Simulation and its significance in teaching and learning in classroom.

Simulation is something that are especially design by computer module for the purpose of study. Simulations helps in providing a conducive learning environment for the learners in the classroom. Integrating prepared simulated activities in education is now widely accepted as an important tool in educational centers.

This idea helped both the educators and learners as it gives the exact ideas and information of the situation. After I attending ICT classes, I was given an opportunity to create our own simulation when we are given a situation to describe the unique things that are there in our own village so that through our simulation it gives eyes to the peoples that are away from our home town. As I was preparing, I acquire many new knowledge like how to create the animation, how to make the overall simulation effective to attract the audiences. That is definitely going to help me in my future professional as a teacher to reach every individual needs of the learners.

Simulation that I prepared.

As an when I prepared this, I realize that it is teachers who could make varieties of teaching and learning materials or collect different types of the resources to assist the students learning process or development stage of brain.

Most of all I realize that the learning has no end and attending the module ICT really helped me in gaining the skills related to the technology which are indispensable for the survival in 21^st digital globe as a teacher. And it help me in developing the positive attitude towards the view of technology.

learning experiences on how to use Camtasia and its benefits 

I did not have any knowledge about movie maker or about Camtasia to edit to record any kinds of video. After this module was introduced, I was able to learn everything related to the ICT which I need in my life as future educationalist. In this semester the most important that I knew is about Camtasia. As I knew that Camtasia is a video recording and editing software, created and published by TechSmith, for creating video tutorials and presentations. 

It allows us to edit video that is already recorded and also allows us develop video tutorials etc. We can easily record software applications, PowerPoint presentations, and Web camera videos through the Camtasia.

From this lesson taught, I have learned how to edit the video which is made already and do screen recording using Camtasia. Camtasia provides educators with the perfect solution to easily create video that motivates students and also it can enhance better learning. 

Moreover, I learned how to insert any kinds of video, pictures and background music to make the inserted video attractive for the audience. This softwire gives us many editing tools like we can record our own voice, split the parts, and work on it whenever we feel there is necessary after keeping our work saved.

 And we can also import media from anywhere we like and create interactive content for the enhancement of the teaching and learning process. It is easy to arrange the videos, audios and images on an unlimited number of tracks and It is also very easy to edit both the video and the audio.  

 I personally feel it is flexible software which we can take out unwanted stuff to create the things much better. It has numerous features whereby we can create quiz along with the video and it is a fun learning for us to get information. Soon going to be a future teacher I strongly felt that, we need to use this software in teaching and learning in the classroom to enhance the students learning and teachers teaching.

Through learning how to go with Camtasia and practicing using Camtasia software practically, I could able to used it for many purposes like I use for making presentation interactive and fun learning and all. It allows and helps us to record PowerPoint presentations with special voice.

It is especially very helpful in making video tutorial for students and as we know that in a classroom there are students with different learning styles, So I feel that using video which is edited by Camtasia and making attractive and informative is better for those who are visual learner.

Reflection on the benefits of using the Google Classroom

Reflection on the benefits of using the Google Classroom

After my module tutor introduced me on Google classroom and taught me how to create it, I try to reflect on the benefits of using the Google classroom in teaching and learning and I realized that Google Classroom is a web-based forum that lets teachers to create online classrooms in order to have better teaching and learning with students. In which teacher can upload the teaching learning materials, assign assignments and help students in the better ways. Moreover Google Classroom allows teachers to communicate and interact with students and offers an open space for students to express their thoughts as well as view the announcements and course content that is uploaded.

 

I personally feel that it is as similar to VLE discussion but only difference that I saw is in VLE the students should be more active and work more but whereas in Google classroom teacher should be active throughout the course and let student to do few works but that’s also to discuss, do assign works and doing projects etc…

A decades ago teacher used to stand literally in front of 30 to 40 students with chalk and a board and lecture the whole lesson that is also in the formal classroom and from that there is no more room for student to learn. When we do that we fail to give equal opportunities to every student to express their voice for the clarification but with this Google classroom it create a space where all students with different learning styles to voice it out in the forum created and at the same time the curiosity of the student is fulfilled.

While creating a Google Classroom, I have learned that we should organize our thoughts; should give the code to students if we want our students to join the classroom and the most of all is we teacher should post the materials that is very academic and should take extra effort to give time for the student and help all the students without hurting their sentiments.