Reflection on Situating tools

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Reflection on Situating Tool

Situating tools is the tools that situate learners in an environment where they may experience the learning context, environment or happenings. Some of the example of a situating tool includes simulation (fight, farming, movie-make, problem-solving problems, driving, History city, Sim city, play station, virtual reality and CD – ROM. A flying simulation program is an example of situating tools because it places the user in a simulated flying environment. The computer generates high-speed 3-D images on the displays and gives the user the feeling that they situated in the computer-generated virtual environment.

Through simulations, students can learn strategies and rules which are made to apply to real life situations. The situating tool illustrates that students are actively involved in addressing real world problems. As the practice implies, the students are situated in the learning experiences and knowledge acquisition become a part of the learning activity, its context and culture which it is developed and used. This tool is authentic and interactive in nature where the user feels that they are situated in a real environment in their learning. If we teach this ideas the students will became independent learner and gain more confidence in their life. In addition, with this application, students are able to conceptualize their thoughts to the real world by applying the theories into practice.

The situate ideas provides us with opportunities to interact with real-life situations without danger, expenses or difficulty and it also involves learners conceptual understanding and high order thinking skills. Google map is a web mapping service application that you can use on the internet. It is an amazing web tool that allows us to look up any road map that we desire, get step by step directions from one address to another. We as a teacher can use those ideas of situating tools in the schools and make students learn better and understand more. 

Reflection on Google classroom

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Reflection on Google classroom

Google classroom is a free service for educational intuitions, including schools and universities. Classroom allows educators to enroll students in a digital class, which is a page for students to access their assignments, including instructions, due dates and other helpful tools.

Within the Google classroom, students and teachers can have conversation about the assignments and task. It makes the work of the teacher easier as well as it encourages the students to learn and explore. We can have effective teaching and learning by using Google classroom. After discussing how to create and use Google classroom, I can assure that I will use this ideas in the schools to teach and interact with the students.

We can also create the forum and upload the information that we were going to teach and let the children read it before the session. It will also save a lot of our time as we don’t have to use paper, pen and the green board. In addition, we as teacher can also upload the additional materials like videos, links and additional readings for the better understanding of the students.

We as a teacher can also check whether each individual is participating or not and can give feedback and correct their answers. It provides an easier way for us (teacher) to collaborate out of school without the hassle of meeting up somewhere. At the same time, teacher and students can all come together and help one another. During a current situation like this we can integrate and apply these ideas to teach to students through Google classroom and let them keep on track. As a teacher, we must know how to use Google classroom.