Non-Digital and Digital Skills and Tools in Delivering Technology-Enhanced Lessons

  INTRODUCTION Like thinking, reading in the 21st century is different than in centuries past, endlessly linked in an increasingly visible web of physical and digital media forms. As symbols and their referents change, so do the cognitive processes and habits. So in this context of media abundance, what does the modern, 21st-century ‘reader’ look like? How can we appeal to their interests? Or, more precisely, what does it mean to ‘read’? What does a reader, today, look like? How can you teach digital students non-digital things? THESE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS MAY COME IN VARIED FORMS. ONE GROUP REFERS TO THE CONVENTIONAL AND NON-DIGITAL TOOLS. LESSONS CAN BE MADE MORE RELEVANT AND ENGAGING FOR LEARNERS AS DIGITAL TOOLS ARE INTEGRATED. PRESENTS BOTH NON-DIGITAL AND DIGITAL TOOLS. EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES OF LEARNING ABOUT THESE TOOLS AND HOW TO EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE THEM TO INSTRUCTION.

 Writing Board  A whiteboard  is to visualize thoughts, concepts, write down ideas, explain and teach, to plan and create in the group and many other things. Online  whiteboards  can be used for the same  purpose  as a real  whiteboard , but without the limitations of a real  whiteboard. A WRITING BOARD CAN DISPLAY INFORMATION WRITTEN WITH CHALK (CHALKBOARD OR BLACKBOARD) OR SPECIAL PENS (WHITEBOARD)  THE MOST COMMONLY USED VISUAL AID.

 Nature Table The  Nature Table  is an attractive arrangement of plants, insects, animals and/or items that the children themselves have contributed to the collection. The objects on the  Nature Table  are refreshed or changed often by the  teachers . CONTAINS  OBJECTS AND/OR SCENES RELATED TO THE CURRENT SEASON, OR UPCOMING FESTIVAL OR A SYMBOL OF AN ECOSYSTEM. CHILDREN LOVE TO FOLLOW THE NATURAL CHANGES THAT THE WORLD OFFERS EACH MONTH AND AND CLASSROOM DECORATIONS REFLECT THESE.

 Diorama  A diorama is a 3-dimensional scene created to illustrate an academic subject, a plot of a story, or an event in history. Dioramas can be used throughout all levels of  education . They pinpoint a moment of learning and show deeper levels of understanding. IT WILL MAKE THE CLASSROOM TO BE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE  SMALL SCENES CREATED OF LAYERS OF MATERIALS ALL DEPICTING A SIMILAR CONCEPT OR THEME. USUALLY DISPLAY A HISTORICAL TIME PERIOD