ICT as situating tool

ICT as situating tool

Situating tools are the applications that help to situate learner’s in an environment to experience the context and happenings.

Experience before simulation

Before beginning the lesson we are asked to look for simulation that can help to teach any concept from the primary curriculum. Initially I had a vague idea on simulation, I thought simulation as creating one slide ppt incorporating all the points in one slide.

Experience after simulation

However, after attending class on simulation and making simulation on advertising our village. I got clear idea on simulation and how this act as situating tool. Besides, in this lesson I have learnt to plot a graph just by looking at the equation.

For eg: y=mx+c (linear Equation)

          

            Y=-2x+5

Positive 5 will show the intersection of line in the y axis.

-2x is called slope, and negative will move to left direction and if it is positive it will move to right 

direction .

And to find the intersection on x axis we have to replace y as 0

i.e., : 0= -2x+5

              2x=5

            

              x=5/2

              x= 2.1 

           

This retrieved me with a flashback from my school days. Now I can proudly say that I can plot the graph without the need of the variables. I enjoyed the follow up activity where sir made us to draw the graph without using the computer. At first we used Graphc calc as a situating tool to plot graph. Using Graphic calc was interesting where we just have to enter the equation and the graph is automatically generated there. I even thought if something like this would have been taught in school days then we could have learnt it easily.

Image of  graph calc

Reflection

After learning simulation I got a clear idea of using ICT as situating tool. I found this very effective for learners. When I was using pH scale situating tool, and Google map I enjoyed using it and motivated me to explore more. So I felt that it is very informative and effective to the learners. I thought if atlas were taught using Google map, I think I won’t be that bad in locating place and calculating time in geography.

Image of ph scale of phet simulation

Image of Google map in satellite view

Future Commitment
When I get enrolled as a teacher in one of the school, I am going to focus on achieving optimum utilization of ICT in learning. There I am going to integrate ICT in my lesson especially the situating tool to help learner achieve learning efficiency. Moreover, I would extract every opportunity to make use of ICT as a primary tools to make my students an enthusiast learners.