ICT as a co-constructive tool

My understanding on ICT as a co-constructive tool

Co-constructive tool is an approach where it emphasizes on collaboration, partnership working and supports the construction of knowledge through a shared understanding, ideas and additional knowledge from different ideas. For example, we have: google docs, electronic whiteboard, blogs and wikis and discussion forum (vle.pce.edu.bt).

Some examples of co-constructive tools 
1. google doc 

As we were already introduced to google doc, I found it more reliable. It provides many features to chat with friends, uploads assignments and give the right to comments and edit our collaborative assignments which helps us to work as a team to come up with productive work. It is fun to use google doc as we can get to discuss actively with our friends as if we were together. So, as a teacher, I think we must use this kind of facility which can encourage students to communicate with their teams so that it can make learning easier with lots of knowledge and information. 

Follow the video to see the benefits of using google doc.

2. Virtual learning environment 
- This is a student centered web-based platform for the digital aspects courses of study, used within educational institutions. I would say that, this is the best discussion forum between teacher and students.  It helps us to learn collaboratively with the help from our tutors in our own pace and encourages to take responsibility for our own learning. Learning material were accessible for 24 hours. 

  














3. blog 
I was familiar with the word blog, but it is my first time maintaining blog and i found it interesting. we can get to read others work, or their journals and we too have the opportunity to write, create and design our own post.  I should say, a blog is an effective lead generation tool as it helps to showcase ones own talent, abilities, authority and build a brand.  In blog, we can get to share our own understandings, gets additional knowledge as we read the comments of the audiences whereby we get to learn through sharing and working collaboratively. 















fig: blog maintained by me in ICT module. 
For further clarification on blog, please follow the video below. 

Co-constructive tools aids in many important aspects:

1.      Through co-construction, students can explore and share their learning.

2.      Build relationship between their teams to have effective communication and learning.

3.      Get to co-edit the documents from their own places.

4.      Can work cooperatively and construct a shared understanding of new knowledge.  

We as a teacher can integrate this kind of tools in the future in our school by making online discussion among teachers and between teachers to students to aid collaboration.