Situating
Tool
The fifth tool of ICT is situating tool. It is a tool which
enables the teacher and the learner to situate in an environment to experience
the context. Using of ICT as a situating tool in the learning classroom will
helps the users to experience a virtually real environment mostly in a 3D
image. Some of the examples of situating tools are simulation, virtual reality
and CD-ROM.
Using of simulation is very helpful in the classroom. It
helps the teacher to provide the learners with certain real-life environment
which is difficult or impossible to attain. As for the learners, it helps them
to experience those real-life situations which they have never been to. In this
way, it increases the students’ interest to learn more.
Some of the importance of situating tools are, it helps the
user to situate in that particular environment. It also helps the learner to
comprehend and manipulate variables and communicate with another user login.
While using situating tools, the learner can foster their creativity and
visualize different skills.
If I cite an example, the use of Google Map was
interesting. I could see the visual 3D form of different places which I have
never visited. By sitting in the lab room of Paro college of education, I could
go to my village and see the visual representation of my own house. It was very
amazing and interesting to explore more. If we use this tools, I am sure that
the students would be more curious and interested to learn.
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| Use of Google map as a situating tool |
