ICT as constructive tools

Constructive tool is a general purpose tool use to manipulate information, construct their own knowledge or visualise students understanding. The examples are excel, spreadsheet, power point presentation, simulation, and so on. Due to Corona pandemic every teachers and learners are given a choice to teach and learn using ICT. This is a very good example where all over the world, students are getting ample of time to explore and construct their own knowledge with the help of these tools.

Even I as a learner, am able to learn new things and can able to expand my prior knowledge with the help of these tools. The most commons tools that I have been using are power point and Microsoft word. Through these tools am able to construct my own understanding and thoughts by representing in different ways. For example I can use graphics to represent my mathematics concept either in ppt or Microsoft word. 

If teacher really able to integrate ICT using constructive tools in the classroom, it enhances student's critical thinking, creates motivation and independent learning. So, I realise the one important thing that is with the help of constructive tools we can learn in the absence of teacher. This is because our current situation is like teaching and learning in a house with ICT. So, this clearly indicates with the use of those tools student can learn independently.

The new constructive tool that I had learned is about simulation. Where I had made a simulation consisting maps, images and music in ppt. During the making of simulation I came to know that I am manipulating information and constructing my own knowledge, the way I design my ppt with the help of images, videos and all. After that either lecturer or those who watch my simulation can visualize what am I trying to convey. So, this makes simulation as a constructive tool.