BULLETIN BOARD

     - This is the medium for displaying materials, which must be cooperatively planned and put up by the teacher and her students.

Sample of Bulletin Board

Purpose of Using Bulletin board:

• To approach a unit, The are used as the springboard to a new unit.
• To develop a unit, This type of display provides the pupil or students some materials for research purposes.
• To summarize a unit, This type of display showcases are projects or requirements of whole class.

THE MULTI-PURPOSE BOARD

 

MULTI-PURPOSE BOARD 

   - It serves many purposes: like to announce important events or occasions; to inform the public about programs and offering; to congratulate winners or high performances and the like.

Sample of  Multi-Purpose

Characteristics of a Good Bulletin Board or Multi-Purpose:

• It should be with finnished edge.
• It must be fixed on the wall to prevent accidents.
• It must be colorful and attractive.
• Have atleast a unified theme for clarity.
• Avoid overcrowded display
• Be guided by the principle of balance, unity, harmony, portion and contrast.

Three Dimensional Instructional Materials

1. SPECIMENS AND OBJECTS
2. MODELS AND MOCK-UPS
3. THE GLOBE

The chalk board and other display materials

CHALKBOARD
   - This is the most versatile medium for instruction; it is always available. It is especially useful in presenting a variety of instructional materials like charts, graphs, and pictures. It is also considered as an important medium for instructional materials.

Sample of  Chalkboard

Uses of the Chalkboard:

• To illustrate facts and processes, often with the help of drawings and sketches, maps and others.
• To present important facts and principles such as new words, terms, rules, definition and classification.
• To provide a good medium for students' demonstration.
• To display a wide variety of materials ranging from the motivational, development to evaluative activities.
• To enhance maximum pupil participation.
• To provide  for diagnosis of individual differences. 

Characteristics of a good chalkboard :

• It should be within reach of the pupils.
• It should be easily erase and clean.
• It should not be glaring.
• It should not be abrasive. 

Advantages of Chalkboard:

• Mistakes can be erased right away.
• Teacher's demonstration can be placed to suit the level of the pupils.
• Maximum pupilk participation is insures as the pupils go to the board.
• Can be used for demonstration purpose.
• Principles of correct spelling and various processes can be illustrated.
• It is always available as it is a permanent classroom fixture.

The Bulletin  Board display

 Specimens and Object
  -Good substitute for reality.We must admit that direct experiences cannot be made available all the time like the exploring the ocean floor or the Polar Region.



 Points to consider in Using Specimens and Objects  for Teaching:

• Develop a purpose for using them.
• Provide opportunities to pupils and students to work with other or to manipulate the specimens so that they can discover concept, process and principles by themselves.
• Present just enough specimens or objects at atime so as not to overwhelm students or pupil.
• Present the materials in a dramatic way so as o arouse and sustain the interest of the students or pupils.

Model and Mock-ups
  -These are recognizable imitation of the real thing except size, which may be scaled down or scaled up to provide the needed excepted experiences.Mock-ups are special types of models which are focused on specific part of a whole object and these are workable.

Sample of  Model and Mock-ups

 The Globe
  - this is the most widely used model which the reduced version of the earth. Student can learn more about the earth from the globe rather than from the flat map.Thru the globe, the students can understand the titling of the earth, its rotation on its axis and the equator cutting earth into the northern and southern hemisphere.