Elizabeth Hamner, PhD Hill College Technological Tools Elizabeth Hamner, PhD Hill College 45min – 10:30-11:20am

Why Technology? Encouraged by Admin Students want it / use it We enjoy it?! Lots of Research. . . .

Research Generally positive Some Negative aspects of technology: (not used for academics by students, not all students have access to the resources, software/hardware problems, internet connectivity, etc.) Generally positive Multimedia learning – hearing, watching, experiencing the same info using multiple senses Quizzing – highly supported method of studying Metacognition – understanding how well you know information, how you learn Engagement – more focus and attention in the classroom Multimedia – listening to lecture, watching video, writing responses to questions/taking notes, etc. Quizzing – lots of technology for that

Goal for Today Provide Information Demonstrate some tools Learn something new! I don’t have all the answers, but. . . Provide info – I have not used all of these tools personally, but asked for input from my fellow psyc instructors via social media I tried to do some of the research for us on what’s out there

Technology Tools Categories: Polling/ Quizzing In the Classroom Podcasts Videos Miscellaneous Tools from the Audience 10:40

Polling/ Quizzing Polleverywhere – Free (Up to 40 participants). Live polling. Questions – MC, images, open-ended, etc. Results can be displayed multiple ways. Embed to PP Socrative – Free (Up to 50 participants). Live polling. Questions – MC, images, open-ended, etc. Results can be displayed multiple ways. Embed to PP Playbuzz – Less academically-focused, but more interesting methods of creating quiz content (quiz, poll, flipcard, trivia, rankings). Easy to incorporate images into quiz content Jeopardy – Many options – Factile, JeopardyLabs, SuperTeacherTools – see review article Slido - Less academically-focused, Free (Up to 1,000 participants). Only 3 poll questions allowed per “event” 10:40-10:50am Poll everywhere – Playbuzz-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSplvBplj6I&fbclid=IwAR21zPHDNK2mKAFClolb5NKAXDKDQ6vLgE0FjUrcANgkehrVSwrQNc47szU Jeopardy - https://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=2031984#.XFs5OGdG2vU ; https://www.lifewire.com/free-jeopardy-powerpoint-templates-1358186

In the Classroom Plickers – Less technology needed by students; better for group use, in the classroom; premade answer cards on amazon Kahoot – $0-$3 permonth. Mostly games, as well as quizzes; best used in classroom; Looks better for k-12? Gimkit – Free (Up to 5 games, ‘core’ features). Game-show style quizzing, made by hs student; students earn “money”, can use to gain access to more review questions, etc. Nearpod – Free (Up to 40 participants). Immediate feedback during class, multiple assessment styles (quizzing, polls, open-ended, fill-in- the-blank, matching). Create interactive full lessons TopHat – Create interactive textbooks! Most content free, students have to pay based on what you create. (avg $50) 10:50-11:00 Plickers - https://get.plickers.com/

Podcasts The Learning Scientists – how the brain works, study tips, etc. TED talks College Info Geek - tips on studying, landing jobs, being productive, giving speeches, etc. Freakonomics – a Psychology/Economics combo Stuff You Missed in History Class - a fun way to learn about interesting, lesser- known yet important historical events The Naked Scientists - approachable explanation to common scientific topics This American Life - Each episode has a theme—which might be anything from the housing crisis to cars or stories from summer camp. Let’s Know Things / Stuff You Should Know – random info about the world 11:00 – 11:03 Least amount of effort for instructors – EC assignment, “find a podcast related to our class topic”, write a summary/ response, etc.

Videos Youtube Crash Course BBC PBS The Learning Scientists Course content How to email, plagiarism, study skills, etc. Plagiarism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT6S4ERI0o8&fbclid=IwAR1m6ZzVK7suHjng7V7XXcm4T-5fSGX3d7c7jyc-noOeGQE81WVkT5_U32w Email - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC_b57-4eh0&fbclid=IwAR2HCKbldjX5BLDTkGXwn0thJBC17D_S0tLArcJoEppkIGmX3RdqtJfaocI

Miscellaneous Mentimeter – Free (limited version). Presentation maker Prezi – Free (basic version). Presentation maker Google docs – Easy way for students to collaborate. Group projects. Share/edit notes. Create documents/folder, share with class, able to see what they are doing How to uncover MS unsaved docs 11:03-11:10

Tools from the Audience Any other favorite technology tools?

THANK YOU! Elizabeth Hamner, PhD ehamner@hillcollege.edu