EDT302 ICT in Teaching and Learning

  ICT as Constructive Tool. As per my understanding ICT as constructive tool is any digital or technologies tool that helps students actively construct knowledge by linking new digital tools with students' prior knowledge that enables the active construction of new understanding. It also helps learners build their own knowledge, create new ideas, and construct meaningful learning products rather than just receiving information.   ICT as a constructive tool refers to using digital technologies to help students create, build, and express their own understanding and knowledge rather than just receiving information. It encourages active learning where learners use ICT to construct ideas, organize thoughts, and produce creative outputs. Examples include using software like Microsoft Word or Google Docs to write essays, PowerPoint or Canva to design presentations, or digital mind-mapping tools to plan projects. It focuses on:             ...

  ICT as a Communicative Tool. A communicative tool is type of ICT resource that helps share information, express ideas, and interact with others. It is any application, software, or technology that facilitates communication between teachers and students, or among student themselves.  It allows two-way communication process between sender and receiver.                          Some of the communicative tools are:          👉 Email, chatrooms, and discussion forums.              👉 Video conferencing tools (Zoom, Google                                    Meet)                    👉 Messaging Apps (WhatsApp, telegram)                 ...

  ICT as an Informative Tool. 👉   ICT as an informative tool means using technology (like computers, internet, or mobile phones) to find, share, and use information easily and quickly. when ICT is used as an informative tool, it helps us to get information and knowledge from different sources such as websites, videos, online newspapers, digital books. It allows students, teachers, and others to learn new things anytime and anywhere. For e.g. students can use google to find information about topics that they want to learn more, and they can also watch    educational videos from YouTube to understand better about the topics. Informative tool comprises of vast amount of information in various formats such as texts, graphics, sound, image and video format. Foe e.g. It includes text-based (books, articles) visual tools, interactive tools, digital tools and reference tools. I think ICT as an informative tool plays a very important role in modern education world. It helps ...