Constructive Tool (ཕན་ཐོགས་ཅན་གྱི་ལག་ཆས།)

 

Today's session was enthralling, and I took away a lot of thoughts and knowledge from it, just as I had from the prior one. Today, we learnt about the concepts of constructive tools with examples, why they are important, and how to incorporate constructive tools into classroom teaching and learning. After listening to the tutor's explanation, I understand that a constructive tool(ཕན་ཐོགས་ཅན་གྱི་ལག་ཆས།) is one that can be utilized to alter information, visualize, and develop our own knowledge in order to learn something meaningful. By the end of the class, I realized that both teachers and students use constructive tools to teach and communicate with one another on a daily basis. For example, for teaching and learning, teachers and students used PPT, MS Word, simulation, social networking, and LMS, among other things. All of these are examples of constructive techniques that we frequently employ in our teaching and learning endeavors.

 

Importance of Constructive tool

Constructive tools are critical for teaching and learning. For example, if a teacher uses concept mapping to teach the concepts of flower parts🥀, the students will be able to brainstorm and activate their past knowledge, allowing them to generate meaning based on their prior knowledge. By exchanging information via blogs, Facebook, and Google Classroom, it enables students to construct and alter their thoughts and knowledge. It develops and nurtures critical thinking in students, as well as drive and independence. Using social networking sites like as Facebook, blogs, and Google Classroom, it also improves engagement and work cooperation to generate new knowledge.

 

Some examples of constructive tool

1. Concept mapping

Concept mapping is a graphic technique for promoting social interaction and exchange by creating the conditions for the understanding of thoughts and how they might be linked with each other.

2. Desktop publishing program

Desktop publishing software(DTP) is used to create documents like leaflets, broachers and newsletter. It allows users to organize and present their ideas in an attractive format.

3. Word document, and Spread sheet

Microsoft Word is a effective tool for making a all kind of documents like letters, updates, reports, research projects, and typesetting books and magazines. It also help students make necessary correction using spell checking and grammar checkers. Spreadsheets are used to store data and information. We can run complicated calculations, create graphs and charts, and analyze patterns once we have our data in a spreadsheet.

 4. Power point simulation

PowerPoint is a presentation program developed by Microsoft that creates a slide show of important information, charts, and images for a presentation. It can be used virtually anywhere and it also facilitates an effective way of communication with the audience.

5. Camtasia studio

Camtasia is a screen recording and video production software that allows users to record, edit, and share videos. It can assist in creating content for courses, tutorials, and product demos, among other things. It also allows users to create interactive video using quiz.

6. Social networking sites (Blogs, face book, twitter)

7. Google classroom

Google Classroom is a set of online tools that allows teachers to create assignments, receive student work, evaluate papers, and return them to students. It is use as a solution to get rid of paper in the classroom and allow for digital learning.

How we can integrate the constructive tool in teaching and learning?

 

As a teacher, it is critical to incorporate constructive tools into the classroom since they provide students with numerous opportunities to develop and manipulate their own ideas. We can incorporate constructive tools in the classroom, such as the construction of a simulation lesson using PowerPoint, to engage students and help them think critically. Use a desktop publishing tool to organize and present the ideas in an appealing way so that students are engaged in the learning process. We can also use Google Sites to make our own simple webpages and communicate and exchange ideas with one another. Learners must be actively involved in the learning process and able to develop their own knowledge and make meaning as a result of this. The following link will provide detailed information on how I will integrate constructive tools in teaching and learning (PPT simulation).

Finally, I believe that constructive tools are really beneficial, captivating, and engaging in teaching and learning if students are truly interested in developing their creative and constructive talents. Students have several opportunities to explore and learn through various tools that allow them to envision and construct their own concepts. By using PPT simulations and Google Classroom, it keeps students motivated and engaged throughout the session, and it also helps them retain material for longer periods of time because constructive tools allow learners to engage in hands-on experience and practice. As a result, my takeaway message from this session was that as educators, we must integrate constructive tools in the classroom because it is one of the most effective teaching and learning methods for assisting pupils in learning efficiently and effectively.