Effective ICT tools in teaching and learning

Throughout this semester, I learned various ICT tools for effective teaching and learning. ICT tools promote change and foster the development of 21^st century skills. ICT can lead to many developments in education as it can make learning more interactive and easier for both students and teachers it also enhances modes of communication. Following are some of the ICT tools that are critical for situating teaching and learning and for co-constructive tool. We can use this situating tool in teaching and learning when a specific real-life experience is unavailable or difficult to obtain, as it places the user in the environment, allows them to understand and modify factors, communicate with other users, and encourages creativity and visualization abilities.

Simulation

Simulations encourage student to think critically and explore on our own. Students learn more and remember it for longer when they use simulations. Phet provides fun and educational free interactive science and mathematics simulations. https://phet.colorado.edu/ this link will take us to phet. To ensure educational effectiveness, each simulation should be thoroughly tested and evaluated. I found out that Phet simulation was entertaining and helpful in understanding the subject. It would be enjoyable and simple for young children to comprehend the lesson. Following are some of the simulations that we can get from phet simulations.

 

 

Google docs

Google docs is an online word processor. Any google accounts has access to it. 

We can use Google Docs to create and collaborate on online documents. It enable us to edit in real time with secure sharing from any device. Documents of google docs are directly saved in our google drive.

Benefits of google docs

1. It works seamlessly with Microsoft Word.

We can easily open and edit Microsoft Word documents directly in Google Docs. We can also download our google doc as a word document.

2. Ease of collaboration

Google Docs allows many people to work and edit on the same document at the same time.

3. Access your work from any device  

we can log into our google account and access our document from any device at any time. We can write and edit on the go. 

4. Automatic saving

All changes are automatically synced across devices and saved as we write, so we don't have to worry about vanishing files ever again.

5. It has a lot of useful features

This application provide various useful features. For example, voice typing tools, a simple formatting feature for fast formatting copied and pasted material, and a font library ready to import from google fonts.