5 Ways To Use Online Surveys In The Classroom There are a lot of online survey tools out there, and many of them are free. And teachers love free tools, right? The most obvious way to use a survey tool in your classroom might be to use it for a quiz, test, or homework, but there are a lot of other uses that you probably haven’t thought of yet. So aside from testing your students, how can you use online surveys in the classroom to enhance the educational experience? Prepare Your Curriculum Survey your students before you start teaching a specific course or topic, and you can easily find out what they already know, what they are interested in learning more about, and the way they would most like to learn the material. Evaluate Learning How well did your students absorb the material? End of Year/Semester Feedback What did you students think of your course? Just For Fun Surveys can be fun! Outside The Classroom Want to learn more about the parents and family members of your students?
The Rise of EdTech The one-size-fits-all approach to education has never been more outdated or irrelevant. Now thanks to the transformative effects of technology, learning has become something that can be tailored and personalized to suit individual students’ unique learning needs. Today’s learners, from primary school children to university students, are early adopters who respond intuitively to technological innovation.This can be seen by the fact that 37% of US teens have a smartphone. The same, however, can’t be said about those doing the teaching — many of whom were born before innovations like mobile devices and the consumer web came about. According to a recent study by Pew, 42% of the teachers surveyed said their students know more about tech than they do. Gone are the days when all that’s needed is a chalkboard and textbook to reach students. But it’s not just in the classroom where the effects of technology on education can be felt. The Apps The Platforms
How To Flip Your Classroom Using Lecture Tools In the contemporary world, lecture capture technology is one of the latest inventions being used by many education systems. It has drastically improved teaching and has taken learning into a new dimension. Literally moving lectures out of the classroom has appealed to a broader range of people across the globe. As a result, use of lecture tools to flip classrooms has seen phenomenal success and growth over the past few years. Some of the lecture tools being used include podcasts, screen casts, lecture capture and video. Lecture tools enables students to see and take notes on your slides, watch video lessons and access practice quizzes digitally. Lecture tools have also enabled lecturers to interact more with the students. Classroom flipping has taken learning to a whole new level and the gains made so far bear witness to the whole process. Change Gradually Discuss with Your Students before Implementing Monitor the Students Closely Monitor the Progress
Teachers EdTech Study Infographic Plus 400+ Free EdTech Tools for Teachers Educational Technology Infographics Teacher Infographics 5 Facts That Educational Technology Is Essential! 86% of teachers think it is ‘important’ or ‘absolutely essential’ to use edtech in the classroom965 say that edtech increases student engagement in learning95% say that it enables personalized learning89% say that it improves student outcomes87% say that it helps students collaborate 4 Facts That Teachers Do Not Use Educational Technology Only 19% use subject specific content tools weeklyOnly 31% use information or reference tools weeklyOnly 24% use teacher tools weeklyOnly 14% use digital curricula weekly The Common Sense Media Survey of Educators was conducted online in the US by Harris Interactive in May 2013, among 764 public school preK-12 teachers, including 659 teachers who use edtech, 235 teachers who are high volume edtech users and 88 teachers implementing 1-to1/BYOD programs, and 205 public shool administrators. 400+ Free Educational Technology Tools for Teachers!!!
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