BK technology tools

EDUC 201 T ECHNOLOGY T OOLS : T EN T OOLS T EMPLATE Name Description Pros Cons How could it be used in the classroom? Example : Kahoot!  The technology allows teachers to put questions in a test format to be answered by students simultaneously.  Access can be through a website or app.  Students must put in a number from the teacher account.  Teacher can assess students.  Assessment results are instantaneous.  Game concept makes it fun for students.  Graphs are shown of the data.  Each student needs an individual device.  Teacher must create questions which can be time-consuming.  Student must create a name for the game.  Assessment of a skill.  Opinion questions for graphing in math.  Could be used for review of content.  Pre-and post-test results could be compared. 1. Class Dojo  This app allows for teachers, students, and parents to connect.  Access can be made through an app or website.  User friendly.  IT IS FREE  Seamless transition from school to home use.  Negative effects on children doing poorly.  Everything can be seen by all students, parents, and teachers.  It can be used in the classroom by keeping up with attendance for the teachers, but also can be used in ways to motivate students, but can also discourage them as well. Page 1 of 7

EDUC 201 Name Description Pros Cons How could it be used in the classroom? 2. Google Classroom  Learning management system  Aims to simplify things for teachers.  Virtual classrooms.  Integrates with a lot of apps.  Collect all student work online.  Easy to learn interface.  Saves paper.  Does not integrate with Google Calendar.  Hard to edit.  Does not work with regular google account.  Useful in the classroom when schools are shut down or schools have “virtual” days.  Useful because it would eliminate the loss of assignments for teachers because its all submitted online. Page 2 of 7

EDUC 201 Name Description Pros Cons How could it be used in the classroom? 5. Quizlet  Is a study tool to help students make studying a little more fun.  Builds teamwork in classroom in game use.  Allows students to have fun while preparing for assessments.   Students can learn incorrect information (If the teacher did not create it)  Students may only rely on Quizlet to actually study.  Quizlet can be used in the classroom because it could have games made such as jeopardy or other fun games that can be used for studying. 6. Padlet  Acts as a post it wall so students or teachers can post questions, answers or any concerns for the class to see.  There is a free version.   Free does come with limitations.   Gathering feedback from students.  Can be used for groupwork to help build teamwork skills Page 4 of 7

EDUC 201 Name Description Pros Cons How could it be used in the classroom? 7. Pear Deck  Is an innovative to create active learning in the classroom.  Accessible for everyone  Adaptable learning for everyone’s learning needs.  Some of the integrative options are not fully functionable.  More difficult to learn how to use than some other choices.  It can be used by itself or it can be integrated with other platforms to help learn as well.  It allows the students to engage with the class via presentation. 8. Flip  A video based social learning platform.  Free platform version offered  Can be used by all ages  Flip can be translated from one language to another.  Free version is limited.  Without the paid version teachers can only get the grid feature.  More of a virtual type classroom learning.  Great for projects outside the classroom that would require students videoing themselves.  Teachers can also group the classroom via the grid option. Page 5 of 7

EDUC 201 Name Description Pros Cons How could it be used in the classroom? 10. Grammarly  A writing assistant that can be used by students to check their writing.  Can detect plagiarism.  Helps students have an error free writing style.  Helps be time efficient when it comes to proofreading and editing work.  Subscription is costly.  Can form an over reliance on the tool.  Incompatible with some platforms.  This can be used in the classroom as a way for students to check their writing rather than having the teacher read it over and over. Page 7 of 7