TRAINER NOTES

Session No.: 4

Session Title: Exploring Manual and Digital Materials for Differentiated Instructions
in an English Language Classroom

Description

This session is designed to expose CPs on the different digital materials that can be used to
teach the sounds of the English language. It provides opportunities for CPs to explore digital
materials provided by MoE and resources that are available online. CPs should be able to
incorporate the materials in remedial teaching. CPs will explore the possibility of developing their
own materials to tailor to the needs of their pupils.

Training outcomes The course participants will be able to:

1. Understand and explain the functions and roles of LMS, Frog VLE,
EduwebTv and other online educational portals
2. Familiarise themselves with the navigation buttons
3. Identify and explore the appropriate digital material for use in their
respective ESL classroom
4. Adopt and adapt materials based on the needs of their pupils

Time 120 minutes

Preparation  Photocopies of course material

 Teachers’ Module
 PowerPoint slides
 Screen shots

Resources
 Teacher’s Module
 Coloured marker pens
 Blu-Tack
 LCD projector
 Laptop
 Internet connection

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Session outline Activity 1: Let’s Explore (Offline and Online Materials)
Activity 2: Identifying the Right Material
Activity 3: Getting to Know the Structure
Activity 4: Let’s Adopt and Adapt
Activity 5 : Fun Learning (Sample Lesson)

Pre-Session 1. Greet the participants.

(5-10 minutes) 2. Engage the participants in a conversation about
 the gadgets they use
 the different types of manual and digital materials that they
know exist in schools
 if the teachers use digital materials in T&L
 how comfortable are teachers using the manual and digital
materials in T&L
 what are the problems they encounter using the manual
and digital materials with young learners

Suggested Good morning ladies and gentlemen. How are you today?
Instructional Let’s talk about gadgets! How many of you use
Language  smartphones?
 tablets?
How many of you use more than one gadget?
Have you used digital materials for teaching and learning on your
gadgets? Have you used it with young learners?
What are the problems that you face using these gadgets?
Do you use the laptops/pcs/LCD projectors?
Have you seen digital materials for teaching and learning? When?
Where?
Do you know the different types of digital materials provided by the
Ministry of Education for the purpose of teaching and learning?
Okay now let’s look at what we have here.

Activity 1 Let’s Explore

(about 22 minutes)

Procedure
1. Give a short briefing on manual and digital materials.

2. Explain to participants the three sets of modules and that there are
two versions of digital materials available namely the offline
materials and online materials. Also list out and show
samples/photos of the different materials that are available offline
and online. Introduce the different Offline Materials that have been
provided and are available to the teachers:

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  CDRi
 MBI CDs

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 CD distributed in 2010 for use in 2011

CD distributed in 2012 for use in 2013

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 3. Introduce the different Online Materials that have been provided
and are available to the teachers :
 e-Bahan (LMS) - http://spp.moe.edu.my/
 e-Bahan & self created materials (VLE Frog)
 EduwebTV - www.eduwebtv.com
 EMSE – www.emse.com.my
 Educational Portals
- http://www.starfall.com/
- http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/Question/Index/3
- http://search.edhelper.com/cgi-bin/ednet.cgi
- http://jollylearning.co.uk/overview-about-jolly-phonics/
- http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/activities/phonemic-chart
- http://www.kizphonics.com/phonics-
program/preschool/worksheets/
- http://www.edb.gov.hk/en/edu-
system/special/resources/serc/irtp/book-3.html

e-Bahan (LMS) - http://spp.moe.edu.my

 English Year 1 & 2 [(15+15) x 7]

 Pemulihan Khas Bahasa Inggeris (3 x 5)
 Fun with Sounds (15 x 8)

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 e-Bahan & self created materials (VLE Frog)

 English Year 1 & 2 (15+15 x 7)

 Pemulihan Khas Bahasa Inggeris (3 x 5)
 Fun with Sounds (15 x 8)
 Self-developed Los
 Learning SItes

EduwebTV - www.eduwebtv.com

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 EMSE – www.emse.com.my

An example of educational portals -

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 - http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/activities/phonemic-chart

Suggested There are two types of digital materials namely :

Instructional  Offline materials
Language  Online Materials
Offline materials are digital materials that are available in the form of CDs,
materials which are parked in the servers in the computer rooms and
materials which are given through hard disks and thumbdrives. Some
such materials that have been given to schools by the MoE are :
 MBI CDs sent in 2010 for use in 2011 and 2012 for the use in the
following

Activity 2 Identifying the Right Material

(about 22 minutes)

Procedure
1. Explain to participants on how to identify the right materials and
why multimedia based materials should be used compared to
traditional materials and vice-versa.
2. Explain the different criteria of adopting a digital material to teach
a certain component with examples.
Suggested
Instructional
Language

Activity 3 Getting to Know the Structure

(about 22 minutes)

Procedure
1. Choose one item from Learning Objects.
2. Launch the material and take the participants on a tour around the
website/material to familiarise the participants with the structure of
how the material is built and can be of maximum use.
3. Show the theoretical framework.
4. Go through the interface and the different buttons.

EXAMPLE:

Explain the function of each button used. Show how to use the ‘Help’
button to access the page.

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 Let the participants browse through the section and click on each icon to
get a feel of what it is like.

Click on any of the 15 topics to access the Sub Menu with its
corresponding Learning Objects. Show and explain how the menu and

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 Sub Menu work.

Let the participants browse through the section and click on each icon to

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 get a feel of what it is like.

Explain that this section gives a brief introduction about the title(sounds)
taught. Explain on how a song is used to introduce the targeted sounds
and how the song can be exploited for the teaching of the different
sounds.

Let the participants browse through the section and click on each icon to
get a feel of what it is like.

Explain that there are five (5) parts to the title taught in this section:
 identify and distinguish
 recognise and articulate
 blending and segmenting
 decodable words
 tricky words
Explain how each section is designed for instruction in class.

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 Explain that at the end of each LO dealing with concept, there is at least
one practice activity to reinforce learning. Show the different types of
activities that are prepared to test the learner’s understanding of the
concept taught.

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 Let the participants browse through the section and click on each icon to
get a feel of what it is like.

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 Explain to the participants that there are two enrichment activities are
available for each topic taught. The first is a pronunciation guide, and the
second is an activity centered on strengthening the learner’s
understanding through non-linear thinking.

Pronunciation guide

Activity in the form of game etc

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 Explain how testing/assessment of learner’s understanding of the topic
taught is done through the 10 questions that are randomly presented in
any one of the titles. Check how even the learner/parents can click the
‘Check Score’ button to see the score. From the results page, the learner
can select a question to review by clicking on the corresponding question
number.

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Activity 4 Let’s Adopt and Adapt
(about 22 minutes)

Procedure
1. Explain on the method of adopting the right digital material to be
incorporated into the lesson.
2. Explain on the different reasons a material should be adapted.
3. Explain the different techniques of adapting the materials especially
simplifying and enhancing the materials for the needs of the target
audience.

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