Five ICT tools

Five ICT tools

We have learnt about five tools of the ICT. These five tools are very important to incorporate into teaching and learning, ultimately support the professional growth as the best teacher. Some of the examples under ICT tools we have come across are google classroom, google doc, Blog etc are fundamental in teachers life. Thus, the modern world is dominated by technology and its influence on teaching and learning is one of the best methods to prosper in the education. 

I have gained so many knowledge after going through this module to become a great teacher who will always integrate ICT in a class while teaching and learning. I promised to integrate use this knowledge in the future. 

Thank you so much for teaching valuable skills and knowledge sir.  

Situating tool: Google Classroom

ICT act as a situating tool in this modern world. Teachers are demanded by the situation to use ICT as a situating tool in the field of teaching and learning in the classroom. Thus, Google Classroom is one of the platforms where it can be used according to the demands of the modern situation. For instance, we can use google classroom during the current pandemic and I have seen teachers in the school using google classroom during this pandemic. Thus, It is one of the wonderful platforms to conduct teaching and learning during such a situation. 

Google Classroom makes teachers and students to carry out teaching and learning easier and comfortable. They can also do assessments and evaluations in the platform. Moreover, this platform can be used from anywhere, anytime as long as we are connected to the network. 

Previously, I didn't have any idea about the google classroom. After learning this essential platform, I acquired enough knowledge to help my children learn better through online. It will be very useful especially the situation like this heated by the pandemic, left thousands of teachers and students without learning platform. Thus, I can use this platform later in the school to reach out to my students learning. 

I experienced many new knowledge after learning how to conduct google classroom. Now, I am confident enough to take google classroom in the school if I need to conduct an online class. However, I need more practice to get familiar and to become professional. Thus, I look forward to experiencing it in the school. 

The link given below will take you to the google classroom I have designed for class six on the topic Motion of the earth. 

https://classroom.google.com/u/1/c/MTE2MjI5MTk4Njg1

ICT as a situating tool

The fourth  ICT tool for teaching and learning is a situating tool. It is a tool that helps learners and teachers to situate in an environment to experience the context and happenings. Situating tool is very important for the educators to teach our younger generation in this highly advanced world and modern teaching and learning demands according to the need of the children. 

In this fast-changing world, we need to adapt to the situation. When I reflect back on my childhood life, everything was totally different from the world I am experiencing today, especially in the classroom. For instance, I remember my learning solely depends on teachers and friends' assistance in the school, but now, all the answers are available on the smartphone. Thus, I am experiencing many new changing world as an when the time changes.  

Our modern world is driven by technology and everything is influenced by modern technology. If we are not updated with the technologies according to the situation, we will be separated from the rest of the people. Thus, I felt that we have to change and adapt according to the changing situation. 

The way we learn in the past and the way children learn in this modern world is completely different. In our time, we learn more through social interaction with friends and teachers. However, learners in this era choose to learn from smartphones and computers more than anyone else around them. They have everything on the palm of a hand.  Thus, children are situated in this computer world. 

Technology serves as a tool to enhance teaching and learning in this modern classroom. We have explored the importance of ICT situating tools in our classroom. I realized that teachers must equip with the knowledge of technology because children in this modern world are more comfortable learning through ICT  integration. Moreover, I think children learn better when our teaching and learning situate using ICT in the classroom.  Thus, teachers need to change accordingly to the situation of an environment. 

One of the interesting activities we have done was on Google map. I didn't have any idea on google Maps earlier, but it was a relief to know about it in the last minutes of my student life. I found it fundamentals for us to know about many new places. Back in my room, I try in my mobile phone and explore it till the satisfaction. 

ICT tool as a situating tool is one of the important strategies to meet the need of the child in this contemporary world. Children are totally into modern technology that the classroom teaching and learning situations demand more technology. So, I am aware that the type of modern classroom required changes according to the situation of the modern world.  Thus, I promised to integrate ICT in the classroom accordingly to the demands of the situation in this contemporary world. 

Thank you