5 Technology Resources ALL Teachers Should Know About

Quickfire 1

1.) Quickfire 1. Ask a question: Questions can be prepared in advance or typed directly on the whiteboard. A timer is available to encourage students to keep up with the pace of the lesson. 2. Students respond using their personal devices You can ask the students to respond using text or canvas. 3. Share answers anonymously on the whiteboard You can request for students to improve and re- submit their answer at any stage. 4. Lesson data is saved for review You can view the responses from the whole class – or from an individual student, enabling you to assess the progress of each student over time.

1.) Quickfire Good for: Lesson starters Introducing a new topic Reviewing a lesson or topic Assessing student progress Reinforcing knowledge

Discuss App 2

2.) Discuss 1. Create a presentation Upload from PowerPoint or create from scratch using text, images and videos. Questions and tasks for students can be added to key slides. 2. Share presentation in a lesson You can ask your students to contribute using their personal devices at any point during the presentation. 3. Start classroom discussion Students respond using their personal devices. They can also comment on each others' responses 4. Share discussion highlights Pause the discussion at any time to bring students' attention back to the board - where high level ideas can be celebrated, triggering a verbal discussion. Common misconceptions can be addressed during the class.

2.) Discuss Good for: - Class collaboration - Class discussions & building a shared knowledge base - Engaging all students in the class, even the quiet ones - Tracking student progress - Informing teacher planning of lessons

AnswerGarden 3

3.) AnswerGarden Who is AnswerGarden intended for? Used by teachers to establish the knowledge level of a class on a certain topic. Used by creative teams for digital brainstorming sessions. People who maintain websites and blogs use it to poll their visitors in a brief and to- the-point matter.

3.) AnswerGarden Wow! So AnswerGarden is for everybody? Well, no. AnswerGarden is for anyone interested in using an easy and powerful way to get brief feedback from a group. You might not want to choose AnswerGarden if you intend to do a quiz with many different questions, or if you require long, in-depth answers from your students, or if you want to formulate really long questions.

4 GoSoapBox

4.) GoSoapBox Powerful, flexible, and intuitive student response system for educators to use in their classrooms. Leveraging web-enabled devices, teachers digitally engage students to conduct formative assessment and gain insight into student comprehension that was never before possible. Middle school and high school teachers use GoSoapBox's versatile feature set and anonymity to help students save face and enjoy technology classrooms.

5 Nearpod

5.) Nearpod Create Lessons Your Students Will Love Easily create lessons in minutes for your next class. Import files (pdf, ppt, jpg) or Google slides and add interactive activities, websites, and videos to keep your students engaged in their learning. Engage Your One-to-One Classroom: Synchronize your lessons across all student devices in the classroom. Get real-time feedback and post-session reports on student comprehension.

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