Co-constructive tool

A co-construction tool is an approach, where it is an emphasis on collaboration, and partnership working. It also includes the interactional process such as cooperation and coordination. Co-construction is a concept that students can use to help them learn from others and expand their knowledge. It is also applications that support construction of knowledge through a shared understanding, shared ideas and thoughts collaborative and reconstruction of knowledge ideas from different users. 

The communication and dialogue between the teacher and learners that focuses on learning is one-way methods for co-construction. Through co-construction, the students will able to explore and share their views in term of learning.  They can able to build a relationship between society to have effective communication and learning.  The co-construction is important for developing creative partnerships within the classroom as well as societies.

Students can use constructive tools to work cooperatively and construct a shared understanding of new knowledge.  Co-Construction is a web-based custom builder and remodeler software that optimizes the day to day operations of builders, modelers and design-build firms. Students may also co-edit the same document from their homes using Google docs.

We also did an activity where we were divided into group and asked to make an ICT integrated lesson plan on Google docs. Each group had three members. Our group decided to make the lesson on science subject. Each of us discussed on how to make the plan and on what topic we should be focusing on. Then we slowly put our ideas on the document all the while editing and still discussing. This was an enriching activity.

Preparing a video tutorial using camtesia 

This was our second assignment on preparing a video lesson using camtesia. Each of us was given specific topic and subject to work on. Mine was mathematics, grade four and the topic was multiplying by tens and hundreds. The first thing I did was go through the teachers’ guide to check out how to teach my lesson. Then I prepared a PowerPoint presentation slide on the lesson. The next thing to do was to film myself teaching the lesson.

My video of teaching needed to synchronize with the presentation slides so I had to record my computer screen and my teaching lesson simultaneously. It was a challenge to use the software because we weren’t a native to it. There were so many features that were unfamiliar and each time I tried to use it, something went wrong with the video and it ended up me having to re-record it for several times. 

This activity falls under constructive tool; the video tutorial is an example of it. This activity helped me to combine both PowerPoint presentation tool and video to enhance the students’ enthusiasm in learning. It also added fun to learn the lesson since there was use of colorful images and animations. Although it is a little time consuming, this can be done once in a while to keep the learner’s engaged and the teacher upgraded.

Overall the experience of this task has been overwhelming and stressful. One needs to really get accustomed to using the software to function swiftly. It is a wonderful way to upgrade and turn away from the traditional style of teaching. It is one of the most needed skill in order to survive the 21^st century education system.