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Ed Tech reflections


I so enjoyed all of the amazing ed tech tools you brought to the class. I am definitely inspired to implement some of them in my own future classroom!!

Tech tools of my Peers

I was so taken aback by the sheer depth of each tool that was presented. I had heard of Quizizz and Pear Deck before but I didn't realize how much variety they can provide in the classroom!

Quizizz



I loved how Mika spent time going through all the various options of Quizizz. Some of my favorite components of Quizizz are:

  • you can find new quizzes made by actual educators 
  • there is a lot of inspiration for topics and questions on the website
  • you can combine questions from various other quizzes into your own quiz (collaborative)
  • the quizzes are not necessarily timed, so you can have a more accurate representation of student comprehension

Pear Deck



I had no idea that the uses of Pear Deck was so expansive. I feel like we got just a glimpse into what we can do using this tool. Some of my favorite aspects of this tool were:
  • How it can be implemented in to promote student engagement in asynchronous classes
  • The money made off of this tool goes back to educators led initiatives
  • How in depth the tool supports various educational theories
  • How excited I am to try it in my asynchronous and synchronous classes I am embedded in!!

Preparing my own Tech Tool presentation



My first impression of Lyricstraining was super excited to use this with a class as it seemed like a fun way to engage students in a listening and reading activities or as homework. When I started going through the rubric, I was a bit  disappointed because it seems that a lot of the boxes were yellow or red (signifying minor or serious concerns). However, once I adjusted my expectation of this tool in the classroom, I felt excited about using this tool as more of a comprehension check or as a great way to break up a 3 hour long class. 

Privacy concerns

As I was going through my tech tool, Lyricstraining, I was overwhelmed by the amount of time it took to get through the Rubric for eLearning tech tools. I found the parts of the rubric that outline privacy concerns were a little challenging to deconstruct and understand, not only in the rubric, but on the website as well. Of course privacy concerns are extremely important to consider for our students, but I do feel that I am not quite equipped with the knowledge to discern what is an appropriate amount of shared "data privacy"for a classroom setting. It seemed that the website was very vague as to their privacy policies. This is something I'll keep in mind for future reference. 

Potential workshop ideas

Something that Denise said in the classroom is that we could potentially do a workshop on a tech tool of our choosing at a catesol workshop. This is a goal I have and I am super inspired to do a workshop on a tech tool! I think I am going to shoot for the 2021 Spring CATESOL San Diego Chapter conference. If anyone is interested in doing a tech tool workshop with me, let me know!

Overall impression

Overall I think it may be a bit tedious to analyze every tech tool to the letter, but I do see the value in having a criteria in mind as you explore new tools. In order to maintain a high tech tool standard, it is important that we critique and deconstruct the tools we use so that we can adjust for potential issues and capitalize on the value the tool can bring to the classroom. :)

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