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What apps on a smartphone or tablet do your kids use the most? I'm not referring to just "teaching" apps but apps in general. What do you see kids doing with their smartphones, both at school and away from school.
Same here. IMO technology is more of a distraction to education than a help.
I've been able to get a few of my students hooked on DuoLingo to learn new languages or Khan Academy for math, but what I have noticed is that their interest in these learning apps usually fizzles out after short periods of time.
I've been able to get a few of my students hooked on DuoLingo to learn new languages or Khan Academy for math, but what I have noticed is that their interest in these learning apps usually fizzles out after short periods of time.
They're just not interested in using technology to learn. They prefer to use it to avoid learning by doing things like getting pictures of tests, or googling answers. On the last test I gave I had about a dozen students give an answer that is straight off of Wikipedia. I don't know how they managed that as I try to watch carefully. Still they manage.
I want a device that renders cell phones useless in my room but that is illegal.
In my class, we use Kahoot.
I create multiple choice quizzes on my laptop using the Kahoot website and the kids can either download the terrific Kahoot app or just play live on their phone without it using their browser.
Every Wednesday in my class is Kahoot Day. The students love it. There is musical background, it looks fun, it gives standings after each question, and the kids can do individual or in teams. They can watch their phones while they play or watch the projection from my laptop on the big screen while I act like Drew Carey on The Price Is Right. I give my top three finishers extra credit points after each week's game. It takes about fifteen minutes to do it in class, and maybe about 45 minutes to create a quiz during my planning period. You can log in and save your quizzes in your account, or "steal" another teacher's Kahoot quiz nationwide from whatever topic you "search" for. It's a whole database. So easy to do. And a great reinforcer for my subject material.
Best in-class invention for teachers in the past decade.
I'm high school social studies, by the way. But I've seen little kids get even more into it. So much fun.
And it's free.
In my class, we use Kahoot.
I create multiple choice quizzes on my laptop using the Kahoot website and the kids can either download the terrific Kahoot app or just play live on their phone without it using their browser.
Every Wednesday in my class is Kahoot Day. The students love it. There is musical background, it looks fun, it gives standings after each question, and the kids can do individual or in teams. They can watch their phones while they play or watch the projection from my laptop on the big screen while I act like Drew Carey on The Price Is Right. I give my top three finishers extra credit points after each week's game. It takes about fifteen minutes to do it in class, and maybe about 45 minutes to create a quiz during my planning period. You can log in and save your quizzes in your account, or "steal" another teacher's Kahoot quiz nationwide from whatever topic you "search" for. It's a whole database. So easy to do. And a great reinforcer for my subject material.
Best in-class invention for teachers in the past decade.
I'm high school social studies, by the way. But I've seen little kids get even more into it. So much fun.
And it's free.
Do all of your students have smart phones with data plans?
What do they do if they do not have smart phones? How do you ensure that they are not left out?
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