ICT as a Situating Tool

My reflection on GraphCalc as a Situating tool

Mathematics has been a difficult subject for me when I was in a lower grade and it was considered a difficult subject even nowadays. Majority of the students face difficulties when they plot the graph and it was also my major problem. It was made easier in this digital world to teach about the graph using the application called GraphCalc.

I have learned that using this application called GraphCalc, we can plot different types of graph-like linear equation, quadratic equation and cubic equation. For me, I found it difficult to plot the linear equation since I could only get correct the direction of the line and the point of intersection in Y-axis. I could not locate the point of intersection in X-axis when I have done the activity on my own. however, the concept was made a crystal clear when I have punched the data in the GraphCalc and within no time it could do draw the line. 
Using GraphCalc, I can teach the quadratic and the cubic equations. It will not only help students understand the topic but also they will enjoy the lesson. 

 Example of the quadratic graph.

Example of the cubic graph.
In future, I can use this application with my student and the practice that I have done in the college can be my preparation in the future. I can use this application to teach my students about the graph in the easiest and the simplest ways.

ICT as a Situating tool

My Reflection on Google Map as a Situating tool.

Google company offers numerous ways that we can use to implement in our teaching. The only thing is that the teacher has limited knowledge on it and at the same time, Bhutan being a developing country,  the resources like computers and internet connectivity are not very feasible within the country. 

I had a preconceived notion that google map is just used to locate the places around the globe. I never thought that it can be incorporated in  teaching sessions where it can be used to teach about locations, distances between two locations, mathematics calculation of area and perimeters and time between two places.

I have done this activity  to measure the area of the football ground of Paro College of Education. I found it interesting and lively to measure the area of the football ground online. It is very effective and moreover, I feel students will like to do it online because it's hand-on experience for them. Similar types of activities can be conducted with the student in different subjects like History, Mathematics and Geography.

 

   

ICT as a Co-constructive Tool

My reflection on Google Classroom as a co-constructive tool.

As schools and colleges were closed due to the noble covid-19 pandemic,  the teaching and learning were switched to online learning. I have observed every student and even the teachers too learning collaboratively. The effective teaching sessions were made available by the use of google classroom. I have observed the difficulties that both the students and teachers faced to use the application since it was first handled by both the teachers and the students. I am very much fortunate to learn about the application, its features and the usage during my stay in the college.

This is the google classroom that we have created as a hand-on experience. As a future teacher, it is vital to know about the features and the usage of the application since we have to create assignments and assign course works to our students. If we have limited knowledge on how to assign assignments to the students, it would be burdensome for the teacher and moreover, there won't be any learning taking place.

Google classroom is a good application and it works similarly like a face-book that all are familiar with. The teacher can invite all the students and the students can view the latest update posted by the teacher under the steam tap. teachers can conduct online quizzes and assignments and also grade them online instantly under grade tap.

In future, I can use this application to the students about the difficult topic. I can fully use this application and it would be easier for me to assign work to my students. Moreover, i can also help those teacher who face difficulty to implement this idea into their teaching.