Reflection on ICT as situating tool

Reflection on ICT as situating tool

As we discussed that situating tools is the application that helps to situate learners in an environment to experience the context and happenings. Its the application that provides opportunity for learners to experience and feels the real situation that is not possible in the text. application such as simulations (flight, farming, surgery, driving and play station), virtual reality and CD-ROM can be used as the situating tools to teach the concept.

If we are going to teach the concept of pH value of various solution, we can go to PhET interaction website and choose the pH simulation.


 From that website we can find the any subject related simulation to teach student. This helps learners to situate in the environment and gives the feeling reality.  We can use those applications when a certain real-life experience is impossible to attain. 


We can use google map to teach the concept of the location of any place, time, distance and area instead of reading from the text. It provides the 3-D and 2-D view of the place that we want. Which really builds interest and curiosity to explore more. In the way it also makes class environment active. 

I found that simulation allows me to feel the real experience of the environment. Simulation  comprehend the concept easily because there is choice to manipulate the variables. When we manipulate the variables, it helps to boost the creativity and visualization skills as we need to focus on the simulation.