Google classroom

During the situation due to pandemic outbreak of the COVID 19, almost all  the schools and the institutions across the world were closed,where teachers keep their students engaged and updated with their teaching by using Google classroom. Google classroom is one of the important ICT tools through which an educator can deliver his/her lesson to the learners.

sample Google classroom,2020

After learning about the Google classroom, I came to know that there are many advantages in using it in teaching and learning process. Google classroom helps teachers and students to communicate, can be also used to organize and manage assignments, and can have collaboration between students and teachers for teaching from the distance.

Promotional video created on the overview of the lesson,2020

I personally felt that using Google classroom in teaching and learning process is very important to the teachers like us. Knowing how to make use of such ICT tools can help us to overcome any kind of situations like that of COVID 19. Usi g such tools, teachers can assign any sort of task to the students like conducting online test, uploading reading materials to the students and also providing announcements and instructions to the students whenever needed. Therefore, we as a primary teachers needs to keep ourselves updated with the ICT knowledge so as to avoid any kind of circumstances that we may encounter in our lives in the the field of teaching and learning.

Reflection on Situating tool

The final tool that we have learned in this module is ICT as a situating tool.
Like the other tools that we have discussed earlier, this tool is also used to integrate in teaching and learning process. I found this tool very engaging and interesting when I actually used this tool in designing simulations in teaching and learning of different concepts in different subject areas. After learning about this tool, I knew that situating tool is an application that helps to situate learners in an environment in order to experience the context and the happenings.

Some of the examples that we have learned in this tool are simulations, Virtual Reality and CD ROM. Among which, I found that creation and integration of simulation in teaching and learning is the most important example of situating tool which helps the learner experience a certain real life experience that is possible to attain. After discussing on situating tool, I came to know that the simulation makes our learners to take decision, boost problem solving skills and manipulates the elements of the model as the computer provides the feedback.

Moreover, I personally found that there are many benefits or importance in using situating tool in the educational field. Some of the importance are that it situates user in an environment, comprehend and manipulate variable, and communicate with other user's login, foster creativity and visualisation skills.

Therefore, I feel that the schools which have adequate computers and access to good internet facilities allow the teachers to have the opportunity to engage students effectively in their learning. On addition to that, It also provide them with the opportunity to interact with the real life situations without danger and difficulty and make teaching and learning progress a meaningful one.