Constructive Tool

 

  Constructive tools are generally used by the teachers and the learners to enhance and to deliver the knowledge in a better and effective way. Thus, it is the tool used to manipulate information, construct our own knowledge or the understanding of the concept. With the help of constructive tools students can use power-points, micro soft words, excel, etc to learn, manipulate information and ideas and edit their works. Moreover, the learners can display their work in an attractive and interactive manner.

 By integrating this tool in teaching and leaning, it can help the learners to  brainstorm and visualize their own understanding and knowledge in an explicit manner; it also enhance critical thinking and creativity. Some of the constructive tools include; LMS- Learning Management System, Cmaps, Microsoft words, publisher, sheets and excel. Camtasia Studio as well as social networking sites like face book, twitter, etc where students can use these platforms to construct and enhance their own knowledge. Thus, the use of this constructive tools can help students to actively construct their own knowledge in a way that they prefer.  

 

So, among all these constructive tools, one of them includes Cmaps which is actually a concept map. Concept map are a visual representation of information and are mostly beneficial to students who are a visual learners. Through this concept maps teachers can organize the information in an organized manner; it can also facilitates students for better understanding or comprehension of the information or the complex ideas, promote collaborative learning as well as creativity in students. Concept maps can be effective when presenting a overview of the information, for exams as well as to asses the students understanding of the topics. Thus, the concept map should be clear, accurate and well organized where the contents are arranged logically in a way students can understand the concept at easily of their own. 

 

 Another interactive constructive tool is video lesson which is mostly used in educational setting to have an interesting and interactive classroom sessions. Thus, a video lesson is a lesson that contains a educational video on a specific topic in an interactive and interesting manner. Its like having a virtual teacher guiding you throughout the learning process. Through videos, students are able to better understand or comprehend the lesson, prolong the retention, enhance creativity and critical thinking skills, increases students engagement, can be easily accesses and it can cater to the learning needs of the learners.

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