Situating Tool

ICT as situating tools

Situating tools is a system that lay the students in the environment where it involve a context and the occurrence of a situation. Examples of such includes simulations, virtual reality and multi user domain. Situating tools software tools such as CD-ROM. CD-ROM offers hypermedia application which gives better opportunities for teachers to enhance learning environment. Hypermedia application covers more than one of the following media such as text, audio, graphic images (still images), animation and video clips. Hypermedia applications are well integrated in the learning environment to enhance student autonomy and thinking (Cheung & Lim, 2000).

The class we discussed about many simulation tools. Simulations are programs that teach strategies and rules which are made to apply to real life situations. It also provides opportunities to interact with real life situations without danger, expenses and difficulty. So in-order to get experience we are asked by our tutor to do  Bug on a wire.

Not only that we looked at what are importance of using ICT as situating tool in our life. Types of simulation and how can we use it in our teaching and learning process. After attending the simulation session, I felt that if we can use ICT in proper way we can have great positive impact in our life but I seriously got carried away by a concern that it can do more harm than good if we fail to use it in a proper way. Today, Bhutan has only a few numbers of professional IT teachers and the teachers are trained on basic ICT just for two semesters. The teachers would not be a good ICT teacher just in two semesters. In this regard, there are possibilities that we may not be able to do justice to be an effective or skilled teacher in schools. It makes me concerned that we might be in deficit of some essential skills. But I am very optimist to fight against these.

Concept: A Hexagon with all six sides of equal length.

Situating tool using Geogebra:  Constructing Hexagon.

Procedures:

Step by Step to construct hexagon in Geogebra.

1. Draw a point A using the new point tool.

2. Draw a circle around point A and mark B on another point using the Circle with the Center through a Point tool. 

3.Draw a circle from point B to A keeping point B as center using the Circle with Center through a Point tool.

        4. From C, draw a circle through A using the Circle with Center through a Point tool.

5. From E, Draw a circle through A using the Circle with Center through a Point tool.

6. From H, Draw a circle through A using the Circle with Center through a Point tool.

7. From J, Draw a circle through A using the Circle with Center through a Point tool.

8. From L, Draw a circle through A using the Circle with Center through a Point tool.

9. Draw the line segments BE, EH, HJ, JL, LC, and, CB using the Segment between Two Points tool.

10. Hide the circles by right clicking them and deselecting Show Object.

Output: