reflection on communicative tool

Reflection on communicative tool

Computer as a communicative tool enable communication between the teachers and the students beyond the classroom setting. Some examples of the communicative tools are email, electro conferencing, facebook, wechat, Skype and others. I learned that through those apps teaching has became easier compared olden days. Communicative tools are categorized into namely as synchronous and asynchronous. Synchronous means where users are connected and communicating in real time through via telephone call, chat and video conferencing. I realized that there is no need of real time teaching where students and teacher physically present in a room. As a teacher we should encourage students to clarify their doubt when they are out of school if they don’t know.    

Asynchronous means where users are not required to be logged in internet at the same time. Some of the examples are email, wechat, messenger and whatsapp. Here it is not required both the users to be online real time communication. As a teacher should encourage the students if they have doubt leave message even if the teacher is offline. When the other user comes online will reply the message. It also reduces the workload of the teacher where information is transferred through electronic gadgets. As a teacher we should be well equipped with the technology. In a group we discussed the good features of the social sites like wechat, facebook, Skype and others. Also discussed how those sites help in teaching and learning. 

As a facilitator should always be attentive of the student’s progress in learning. As we are more accessed to technologies be alert of disadvantages and advantages of the modern technologies.

                                         eg. video conferencing

 

reflection on informative tool

Reflection on informative tool

With the advance of information and communication technology (ICT), people’s everyday life, including education as its integral part, has been in a process of dramatic change. Present trends in this world are requirement of ICT knowledge and skills, thus making it crucial to have access to lifelong learning. Depending on the instructional activities computers can play different supporting role. Among five tools one is informative tool. Informative tools are applications which provides vast amount of information in various formats such as (text, sounds graphics or video). This informative tool really doesn’t do anything until and unless we access through it. It considered as huge passive repositories of information.

As a teacher we should be well trained and accomplished on knowledge of ICT. When integrated with lesson informative tool provide information for students to manipulate and from which knowledge can be constructed. As a facilitator should guide them to learn and keep on track. For example, teach students on plants let them search the information on internet, watch movies and listen the sound. Same like that we learned how to edit movie by using Camtasia app and learned how to teach them by video and sounds. After learning about computer as an informative tool I realized that even if the teacher is not physically present students can learn by watching video and reading the text.

After acquiring all the skills and knowledge on informative tool we did an activity preparing a lesson plan by using computer as tool. Same like that when you are into real field should let students do the activity implement what they have learned in realistic. I learned that in this 21^st century as a teacher should teach the lesson through integration of ICT for lifelong learning. Depending too much on internet information is not good should examine and do ourselves.