Technology-Based Tools

Technology Tools for Instructional Practices

• Google classroom
• ClassDojo
• Classcraft
• Seesaw
• Youtube
• Science 360
• Kahoot!

Google Classroom

• A social tool for learning, it allows students to post questions and receive answers from the teachers and fellow students.
• Teachers can post lesson materials and discussions and can be responded to at home by the students. Students also have access to word document, excel, power point, etc.

Class Dojo

• ClassDojo is a platform where teachers, students and families can use to share what's being learned in the classroom through photos, videos, and messages.
• Teachers can record and track student behavior, facilitate classroom activities, create student portfolios, and engage in school-to-home communication.

The Social Express

• is designed to teach users how to think about and manage social situations, helping them to develop meaningful social relationships and succeed in life.
• episodes for your students and have them help characters make correct social choices. Have students role-play the given scenarios within each lesson to reinforce social concepts.

BrainPop

• it is used by teachers and students, it includes videos prompts, graphics, games, and quizzes. It offers curriculum based learning strategies; The site is divided into Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Engineering & Tech, Health, and Arts & Music categories.

Youtube

• You can use YouTube videos to introduce a topic, explain an online activity, motivate your learners, or simply extend the information conveyed by your eLearning course

IXL

• Covers 4 core subjects, aligned with common core and all state standards. It combines curriculum, a Continuous Diagnostic, individual guidance, and real-time analytics to help teachers differentiate instruction for each of their students. IXL has over 7,000 skills covering to support public school or homeschooled learners with a range of needs, abilities, and grade levels.

Prodigy

• is designed to engage students using adaptive technology to cater to each individual. Prodigy's personalized approach identifies gaps in students' understanding and works with them by pulling them back to prerequisite skills and then scaffolding them forward through more difficult concepts.

ISTE Student Standard

• (IXL) Empowered Learner – Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.
• (ClassDojo) Creative Communicator- Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.

ISTE Educator standard

• Google Classroom: 5a Designer- Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.

Reference

• ISTE Standards for Educators | ISTE. Iste.org. (2021).https://www.iste.org/standards/for-educators.
• ISTE Standards for Students | ISTE. Iste.org. (2021). https://www.iste.org/standards/for-students.
• Home. Prodigygame.com. (2021). https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/.

Reference

• About Classroom - Classroom Help. Support.google.com. (2021) https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6020279?hl=en.
• IXL | Maths and English Practice. IXL Learning. (2021). Retrieved 20 May 2021, from https://www.ixl.com/?