This weeks post is a little late but better late then never right?! So this week's (well last week's) topic was about Hardware for teachers. Now we all know as teachers we get introduced to many different types of hardware. There are some programs that after we see it we never use them again and then there are some that we see that blow our minds. This blog is going to be dedicated to talking about a few different programs that I use or have been introduced to because of this assignment.
First up on the list........ FORMATIVE!!!!! This website is simply amazing. Formative is a website where you can create online assessments, classwork and homework. Some of the features I really enjoy are the fact that you can get see the results in live time, there are questions that align with the standards (or you can create your own) and you can put some real time interventions in your assignments. The students can submit there through multiple choice, typing, showing their work with drawing or even submit an image. Lastly, the best thing about this website.......IT'S FREE!!! Yes, teachers and students can create an account for free. Its a must see, especially if you are a math teacher. I have started using it in my class and I love it.
Next, Khan Academy! I am pretty sure that most educators have heard of Khan Academy. If you have not you are in for a treat. This website offers videos, lessons and practice on math, science & engineering, test prep, computing, arts & humanities, and Economics & Finance. The math portion is set up by grades and goes through almost every concept in math up to college. One aspect of this website that I enjoy is the fact that with every video there is a practice section so you can practice the concept that you just wrote. Teachers can set up accounts for themselves and invite there students. Teachers can also assign practice lessons to students. Lastly the students earn points for everything they do in the program. This could be used as an incentive in class. If the student gets so many points they get a reward or grade. Just a suggestion! This program is also FREE!!!
Last program for today is...... Explain Everything. This program is a collaborative and interactive whiteboard program. You can post videos and drawing. The students can create work on here and present. I have not worked much with this program but I recently went to a PD where this program was discussed and it seems really nice. I am not quite sure how I can use it in my classroom but I plan to play around a bit and find out!
And thats all that we have for this week!!!!! See you soon!
Cotter!
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