The few weeks between my semester ending and when the kids are still in school are my least busy weeks of the year so I try to get ahead on school work for the fall. This year I've learned about some new technology that can be added to my classroom teaching and hopefully make the content more engaging!
Weebly...
The first one that I tried was weebly.com, where a free website could be created. Not only am I using the site as a space to blog in (it was recommended that instructors increase their web presence/control their image - what do you think??), but I'm also going to use it for one of my class assignments. Normally my Environmental Science Lab students submit a long and detailed lab report for a major grade but this fall they're going to use their information to create a website. More engaging? We'll see how it goes!
Next on the list - PollEverywhere.com. This is a site that can be used to ask questions of students in class and they can use their cell phones to answer anonymously and then see the answers provided by the class. Clickers have been around for a while but seemed difficult to incorporate as an adjunct since the set needs to be checked out whenever they are used in the classroom - so a lot of back and forth to the media center! Poll Everywhere is easy to incorporate into power points, and I love power points, so I'm giving it a try this fall.
Poll Everywhere...
Below are 2 Poll Everywhere questions that you can try out!
What is your favorite vacation spot? https://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/B8xVie7CsGKfV4z What is your favorite fast food restaurant? https://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/nZibv09p20bSFz8 Mediasite...
The last "new technology" that I'm incorporating into my classes is Mediasite. This is a site that records screen casts. I'm using it to give students a tour of the online classroom since many aren't familiar with the Learning Management Systems.
Below is a quick example of what Mediasite can do! http://mediasite.howardcc.edu/Mediasite/Play/d766a20c1f5748f8906f343fcb16be5e1d
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