Using ICT to facilitate new developments in teaching and

learning

Technology course

• Monday 3rd – Friday 7th December 2018

Day 1

• Induction and KAHOOT

• How do you engage your students while teaching them something meaningful?

Kahoot! is a tool for using technology to administer quizzes, discussions or surveys. It is a game based classroom response system played by the whole class in real time. Multiple-choice questions are projected on the screen. Students answer the questions with their smartphone, tablet or computer.

• Kahoot! fosters learning in a group setting. Students do not require an account and must only enter a code on any device with an internet connection (computer, tablet, phone) to participate.

• Images can be added to each question, enhancing the effectiveness of the quiz. Questions consist of multiple choice answers, at least 2 and up to 4.

• An added benefit of Kahoot! is the students’ answers are preserved in a spreadsheet that can be analysed later to determine concepts that need to be reemphasized (if certain students are struggling, etc.).

Why is it engaging?• Students LOVE competitions and

tablets/phones.

• The instrument/s for learning (phones/tablets) make even the most boring subject/topic more fun and entertaining.

• MOTIVATION is enhanced: Use it as a treat at the end of each class IF they have behaved.

Day 2

• QUIZIZZ

(vs KAHOOT)

• Quizizz is a self-paced learning tool that helps every student celebrate their achievements.

• Teachers incorporate Quizizz into instruction, review, and assessment to support students.

1-> This page contains the library of Public

quizzes. You can search for quizzes by the

name of the quiz or the username of the

creator of the quiz.

2->"My Quizzes" contains all of the quizzes

you've created. It also contains

"Collections" which are folders used to

organize quizzes.

3->"Create" takes you to the Quiz Editor so

you can create your own quizzes.

4-> "Reports" includes results for all of the

games you've hosted.

5-> Save and create custom memes for

your games.

2 main functions

• Once you've picked a quiz, you can conduct it in class with our live mode or assign it as a homework game for students to practice on their own time. Students can use any device with a browser to join the game and you see data for individual students and the class as a whole.

Data that matter

• Quizizz provides you with great data for all of the games you conduct. You can use the feedback from reports to change your lesson plan in real-time.

• Our reports give you a clear view of your overall class performance as well as a breakdown for each student.

Limitation

• Now Quizizz will be available in your local language. Presently, Quizizz is available in English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Polish and Russian. More languages soon.

• You can already find other quiz created by other Italian colleagues.

Can students do it ‘actively’?

• Yes!!

• Students are also allowed to create quizzes and conduct games

Quizizz explained

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLPv3PEdH_aguo-

jW9f3upYz0OU0RfO0HT&v=YVdYWzmp1gY

An example in Italian

• https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5a5e0539e6d81a00119f6725/matematica

A comparison

How to quizizz…a quiz about quizizz

• https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5c016320915a0d001baf922d/how-to-quizzizz

Great for evaluating performances

• Each students have a different question (UNLIKE Kahoot), so less chance they can cheat!

• You can send your students’ results to their parents.

• Create your own account/ search for quizizz you like and MAKE one that all of your colleagues can play.

Day 3

• QUIZLET

• Quizlet is a great resource for teacherslooking for new ways to engage their students and get them to study more often.

• It works with digital flash cards.

Try it yourselves now

https://quizlet.com/89313049/what-is-quizlet-flash-cards/

Why QUIZLET is a great tool

• Quizlet can automatically generate interactive games and even tests of the material you enter into it. Five or ten minutes of typing (or pasting!) up front can yield literally hours’ worth of automatically-assessed activities inside and outside of the classroom, on computers, smartphones, tablets, and even pencil-and-paper printed exercises.

Great to teach and learn languages

But can be easily adapted and can be used in other subjects

• Quizlet can be used to generate paper handouts, flash cards, or game materials. Once you have your list of words and definitions uploaded to Quizlet, there are several printing options.

• You can use these printed materials as handouts for your students or else use them to create physical games and warm-up exercises to play in class. (For example, you might print out words in the “small flashcard” format, cut out all the words and definitions separately, scramble them up, and hand one slip of paper to each student, either a word or a definition. Then, students would need to find the other person in the room whose slip of paper completes the word/definition pair.)

• Some of the functions of Quizlet work great especially with young students (the interactive pen guarantees more dynamism and competition in the classroom… see the MATCH and the GRAVITY functions)

FREE, but some features are only supported by a subscription

It's $15 for one year of Quizlet Plus

Example

• https://quizlet.com/216715551/biology-cell-structure-diagram/

• Let’s play with other quizlet flashcards

• Prepare your own quizlet

http://www.classtools.net

• https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/blog/maths

• http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/index.html

• More classtools.net practice

• Smore

• dvolver

What is smore???

• https://www.smore.com/j6ry-using-smore-in-your-classroom

• https://www.smore.com/b4k2f-error-correction

Limitations

• Only 3 FREE newsletters

• 79 $/year

What is dvolver?

• Dvolver creates animated movies online. In no time at all, there is an animation of your topic.

• No membership is needed to create movies. Membership is free.

• Always preview or use under supervision, depending on your teaching situation and students' maturity level.

• Tip: email the finished movie to yourself to obtain the url or find it amid the embed code, if you are enough of a "geek."

• http://www.dvolver.com/moviemaker/make.html

THANK YOU