Constructive Tool


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Constructive Tool



In this session, we have learned about the constructive tool, its importance, and some of the applications and examples. Constructive tool are general purpose tools used for manipulating information, constructing one’s own knowledge or visualizing one’s understanding. It helps students to connect new concepts to their past knowledge rather than passively receiving information. The constructive tool enables descriptions of learner-centered training. It is important to integrate constructive tool in the classroom because of the several reasons. In the first place, it enhance learner’s ability to construct new knowledge using technology besides facilitating brainstorming and visualizing conceptual relationships. On top of that, it promotes critical thinking, motivation, and independence among learners. Moreover, it encourages students to develop their own thoughts and information. Knowing the importance of integration of constructive tool, we should implement this particular tools in the teaching and learning process. Some of the ways to integrate constructive tools in the classroom are: construction of simulations using PowerPoint in teaching and learning process, desktop publisher program to organize and present the ideas in attractive format, create your own simple webpage using google docs and communicate and share the ideas, use of application software such as word, excel, ppt, mind maps and concept maps.

 


The main focused of the lesson has been on the concept maps whereby we learned how to create it and implement in the classroom. It is also known as Cmaps. Cmaps is a constructive tool which helps to graphically represent the knowledge and ideas about the particular topic. It can be created manually or using digital tools. Steps to create Cmaps:

Step 1: define your topic.

Step 2: brainstorm and identify key concepts.

Step 3: add concepts to the Cmap.

Step 4: connect concepts with linking words or phrases.

Step 5: organize and arrange.

Step 6: style and customize.

Step 7: save and share.

This is the concept map i did on the topic forest.

 


We also learned to make a video using Camtasia studio. This is the link for the video lesson that i have created on the topic wild animals. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dDfSD_oD08zyhH9PYjQj7H-7dMaXcSsl/view?usp=drive_link



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