13th August 2025, reflective writing

 in the morning 

June blog

 

Google classroom as a constructive tool for effective teaching and learning.

Google class is one of the best constructive tools that are used in online teaching and learning. Many are aware of this tool as they made best use of it during the Covid-19 pandemic. The tool is very stimulating and it has very good features. Teachers can create and collect paperless lessons and assignments where instant feedback makes learning rich.  Teachers can attach topic related files, pdf, video link, PowerPoint presentation with Audio for better comprehension of the students. With the use of Google classroom, learning becomes more easy and meaningful. Different features are there such as Quiz to assist their learning and to keep track of their teaching and learning.

I have created a Google classroom for class V section ‘A’ for a science subject.

 

Following are the procedures about the creation of Google classroom. 

Procedures to create Google classroom 

1. Go to Google classroom from the  link: https://edu.google.com/intl/en/products/classroom/

 

 

2. Click on “Go to classroom”

 

 

 

 

 

3. Sign in through your  email account.

 

4. Select the Teacher role.

5. On the Classroom Home page, click the + symbol and then choose Create class. Click on Agree.

                           

 

6. Enter the class, subject and room that is meaningful .Then click on Create button

 

• I have filled the information as follows to create a Google classroom.

        Class: V

        Section: A

        Room: V A. 

 

 

                              

 

7. After creating Google classroom, change background according to your subject.

Click on the Select theme option. Choose the subject and select the picture of your choice.

 

• Since I created Google classroom for science subject I kept theme related to subject

 

           We can make announcements or welcome notes for your students.

8. Click to Announcement button to post an announcement or welcome note. 

                  

9. Invite co- co-teacher and students to join in Google classroom. 

Two ways to invite them.

• Invite using email. Go to “People” section

 

• Click on invite students

• Invite link will be given. Type the email of the student and click on the invite button.

(We can even invite our co- teacher following the same process.)

b. Using the code to join Google class

• Click pulse sign in Google classroom. Click the join class option and then type classroom code.

 

                 

 

My classroom code to join in google classroom.

     

10. Create assignments for students. To do so;

• Choose a classwork option.

• Select create assignment 

 

 

 

Give titles to assignments and lessons according to the weeks. We can also attach file, video and YouTube links for the students to make learning rich.  

Here I have also created a Quiz for the students.

• Go to the classwork option.

• select create option

• click on Quiz assignment 

• Give the title and instructions.

• Click on the Blank Quiz option. 

• select the format of quiz (MCQ, short answer etc.)

• And then send it to students using email. 

 

 

 

 

There are many features to keep students learning on track and to engage them meaningfully.

• You can always explore more!

 

Learning activity:

• Complete the quiz in google classroom following the given link

• This is a link for my google classroom. Quiz on fish

 

 

 

 

 

May blog

 Math's lesson for class I

Topic: Numbers to 20

Informative tool; Camtasia video tutorial

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wC4rrOE6MvzeYaZCLTyZgDgqE7EofoAE/view?usp=sharing

 How to use video tutorial in teaching and learning?

 This is Math lesson for the grade one. I made Camtasia video tutorial as an informative tool to make teaching and learning more effective and enjoyable. The video tutorial is made to use during lesson input. Children learn numbers to 20 using counters and will also know counting till number 20. 

Through this video tutorial, we will be able to cater to the needs of different learning style of the individual. Sometime it is good to integrate informative tools in teaching and learning in our lessons rather than following same teaching and learning style every day. By integrating informative tools in teaching and learning, it will boost the energy of the children to learn better. Thus, children will be able to learn with full energy and excitement. As a result they will be able to retain in their mind for longer duration.

 Learning Activity

 Activity instructions:

All the students take out their book after watching the video tutorial.

They will write group A and B in the notebook

They will match the groups

In the given alphabet they will match the correct numerical

Carry activity for 10 minutes.

End activity with cheers. 

 

 

 

Steps to develop Camtasia video tutorial

Select the topic to be taught. (NUMBERS TO 20)

Open power point slid.

Insert empty slid.

Insert a shape or image to keep it as wallpaper.

Insert a circle shape to make counter and use animation, set after previous with time and duration.

Write text by inserting text box accordingly.

Use animation in every image and in every word that should start after previous always

Follow the same process till the end.

Save your work.

Now, open the Camtasia software and click record the screen to record.

Then, open power point presentation and click record to start recording.

After finishing record, use function and f10 to stop the record.

Take this clip in the Camtasia software and start editing.

After editing, save the video tutorial.

(These are some steps I followed while developing the Camtasia video tutorial on Numbers to 20

 Note:  You can always try alternative steps!

Camtasia video tutorial is one of the informative tools in ICT to integrate in teaching and learning in classroom. 

 

Thank You!

 

Feb blog

 English lesson plan for grade PP

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-l6f107f5QsAeEz6muLShVUBkD7w4jft/view?usp=sharing

I have chosen English subject for class PP children to teach numbers from 1 to 10 and its spelling. I have prepared a simulation lesson on numbers 1 to 10 using Power point since it helps students to construct knowledge. This Power point simulation includes all those multimedia such as text, pictures, GIF and audio which will attract the interest of the children in learning. According to Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligence, children have different learning style. So, simulation could be another ways to teach children about the numbers.

