Use of ICT in Learning and Teaching

Googling it the Google Way - Exploring Google Expeditions , Google Tour Builder & Google Lit Trips Date: 31 Jan 2018 This blog post explores some interesting ideas worth trying out in classrooms with kids of all ages using the amazing tools that Google offers including Lit Trips, Maps and Expeditions. But as educators we all need to remember that learning journey begins with the learning goal in mind, considering technology as a vehicle to reach learning goals more effectively and efficiently keeping everyone on board. Considering this vehicle offers a lot of potential to explore and take all students through difficult terrains. One can only embed technology meaningfully , when one has a good understanding of both the learning goals as well as the tools available. This blog post will give you an insight of the above mentioned tools and share some ideas of using these in your classrooms. Lets begin with exploring Google Lit Trips [1] . Basically its a project started by...

Googling it the Google Way Part 2 - the Omnibox Date:6th Jan 2018/Saturday This blog post will give you a dive into the Omnibox, which is Google Chrome’s address bar. For most of us it’s just a search bar. This blog post will definitely give you insight into some amazing work you could do with the Omnibox. [1] The word Omni literally means universal, which implies that the Omnibox could be used for any task from searching on the web, searching within a website, to mathematical calculations, finding meaning of word, setting up a timer for a competition of a game, getting information about flights, current weather situation, conversions from inches to cm etc, sending a tweet and so much more. [2] Let’s begin the journey by simple tools and tricks to help you become a master of Omnibox   :) whether easy or complex mathematical calculations, you just need to type your equation inside the Omnibox and press enter. It opens a calculator and displays your result. You c...