This week I developed five different online resources: Padlet, Quizziz, Rubric, Thinglink interactive photo and a Scoopit online magazine. Each have power and purpose in the classroom. Below I will explain my ideas on each one and explain how I would use each in the classroom.
Padlet: A padlet is a great organizing resource that allows you to post different resources that were created not only by the teacher but by others. It's nice to be able to post many different types of media from video's to slides, edpuzzles and articles. I would use a Padlet to post all the lesson resources that I have for the chapter or unit. This would allow students to access materials at any time and study at their leisure. Quizziz: I found this to be a great resource for quiz making. The site possesses a wealth of quiz material already in its library which makes using Quizziz much faster and more powerful than writing a quiz from scratch. I believe Quizziz to be different from Quizlet because I can choose to give the quiz synchronously or asynchronously. This is a great option for teaching as I can make it an interactive activity or something students do on their own. In my class I plan to use quizziz for daily quizzes which I call "reality checks". I like the thought of using Quizziz because it immediately shows the results of students which will save me time with grading. Rubric (Rubistar): This was an awesome resource. I routinely use rubrics and find them both tedious and time consuming to prepare. Rubistar was easy to use and writes the rubric itself with minimal input from me. Finding this site not only frees up a lot of my time, it probably writes a better rubric than I would by myself. I will use this site weekly to produce rubrics for labs and activities and projects, etc. Thinglink interactive photo: This is a fascinating resource that could be great for visual learners. It is engaging and visually stunning. I could use this explaining certain topics to better meet all learning styles. Scoopit: Scoopit is a great resource to post intriguing articles and resources. These are resources that students wouldn't normally find on their own and it's a great way to bring new ideas to light. I would use this in my classroom as a "pick your own reading" activity where students could choose to read what interests them most and write a summary of the article. This is a great way to integrate differentiation as students can choose what is best for them. Todays Question: Chapter 12 No. 1: As emerging technologies continue to affect education, there is little question that the role of the teacher will change. Imagine yourself teaching a class in 20 years. How do you think your role would be different from the typical teacher's role today? Technology is quickly taking over in many facets of society and education is no different. As technologies become ever more powerful it allows teachers to differentiate instruction to different learning styles. I see education moving towards students having an individual education plan which meets their own individual learning style. Educators will be providing materials and resources in many different formats and focused on each student as an individual.
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Brian Long
7/21/2019 03:02:26 pm
Hey John, I totally agree with you. I think that education is moving to be more and more individualized, and teachers are going to begin to have to tailor instruction to each student. While this will be good, I also fear that students will begin to feel entitled that they deserve this sort of treatment and will not get the same treatment in the workforce. I think ensuring that they are educated in the best way possible is important, but I think that we also need to prepare them for life.
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Saiva Baker
7/22/2019 12:10:16 am
John,
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Gary Lee
7/23/2019 01:30:59 pm
John, differentiated instruction is truly a great thing. It is something that all teachers should consider shifting towards. I think a lot of these programs can help suit that. In each classroom there are students on different levels and with different needs. It is important that we find ways to reach these students. I think your rubric is done very well too.
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