Followings are the procedures to create Power point (Simulation)

1.      Open the Power point and click shape on the insert tab of the Power point.

2.      Add a rectangular shape and extend the rectangular shape to the size of slide.

3.      Insert the images and GIF into the field.

4.      Add animation and transition to make it more effective.

5.      Apply different background color for each slide to make it more attractive.

6.      Then insert text box and write the topic and subject.

7.      Again, add animation to every text so that the text will appear one after another.

8.      Follow the aforementioned steps till the end of the slides.

9.      Finally add video, sound and voice narration to make the content effective.

10.  To add voice narration, go to slide show and click Record Slide Show. When we click Record Slide Show button, there will be two options, select the Start Recording from beginning button. Then the voice narration will be recorded in the slide. 

   11. To add sound and video, go to insert button and  click on video and sound button. Insert video or         sound from their respective area. 

  I have created the simulation using Power point following the aforementioned steps to teach           numbers from 1 to 10 for the children.

   Activity(Number Tracing)

    Activity;    Trace and write the numbers 

  

    Activity Instruction

1. Teacher will provide a worksheet to individual children.

2. Students have to trace and write numbers in the worksheet.

3. After that, teacher will paste the spelling of each numbers on the wall.

4. Let students to write the spelling of each numbers in their notebook.

5. Teacher will collect their worksheet to check whether they are able to trace the numbers well or not. Teacher will give addition worksheet to those children who need improvement.

To make more familiar with the numbers, teacher will show short videos and rhymes to the children.

 

 

April blog

English lesson for Grade II

Topic: Fruit

Constructive tool: PowerPoint Presentation (Simulation)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Yno9B9c0ItvBUukzPC0ofcrR_p-ODsx/view?usp=sharing

How to use simulation in teaching and learning?

 This is English lesson for the grade II. I used "Power point presentation (simulation)” as a constructive tool to make teaching and learning more fun and effective. The simulation is using to use during lesson input. Children learns the name of different types of fruits and their description looking at the image of the fruits. 

Through simulation, we will be able to cater to the needs of different learning style of the individual. Sometime it is good to integrate constructive tools in teaching and learning in our lessons rather than following same teaching and learning style every day. By integrating constructive tools in teaching and learning, it will boost the energy of the children to learn better. Thus, children will be able to learn with full energy and excitement. As a result they will be able to retain in their mind for longer duration.

 Steps:

1. Open the power point presentation.
2. Go through the power point presentation.
3. Do the activity that are provided in the given sheet. 

 Learning Activity

 Activity instructions:

1. All the students take out their book after going through the presentation.
2. Draw the picture of their favorite food.
3. Write the name of your favorite book and their description
4. Use crayons to color your drawing. 
5. Paste your drawing in English corner.
6. Carry activity for 10 minutes.
7. End activity with cheers. 

 

Steps to develop power point presentation (simulation)

• Select  the topic that to be taught.(Fruits)
• Download images from internet according to your requirement.(I downloaded the images from following link)

  https://www.google.com/search?q=fruits&rlz=1C1CHWL_enBT872BT872&sxsrf=ALeKk020hyitD8NNgGscZuWGnrGtiOhNFA:1619201537636&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj1seHj-5TwAhUFcCsKHcDTBGUQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw

• Open power point slid.
• Insert empty slid.
• Insert a shape or image to keep it as wallpaper.
• Insert a image of fruit and use animation, set after previous with time and duration..
• Write text by inserting text box accordingly.
• Use animation in every image and in every words that should start after previous always
• Follow the same process till the end.
• Insert soft background music across the slide to make slide more stimulating. 
• Then record the slide with your voice.
• Play the slid show.
• Save your work.

(These are some steps I followed while developing the power point presentation (simulation) on fruits) 

 Note:  You can always try alternative steps!

Power point presentation (simulation) is one of the constructive tools in ICT to integrate in teaching and learning in classroom. 

 

Thank You!

·Other Apps

 

march blog

Class : Three

Subject: English

Title: Good morning                                                                       

Constructive tool; word document.

Genre: poem

 

 

    Curly Dog

  Sound:Bow-wow-wow                                              

                                                                                 Downy duck        

                                                                                Sound: Quack, quack, quack   Squeak,                                                         

 Timid mouse                                                                  Scarlet bird

 Sound: cheep, cheep, cheep                                         Sound; squeak,squeak

Description 

Microsoft word document is a constructive tool used for teaching learning  in this situation of pandemic. Microsoft word is an effective tool for creating  all kinds of documents like letters, memos, reports, term papers, and typesetting novels and magazines, etc.

 steps used to make word document

Open a new word document. I have used different types of shapes to come up with this animals. I tried drawing but I couldn't draw some of the animals. for those animals which I couldn't draw, I have downloaded it from internet and made it as a tool for word document.

How to use this word document 

Every child has different learning abilities and as a facilitator we need to know different strategies will help different student. Here in my English lesson for third grade student, I choose “word program” as an ICT tool to make teaching and learning fun and engaged. By using the word program, student will be able to identify these animals and know their sound.  I have provided animals with their sound so that student know the sounds of the animals.

“Good Morning” Is a poem for third grade student. In the activity, I will provide a woofer each in a group and make every student listen in turn to these animals (i.e. Duck, Mouse, Dog and bird) sound. So, at the end of the lesson, each student will be able to identify these animals by listening to their sounds.

Activity instruction

1. student will count from 1 till 4

2. all the ones will come together, two together and respectively

3. each group will be provided with woofer with animals sounds in memory card

4. they will take turn to listen to the animals sound

5. they will see if the animals sound provided in word document is same to what they hear.