Co-constructive tool

Co-constructive tool is define as the applications that supports the construction of knowledge through a shared understanding. This tool is also known as collaborative tool because it creates avenue for learners to interact, co-edit, make a comment, and share their works with other. Tool such as google docs, blogs, electronic whiteboard, and discussion forum in vle are the examples of collaborative tool. This tool allows the learners to work collaboratively as i mentioned before. 

Personally, tool like google docs was helpful for students.Its because unlike other tools allows only one users to control the whole things but google docs can be accessed by the all the members. In google docs we all can co-edit the work, make comments, invite the friends, and allows to share in internet and friends. It helps the students to work together and collaboratively inside the google docs. 

This kind of tools can be accessible anytime, anywhere and need not require to meet face to face interaction. It creates virtual interaction among the friends, can exchange the vast ideas, can edit and comment at the same time, and also helps in co-constructing of new knowledge. One way of co-constructive is the use of the face-book where students may post notices to share document. Students may also comment the others document from their home.

It is very essential to integrate those tools while teaching and learning because it promotes collaborative learning. As i mentioned that this kind of tools invite learners to work together. In which they involved series of cognitive process like explanation, problem finding and solving. Here learning ultimately becomes active and intentional as students involved in co-editing, refining, and constructing their work. 

Constructive tool

The constructive tools are the application that help the learners to manipulate information, visualize one's own understanding and construct one's own knowledge. Some of the examples are concept map, word, spread sheet, power-point which the information can be organize, record, and manipulate. With the helps of these tools, the learners can present their ideas attractive in the forms of graph, picture, slide presentation, memos, reports and letters. Thus, this is the only tool that gives avenue for learners to create their own ideas.

I believe most of the teachers use and integrate constructive tools to teach and communicate. Using of constructive tools help both the teacher and learner to convey and comprehend the ideas easily. Thus, it is essential to integrate in teaching and learning. Where students have a liberty to manipulate the information, visualizing their own  ideas and building the idea in their own. So, it enables learner to become more innovative thinker.

I found it very interesting and engaging where students explore through different tools to construct their own knowledge. It keeps students engage through the lesson, unlike the teaching in normal class. We can integrate those tools in our lesson by manipulating the information and planing a lesson in a power-point or word. Therefore. this tools not only engage the learners but it also make learning environment lively.

I mostly used power-point presentation as a tool to deliver the information. Since, i can create an effective presentation by using the features such as animations, word-art, audios, slide background, font colors and images which makes the presentation interesting and effective. Lastly, this tool not only foster the teaching and learning but it also enhance the knowledge of those tools. Example of  simulated advertisement of village to attract tourist is given above and also made video tutorial as given below.