ICT as situating tool

Information communication technology (ICT) aids a lot in the process of empowering the technology into the education activities. ICT plays a catalytic role in enhancing learning in classroom and beyond. Under the topic ‘ICT as situating tool’ we learned many new things like using google maps and finding places. We even learned how to calculate times of different places. A flight simulation program is an example of situating tool which places the user in a simulated flying environment. 

We also learned how to create graphs using graphcalc. We were even given activity on it and the picture below shows my work. It is useful to teach students how to plot graphs in graphcalc rather then giving them to write manually. 

Reflection on using co-constructive tool

I also have other works done to share here to reflect on co-constructive tool.

Let me reflect on blog as a co constructive tool where we are to invite other friends in our blog page and ask them to comment. Other way round we also have to comment on their reflection upon being invited. Below is an example of my comment on my friend Sangay anidup’s reflection about co constructive tool. 

Like wise I have also commented on other friends reflection who has invited me and my friends too have commented on my post. 

Working on blog as co constructive tool is helping us develop interest for our work where everyone would be giving appropriate feedbacks about the reflection and also encouragement fir the betterment. I personally feel doing this has helped me a lot to reflect on my work and make it even better the next time. 

ICT as co-constructive tool

Co-constructive tool

Post co-constructive tool lesson, we were assigned a task of preparing an ICT integrated lesson plan using google docs. It was a group work of three members each and I was to work with two of my friends Dechen Tshomo and Daza. We were quite worried about it for it was not a face to face work but later realized that working using co-constructive tool (google docs) was a very interesting one. We discussed and prepared ICT integrated lesson plan in science about ‘Moon on the fourth week’ for class 5.

Now what is google docs?
Google docs is a free web based application in which documents and spreadsheets can be created, edited and sorted online. Files can be assessed from any computer with an internet connection and full-web browser.

So using google docs, we were able to construct our knowledge through collaboration. We could also share our ideas and thoughts and discuss on the planning and there was really a good flow. We could even edit each other’s work. Below are some of the pictures of our work.


This was one of the best task for me at least where everyone contributed their points, encouraged each other to work, helped one another and finally completed the lesson plan and I hope it is a good one. It was a real team work indeed. It enhanced our collaboration skills a lot. I feel we learned a lot from one another. With the completion of this task I felt there is a need to integrate co-constructive tool in teaching and learning. 😊

Yet another work on constructive tool

Another work on constructive tool
We were also asked  to make a video lesson tutorial and there I was using camtesia studio 8 for the first time. Well camtesia studio 8 is a well known and widely used tool. It gives e learning learners the ability to create screen recordings, to customize and edit the content.
I made a video lesson on Science on the topic ‘Moon in the fourth week’. It wasn’t an easy task for me to do but looking at the samples uploaded by our tutor in virtual learning environment and watching some YouTube videos, I came up with a 10:50 minutes of video lesson.

                                              A pic from my video tutorial lesson😊


Doing these activities, we were encouraged to manipulate information and construct knowledge. There was for no doubt active engagement and we got lots and lots of opportunity to explore and learn a lot on our own. I personally feel I gained many knowledges on constructing tool. 😊

ICT as constructive tool

Hello again!

Few learning on constructive tool.
Post constructive tool lesson, we were given tasks of creating blog.
About the blog, I was not really aware of what it actually is but after the task assigned, I even created one and have been blogging on regular base. Actually this particular blog is the one I have been maintaining with the blog address ‘neelamictlearning2020@blogspot.com’. Given below is my blog page.

We were also asked to make simulation so I explored and made one about my hometown ‘Samdrup Jongkhar’. I highlighted all important points like beautiful places to visit, special occasions, good items available and a bit of its history so that visitors would want to visit the place.
To come up with this, I had to explore how to add background music, how to insert voice recording, how to add appropriate animations and adding of pictures. I ended up learning a lot in the process of constructing simulation.Having no idea about how to insert background sound and that too connected with the images was tough but I explored and learned and I am glad about it. I came up with a simulation and I am content about my creation.

My simulation page.

These were the first two tasks assigned to us to explore and learn using constructive tool. Doing these tasks gave me a lot of experiences of exploring and creating. t enhanced my creativity skills as well. .

Communication tools being used

Hello!
Since this could be an appropriate example to put on, I am writing a short piece on communication tools being used in teaching and learning.
In this situation due to pandemic of COVID 19, we are left with a lot of use of communication tools in teaching and learning. Teachers are having to teach online and in situation like this different communication tools like zoom, virtual learning environment, wechat, google meet and emails are being used to teach us and keep tract of the lesson.
With the help of these tools, we are being shared information by our tutors. We held classes using these tools and we are going well with the lesson. The normal classes happens where we are given works and we submit using those tools. This all is possible due to the use of communication tools.

Below are some of the evidences showing the use of communication tools in our teaching and learning.

ICT as communicative tool

Hello!
I am here with the second tool ICT can be used as.
Today I am going to talk about ICT as communicative tool😊
Hello!
Since this could be an appropriate example to put on, I am writing a short piece on communication tools being used in teaching and learning.
In this situation due to pandemic of COVID 19, we are left with a lot of use of communication tools in teaching and learning. Teachers are having to teach online and in situation like this different communication tools like zoom, virtual learning environment, wechat, google meet and emails are being used to teach us and keep tract of the lesson.
With the help of these tools, we are being shared information by our tutors. We held classes using these tools and we are going well with the lesson. The normal classes happens where we are given works and we submit using those tools. This all is possible due to the use of communication tools.

Usage of We chat

Usage of Virtual Learning Environment