Situating tool

Situating tool

 Nowadays the role of information Communication Technology(ICT), in the education plays an important role, especially in the process of empowering the technology into the education activities. ICT plays a catalytic role in enhancing learning in classroom and beyond.  We are fascinated with technology and it encourages and motivates us to learn in the class. Today we learned many new things like, using google maps and finding places. We also learned how to calculate time of different places. I have learned many new techniques and the real world applications of simulation tool. Simulation tool is a virtual reality extension systems, where the computer can create 3-D images on display to give the feeling that are situated in a virtual environment.  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. It was really fun and useful. We were taught how to read and think analytically how graph will form looking to its equation. We did an examples and it was very useful as we did the activity. I understood how to plot a graph in graphcalc.  It is very useful and we can teach student  how to plot graphs in graphcals  rather than giving them to write manually. 

 We learned how to find places using google map. I learned different features on google map like, we can check the distance of one place to another and we can even see the latitude and longitude of any place from google map and we learned how to calculate time . We explored and found out where our houses were located through satellite view where we could even  make a tour of 360 degree to see the place which was really fascinating and fun to explore those new ideas on google map. 

We even learned about the PhET simulation. It is a simulation that provides fun, free, interactive computer simulation for teaching and learning. It can be run online or downloaded for free from the PhET website. The simulation are animated, interactive, and game-like environments where students learn through exploration. It was really fun to try those simulation and hoping to use those PhET simulation to make student to explore an entire learning worth content in great detail with many different activities. They are designed to be fun and engaging.

Google classroom

Google classroom

On 7^th July, we were taken through Google Classroom and how to create about it.  After three hours session on Google Classroom, I came to learn that Google Classroom is a web-based learning environment where, when logged into it, students can collaborate with their peers and teachers. I was also equipped with how to create and use Google Classroom, advantages and as and when I started using it I was also familiarized with some drawbacks of Google Classroom. Today, I will be discussing what I learnt from two hour session on Google Classroom.

We were made to watch video on how to create Google Classroom, and I learnt that in order to create Google Classroom, one need to have Google account but Google Apps for Education account as any Google account will not work for classroom.  To create Google Classroom, first open a web browser and go to classroom.google.com and sign in with Google Apps for educational account. Then click on to plus sign at the top and click create button. You will be asked to fill out some details, after filling the form click next and you will be asked to type in the username and password. After that type in the requested text in the picture to prove you are not a robot, then finally click button and your Google classroom is ready within a minute.

After creating classroom, I came to learn that through this classroom it is easier to connect teacher and students and it helps teacher to pass notes and assignment. I also learned that, classroom tools lets teacher organize the class by adding topics to posts, where teacher and student can filter the stream for specific topics. All the documents and assignment can be stored in Google Drive, having not to carry a file with papers.

I also came to learn some advantages of using Goggle Classroom. Some of the advantages of Google classroom are; it is accessible from all computers, mobile phones, and tablets, which makes it really easy and can add as many learners as we want. Assignments and announcement are managed by Google document, can add videos, link and file from Google Drive. It also gives opportunity for children who could not open up in the real classroom to ask their doubts and answer the questions. Google Classroom is certainly interested in getting there as soon as possible. By creating eLearning  material in one cloud-based location, where we have the ability to go paperless and don’t have to worry about printing, handing out, or even losing student’s work. It is very nice to see that educators can also join Google classroom as learners meaning that we can create Google classroom with our colleagues and use it for faculty meetings, information sharing, or professional development.

Since Google Classroom is very handy and it creates a safe and easy learning environment, I will make sure that the idea of Google Classroom is known to the school I am going and will encourage the school to implement it. If it goes well, I will also encourage other schools to use it as well.