Think back to the tools, activities, concepts that you have learnt about in this session. What are the potentials for using one, or some, of them in your teaching situation?
I don't enjot nearpod very much. Because I need to say next to the computer. Our school doesn't provide wifi to teachers. Usually with my powerpoint slides, I have a 'remote control'. I can then walk around the classroom while going through the slides. However, nearpod requires me to stay close to the desktop. If my school has more technical support, which allows me to use iPad to control the 'big screen' of the room, I am happy to use Prezi, nearpod in class.
Nearpod is a presentation tool rather than a learning game tool. It's great that you can use it as slide, as test. But I don't like how it works for reading comprehension. I constantly need to go back to the previous page to find the answers while the question is on the next page.
Goformative is rather using friendly for reading comprehension tasks. Everything is on the same page. I don't need to go back and forth.
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
Session 13 - reflection
Think back to the tools and activities you have visited or tried out in this session. Which of them has/have potential application in your teaching situation? Why?
Quizz.com is very similar to Kahoot!
I knew Kahoot from the teacher's development day last month. It took all teachers by storm. Everybody was so engaged in the activity. Reading the question on the projector screen, then choose the right colour with a tab. You must be fast! Sometimes I heard 'aiya' because they picked the wrong colour because their finger was faster. It was definitely my first time to have such an 'emotional' development day :)
Kahoot is definitely suitable for students and teachers.
There are ready made quizzes. It's very handy as long as we have wifi and ipad at school.
I have already tried Kahoot in my lesson and will talk about it in the assignment.
What's so special with all these quiz app is that it allows students and teachers to know the results and feedback right aways. More interaction between students and teachers. It's something that traditional paper grammar practice can't do. Traditional ones are teacher-led lesson. With quiz app, students lead the lesson.
I love using app in lessons. But still, we mustn't forget that traditional are good also. We always need to strike a balance and cater for learner diversity. Some learners just don't like the idea that grammar practices become 'un'tangible. Some like.
Quizz.com is very similar to Kahoot!
I knew Kahoot from the teacher's development day last month. It took all teachers by storm. Everybody was so engaged in the activity. Reading the question on the projector screen, then choose the right colour with a tab. You must be fast! Sometimes I heard 'aiya' because they picked the wrong colour because their finger was faster. It was definitely my first time to have such an 'emotional' development day :)
Kahoot is definitely suitable for students and teachers.
There are ready made quizzes. It's very handy as long as we have wifi and ipad at school.
I have already tried Kahoot in my lesson and will talk about it in the assignment.
What's so special with all these quiz app is that it allows students and teachers to know the results and feedback right aways. More interaction between students and teachers. It's something that traditional paper grammar practice can't do. Traditional ones are teacher-led lesson. With quiz app, students lead the lesson.
I love using app in lessons. But still, we mustn't forget that traditional are good also. We always need to strike a balance and cater for learner diversity. Some learners just don't like the idea that grammar practices become 'un'tangible. Some like.
Friday, 9 December 2016
Friday, 2 December 2016
Friday, 25 November 2016
Session 11 - reflection
Use of padlet as a dashboard
I asked students to copy everything from my powerpoint slides and stick all the worksheets onto their notebooks. I never give them a soft copy of what I prepared.
The first reason is because I want them to pay attention in class. The second reason is uploading various files onto e-class is very troublesome.
Now, with padlet, the dashboard function is easy to read and download. I just need to give students the link of the padlet before the exam. They can visit the page for revision. I can further upload other revision notes/ exercises.
The best thing is it is very organised and easy to read.
Pinterest
Thanks for showing me the use of that small icon on the left hand corner. I heard of pinterest. I browse it sometimes. But I have no idea how to create my own board! It is similar to 'bookmark' function except it is image-based, which is more eye-catching and easy to read through.
Prezi
With prezi, it is tricky. I have a prezi account with my edu. email but I constantly forget the login passowrd of Prezi. Receiving a password reset email in my edu.email takes time... I have been waiting for 5 mins now and the mail has yet to go through all the 'filters' set my the edu.email.
Anyways, I like prezi because of it layout. I don't use it a lot also because of its layout. Because it can be quite 'dizzy' if you don't have a clear organization of what your work or when you are only having a free account.
Still, it is a gimmick to arouse students' interest in class :)
Gimmick is a positive word
I asked students to copy everything from my powerpoint slides and stick all the worksheets onto their notebooks. I never give them a soft copy of what I prepared.
The first reason is because I want them to pay attention in class. The second reason is uploading various files onto e-class is very troublesome.
Now, with padlet, the dashboard function is easy to read and download. I just need to give students the link of the padlet before the exam. They can visit the page for revision. I can further upload other revision notes/ exercises.
The best thing is it is very organised and easy to read.
Thanks for showing me the use of that small icon on the left hand corner. I heard of pinterest. I browse it sometimes. But I have no idea how to create my own board! It is similar to 'bookmark' function except it is image-based, which is more eye-catching and easy to read through.
Prezi
With prezi, it is tricky. I have a prezi account with my edu. email but I constantly forget the login passowrd of Prezi. Receiving a password reset email in my edu.email takes time... I have been waiting for 5 mins now and the mail has yet to go through all the 'filters' set my the edu.email.
Anyways, I like prezi because of it layout. I don't use it a lot also because of its layout. Because it can be quite 'dizzy' if you don't have a clear organization of what your work or when you are only having a free account.
Still, it is a gimmick to arouse students' interest in class :)
Gimmick is a positive word
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