Informative tools

Information and communication technology (ICT) in education is the mode of education that use information and communication technology to support, enhance, and optimize the delivery of information. It consists of various tools such as informative tool, communicative tool, situating tool and constructive tool that can be used by the educators and the learners to improve teaching and learning environment. Out of five categories of ICT tools I’m going to reflect on what I have learned on ICT as an informative tool highlighting on some of my experiences and its importance in the field of education. 

Internet as a source of information

Basically, informative tools are application that provide vast amount of information in various format. For example, reading a text or information online, listening to an audio, simply looking at an images and making meaning out of it or watching a video lessons are all receiving information on a particular topic but through different means based on learner’s choice. For example, while designing a PowerPoint presentation on “Should women play Khuru”, I explored through internet to make m presentation more effective and informative one. Unlike past, where traditional methods of teaching and learning which existed for many decades where teacher is the only source of information. So with the help of such tools it provides a space for learners to learn independently whereby they get an opportunity to explore, think critically, activate their knowledge and develop research skills and learn to integrate authentic information. 

                                                                                                                                                                  

Web evaluation

Internet is one of the most popular informative tool. I realized that that internet is like a virtual textbook, reference library, virtual tutor or virtual study groups whereby it act as a guiding principle for learners to get access to work or explore by their own. However, one must know how to access the authentic information from various sources. In order to retrieve the most relevant or authentic information one must evaluate the sources which comprises of five criteria which is accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage because anyone can put anything on the internet. Moreover, to facilitate students to make best use of it, educators need to provide information or content in the beginning, middle and after the activity allowing them to analyse, synthesize and manipulate the information. 

learners serving internet for information

Further, I get to know that learning is effective when those tools are explored efficiently rather than just depending upon the teachers. Reflecting upon my teaching practice, I realized that letting children to explore on the given topics through internet or other sources whereby they were asked to watch videos, listen to audios and refer different text before the actual lesson begins was all about using informative tools. In a way, it helped students to enhance their higher order of thinking skills or comprehension skills when the information from various sources is being synthesized effectively. Thus, learning in technology-enhanced environment is more stimulating and engaging than in a traditional classroom environment.

Link for the presentation on women playing khuru in Bhutan

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13gWne08lUG_J3u3LxvKgUpGL4onldU7XJriW13SR0Ts/edit?usp=sharing