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PLICKERS – The Ultimate Assessment Tool
No more Promethean Planet ActiVotes and multiple packets of batteries, now you can simply print voting devices on paper for free (well apart from the price of the ink & paper). Use PLICKERS for quick checks of student understanding.
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Great learning starts by asking great questions
Kahoot!
A game-based classroom response system
As a teacher you should sign-up for free at getkahoot.com to create a quiz, discussion or survey. I found the quizzes very useful as a formative assessment tool. I created quizzes, the students created quizzes and we worked in groups to answer the questions (this was mainly due to the fact that we lacked the technology in the school for each child to have a device).
Kahoot generates a pin number for each quiz, discussion or survey. If students are using a hand-held device (phone, tablet, etc) then they simply download the Kahoot app (which is available for free on all platforms – Android, IOS, etc) and enter the pin. If using a desktop or laptop then students simply open kahoot.it and enter the pin.
One Element of Internet Safety
Came across a website recently called HOW SECURE IS MY PASSWORD and was delighted to find that it would take a desktop PC about 4 thousand years to crack my password (long past my sell by date). However I personally can honestly put that down to having a friend who taught me about the importance of passwords. You should go now and check your password but be sure to come back and read the rest of this post 🙂
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To Jing or not to Jing??
There is no question!! Download it for FREE
I can honestly say that Jing is one of the most useful tools I have ever used as a teacher. Jing lets you capture video, animation, text, and still images from the web. More than useful when preparing a lesson or a presentation. Read the rest of this entry
What is ThingLink?
ThingLink is a platform for creating interactive images and videos.
These interactive images are a fantastic tool for students and teachers when it comes to making presentations, introducing a new topic to a class, or creating a school project.
ThingLink is free, works on all modern web browsers as well as Android and Apple devices.
Clink on the image below to check out this ThingLink on Endangered Animals by @soxnevad
