Teaching and Learning in the digital world.

DEFINE THE WEB BASED TOOL USED
HOW CAN IT BE USED
EFFECTIVELY IN AN
EDUCATIONAL SETTING?
· “Scratch” can be used in the educational settings in order to
teach the students about programming.
· The coding elements are presented a blocks that actually
snaps together and it helps the kids to think it like the coders.
· The scratch can be helpful in teaching the programming
concepts like the conditionals, variables and the loops
· A scratch will enable the students to confidently pick up the
languages like Java, Python , C for building the real programs.
PROS AND CONS OF THE WEB BASED TOOL IN THE EDUCATIONAL
SETTINGS
Pros
· The pros of this web based tool is that, it provides an easy way to teach programming to the kids.
· It is an excellent way to introduce the children with the coding
Cons
· Use of this device can become difficult if the school does not have proper internet facilities.
· If the application is not installed (Fatma, 2013).
· This might the make the students addicted towards computer applications, rather than concentrating on
other resource materials like books and notes Baleni, Z. G. (2015).
Teaching and Learning in the digital
world
Name of the tool- "Scratch "
· SCRATCH IS A SIMPLE WEB BASED TOOL THAT CAN BE
USED TO ENHANCE THE E- LEARNING PROCEDURE.
· THE TOOL HAS BEEN EXCLUSIVELY DESIGNED FOR 8-16
YEARS OLD CHILDREN.
· THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT IT CAN BE SHARED
WITH THE OTHER STUDENTS WHO ARE A PART OF THE STUDENT’S
ONLINE COMMUNITY.
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