The document discusses different types of puppets used in puppetry, including hand puppets, finger puppets, marionettes, shadow puppets, and digital puppets. It notes that puppets are manipulated by puppeteers and have been used for centuries as a form of interactive theater that can help develop children's communication skills, teach emotions, and stimulate imagination. The document also provides examples of different types of educational media like LCD panels and specimens, and discusses their uses and advantages and disadvantages.
3. DEFINITION
Puppet is and inanimate object or representational
figure animated or manipulated by a puppeteer .
Usually a depiction of human character
4. It is a very ancient form of theatre.
Transformed
Manipulated by at least one puppeteer.
Fundamental in children education.
Stimulate imagination
Creative
Interactive
15. SHADOW PUPPET
Cut out figure held between two sources of light at
a translucent screen
Two dimensional
16. ANIMATION OR DIGITAL PUPPET
Animation is related but essentially different
process from puppetry.
Animating puppets in time based media such as
film or video is a simulation.
17. PURPOSES OF PUPPETS
Developing communication skills
Teaching emotions
Anxiety, fear , gain trust ,
Develop fine motor skills
Providing a visual aid which makes song and
stories
Motivate and support children
Learning difficulties and hearing difficulties.
18. ADVANTAGES
Stories can be told to a small group of people
Attracts attention of the group
Humorous and less critical
Lasting impact in the mind
Useful in teaching children
19. DISADVANTAGES
Difficult to master the art of puppetry
Difficult to set up
Not suitable for a very large group
Children
Time consuming in terms of preparation and
performance.
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21. LCD PANELS
This aid has been largely superseded by data
projectors
A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel connected to a
computer
And then with help of a projector is displayed on a
screen
22. USES
Flexible
Graphs, diagrams , pictures , organization charts
Simple &clear
Microsoft Power point
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24. GUIDELINES
Limit no of slides to not more than 12 for more than
10 mins
Ensure text contrasts with the background , but
avoid patterned background
Comply with copyright law when pictures , charts ,
tables or diagram are used.
Standardize position , colors and styles
Use only one or two animation or transition effects
25. ADVANTAGES
The sequence can be interspersed with summary
screens listing for example , search steps
Less susceptible to last minute technical difficulties
or un expected events
26. DISADVANTAGES
The teacher cannot interact with the content to
illustrate the points raised by the students
It may take up a minute to load the presentation.
Time consuming to prepare for teachers
Technical faults may be faced if power failure
occurs
Device may get corrupted with viruses.
28. DEFINITION
Part of real objects taken from the natural setting .
It is a sample that shows quality of sturcture
1. Eg : various parts of the body
2. Animal parts
3. Sections of lung
4. Slides of blood or other material
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30. ADVANTAGES
real things can be shown
The educational aid can be preserved for a long
time
Students can get hand on experience
Practical knowledge can be given