Tech Exploration

I would definitely consider myself a current resident of the internet. I wasn’t always here, but now that I am I feel rather integrated into the culture that surrounds it.

Kahoot is the site I liked the best. It is such a simple tool that has massive potential in the classroom. It can be used to create competition that children usually enjoy. It is also a very fast paced game. I think that this is a good thing to use as a final review. If it is used to early in the lesson what may happen is that the kids could be absorbed into the competition a little too much. This means that they will begin guessing answers, making it difficult for the educator to make absolutely sure that his or her students truly understand the material.

I really liked the virtual bubble map site. I think that it could be really fun to work with in a group setting. The only real problem I could think of that one might run into while using this resource in the classroom may be that some un-engaged or bored students might not use the bubble map in the way that it is supposed to be used.

The 100 teaching tools page was awesome! I definitely plan to share this with some of the teachers and tutors I know. I also thought it was really cool that this site shows a lot of well known social media platforms to showcase how they can be used in education.      

Based on what I did today and Bloom’s Taxonomy, teachers need to think about how different resources need to be used during different points of the learning process. For example, a teacher shouldn’t have students use a resource that is better for checking for understanding at the very beginning of a lesson.

Based upon all of this exploring, I feel like I will definitely use technology with my students more often. I have a smart board at my disposal after all. I like a lot the games that I saw on the main page and really think that my adult students would enjoy them as well. I also feel like technology is something I could use help keep myself more organized as well. In this way, technology can end up help both me and my students.