Writing this post will be one of the easiest posts of TOOL up to this point, and probably beyond. I say this because if there is one thing that I already do, it is utilize Web Tools in the online realm as well as in the face to face classroom. I am going to offer five instructional tools that can be used in the online classroom, explain how a teacher can use the tool, how a student can use the tool, and the cost that goes along with it! This type of sharing is what I live for, so if you have some ideas, feel free to comment and share! I promise that I will use them!
Kahoot
Kahoot is a very fun and interactive game that teachers and students can use to review any information delivered in the course. I use it as a formative assessment in the face to face classroom as well as in the online classroom. The online classroom is different, but it is fun to do in the Synchronous Chat. Once the teacher creates the game, the teacher will need to pull the game up on their own computer and then share their desktop. Students will use the code displayed on the teacher's screen and log in. Once all students are logged in, the game can begin. It is an individual competition where every answer earns points for the player. Students love it! If you want a student to use Kahoot without using it as a class, one manner of differentiation is to require students to create a kahoot game in place of a different assignment. As long as the student has all of the answers correct in their game, it can then be used as a tool in a different class! The best part- Kahoot is completely FREE!
Socrative
Socrative is a site very similar to Kahoot. It puts the students in groups where they answer questions and race to complete all questions before any other group. This can be used by teachers in the Synchronous class, just as Kahoot. The positive part is that students will hold one another responsible because they want to win! Socrative is free!! Students can use Socrative to study by looking for sets that already exist on the subject that they are currently learning and study it, or they can do what was suggest for Kahoot- they can make a Socrative set and submit it as a way of differentiation for an assignment in our own Course Content. Remind101 Switching gears from study materials to communication methods, Remind101 is another site that I use in the classroom, both face to face and online. I use Remind101 to remind students about assignments, important events, to send out study sites, or share information of any type. The great thing about Remind is that you can schedule messages in advance. So, as the teacher, we know when the due dates are coming and we know what assignments will be due. This site can be used to schedule reminders for assignment due dates, which is how I use it. Remind has an embed code so that it can be put on our D2L classroom website so that students can join if they choose. The great part for students is that it then enables students to text questions to the teacher if the teacher enables that function. Remind is also FREE!!
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