Situating Tools

Reflection

With the use of technologies like virtual and augmented reality, students can participate in realistic exercises and simulations that mimic real-world scenarios, increasing the relevance and engagement of their education. By presenting knowledge within relevant contexts, these immersive experiences aid students in developing practical skills and a better understanding.

Additionally, ICT promotes collaborative learning by bringing together students from various geographical places via online platforms and tools like collaborative documents and video conferencing. As they negotiate many viewpoints and cultural contexts, students' critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication abilities are strengthened by this global connectedness. Furthermore, by customizing content and feedback to meet each learner's unique needs, adaptive learning technologies offer tailored learning experiences that guarantee that instructional activities stay within the learner's optimal developmental zone.

Furthermore, ICT expands the bounds of traditional classroom instruction by enabling students to use mobile devices and cloud-based applications to access educational materials and engage in learning activities at any time and from any location. This adaptability encourages lifelong learning and facilitates the application of classroom knowledge to real-world situations, strengthening the connection between education and students' everyday lives. ICT will play an increasingly important role as a situating tool as technology develops, providing creative approaches to improve and contextualize learning.

Some of the examples that we have looked at or explored in the class include online games (Bug On A Wire), google Earth, and GeoGebra(which is usually used to teach and learn mathematical concepts). In class we practiced making triangle shape and square using the tools in the GeoGebra. For independent practice, I tried making hexagon shape as shown in the image below.