of charge.

What is the right mindset of a teacher in using the digital tool?


With the fast paced development of technology, educational sites, portals, or applications, change is inevitable. Working
on a particular tool at the moment will for sure change, as designers continually work to upgrade the features and
design the tool to integrate new aspects. This is expected. That is why; knowing a digital tool and its features may not be
enough because there is a tendency of it evolving through time.

As you prepare to become a teacher by learning how to utilize these digital tools, you need to have the right mindset or
a way of thinking how these tools can be effectively integrated in the lesson. A lot of teachers may find it daunting to use
a technology tool in a lesson. The anxiety to explore the possibility can be overwhelming, but for one who has the
openness to learn and continuously study the features of the tool can possibly lead to a lot more productive way of
designing a technology-enhanced lesson.

Hold on to the positive attitude and openness to learn. Nurture the curiosity and sustain the passion to improve
practice. Persevere as you learn to adapt to the evolving digital tool.

Once you get the habit of exploring the tools perhaps taking one step at a time and expanding your ideas on how to
creatively use the appropriate tool in a class, you will eventually see your transformation as a teacher who is becoming
more relevant and effective in teaching content while at the same time develop learners capacity to be creative and
think critically, and become collaborative and effective communicators in the 21 st century.
Activity no. 1
Write an essay on The Profile of a Modern Teacher. How do you appraise your views on the characteristics, behaviours
or practices as one who is preparing to become a modern teacher?

The Profile of a Modern Teacher


st
The 21 century teachers are not experts in technology they are experts in habits of mind.
In a rapidly changing educational landscape, modern educators:
Choose to be vulnerable See themselves as co- Allow themselves to fall, Don’t wait until they’re
learners, not teachers often experts to introduce
something
Move into their student’s Run towards their area of Are comfortable not Invite mistakes into their
world, even if it’s a foreign weakness, not away from it knowing what is going to lives
territory happen
Dream big and ask “why Allow their students to Step outside their comfort Embrace change
not?” teach each other zone
Feel secure asking their Model resiliency and Questions everything Believe they can learn
colleagues for help perseverance anything, give the right
attitude and effort
Activity no. 2 change your words-change your mindset

How do you relate this practice of using the right words to change your mindset in becoming a modern teacher who
knows how to look for digital tools, materials, educational resources portals and sites in the web?
Write your reflections on the space provided

Change your words-Change your Mindset

I’m not good at this


I will try and if I can’t do this, I will try again
I need some feedback and more help

My first plan didn’t work


Use a good strategy and if that doesn’t work,
Use a good another strategy until you ran out of strategies.
I have to do my best

I give up
I can do better than that
I will use a strategy
I can keep doing it
I will be happy

I just don’t do maths


I can get ideas from others
I can try my best in maths
I will train my brain

It’s good enough


Have a look at my work
I can have a go at it. I will have
Another go and try harder.

This is too hard


I made a mistake, but that’s alright.
I can keep trying
If I need help I will ask a friend

She’s so smart
I will never be that smart
Of course I can do it I’m almost there
I need feedback from other people.

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