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"I thought I could read my students' body language. I was wrong. As an experiment, I used Socrative when I taught binary numbers. What I learned forever changed my views on being a better teacher."
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Scooped by Beth Dichter |
Scoop.it!
Beth Dichter's insight:
This post begins with the author writing about an experience teaching binary numbers...and learning that students may raise their hands to say they understand when in fact they do not. If instead of raising hands you use one of the many free new tools that allow for quick formative assessment you may make a better choice.
Why use free online tools? You get immediate feedback. Some tools will work well with the entire class (such as Socrative or Plickers, where your feedback from all students comes in quickly). If you are have students watching videos Zaption is a great tool to check out as you can embed questions that students need to answer correctly to move on. Five free tools are discussed in this post:
* Socrative
* Plickers
* Kahoot
* Zaption
* Back Channel Chat Tools
Each is described in more detail in the post. You may also want to check out the comment section. There are a number of additional tools suggested by some readers that may be of interest.
Good formative assessment removes the embarrassment of public hand raising and gives teachers feedback that impacts how they're teaching at that moment. Instant feedback. We can do this now.
How???
ITS HARD TO TEACH THOSE YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW! AND IS WHY TEACHING IS A GIFT THAT IN TO DAYS SEASON IT'S TEACHING FROM A BOOK AND NOT THE HEART. WHILE THE CHILDREN OF TODAY ARE OUR FUTURE BUT ACCORDING TO THE EDCATION SYSTEM THEY ARE OR ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE TAUGHT IN , THEY ARE EDUCATED TO BE FUTURE "WHAT" WHEN THE TIME COMES WE WILL FIND OUT!
Great ideas to use in the computer lab, or even with just one device.