Tech in Ed

Student Response Systems (SRS) are great resources and tools to gauge a student’s understanding of material. Especially for formative assessments, these tools can be effective for teachers and students alike due to their engaging and interactive nature as well as being quick and responsive. After our group work and presentation, I have learned about a lot of great SRS. Three of the SRS I decided to review include Padlet, Quizzizz, Mentimeter. For Padlet, the teacher can ask students a question and then all students answer, and the answers get posted to a bulletin board where all can see everyone’s answers. Students are able to share content in a way that feels comfortable and accessible. Some of the biggest pros include the fact that it is easy to use, and students can work together.   Students can see the work of others and collaborate and interact with each other.   At the same time, this can also be a con because students can instantly see others’ opinions and answers and...

Twitter has been an interesting experience for me. At first, I was very reluctant to get stated with Twitter. I am not much into social media, and the thought of making comments on material in a public arena made me a bit uncomfortable. It was not until I entered my first Twitter Chat that I began to feel a little more comfortable and realize that the chats were really just people like me out there trying to find common ground and encourage each other. The first chat I entered was the BC ED chat. There were a series of standard questions like: “What is your definition of wellness?” “How have your first two weeks of school been?” and “What are some strategies that work best for you when starting a new week?” I really appreciated the other people’s answer to the question: “What are some strategies that work best for you when starting a new week?” There were many varied answers like humor, prayer, alone time, small acts of kindness and planning to prepare for the week ahead. Although man...