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Cassidy S. Dooly

UIS 350: Technology in Education

Regent University

20 November 2020
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Three Applications:

Plickers

Plickers is a technological resource that allows a teacher to use her phone to give a quiz

without the students each needing their own device. Plickers is very easy to use. The teacher

creates an account with their device and then creates a class list online. Each student on the class

list will be given a Plickers card with a number assigned to them. Every Plicker card has four

letters on it. These cards are how the students will submit their answers. When the teacher is

ready to give a quiz, the students submit their answers by holding up the corresponding letter.

The teacher will then use a device to scan the room with the Plicker app, which automatically

records the students’ answers and reports them to the board.

This is a great activity to use in the classroom as it only uses one device and the Plickers

cards. It allows the teacher to quickly and efficiently get a grasp on where the students are

without having to grade papers, assign work, or find a device for every student. They can then

review the answers and either move on or review, as a class or individually. I would use this

when giving assessments and maybe for a review before any big test or quiz.

Kahoot

Kahoot is a web-based technology resource that many schools and companies use to help

create a fun learning environment for students. This quiz-like game allows people to answer

questions in a competitive manner. The quicker you answer, the more points you get, and the

better your chance of winning is. Teachers can create a Kahoot game on any subject taught in

class. They then record the Kahoot code and post it where the students will easily be able to see

it. Once ready to start, every student or participant must have their own device that is able to get

online access. Players enter the code, choose a nickname, and wait for the teacher to start it.
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Although this game is often loved amongst students, it is competitive and I have seen

struggling students get frustrated easily. They want to play and win as much as everyone else,

but trying to read the questions and answer quickly is hard for some students. This recourse also

requires every student to have a device, which is hard to do in some districts. However, it can

still be a fun and engaging way for teachers, especially in upper grades, to assess or review with

their students. Students love Kahoot, so I would likely use this as a review or maybe as a

preassessment to see what students already know about a topic.

Nearpod

Nearpod is an interactive technology recourse that lets the students learn with their

teacher through a device. The teacher will create a lesson using the online Nearpod website and

will share the generated code with their students. Once the students have all logged in, the

teacher will guide the students through the interactive lesson. Different slides allow students to

do different things, which the teacher can see on their screen, too. This is a great way to assess or

use the work for grading assignments.

This resource is different as it is not only a tool that can be used as an assessment but also

is able to present a lesson to the student. In the current times, we are living in, this is a great

resource as it allows the students to be interactive with their teacher. They can stop and listen to

instructions on a slide, or watch a video, or answer questions. I would try to have a couple of

lessons with NearPod throughout my school year to switch things up a little and allow them to

use technology in a productive way.

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SOL’s

For my lesson, I choose the Virginia Standard of Learning (SOL), 3.9. “The student will

investigate and understand the water cycle and its relationship to life on Earth.”

Key concepts include:

a) there are many sources of water on Earth;

b) the energy from the sun drives the water cycle;

c) the water cycle involves several processes;

d) water is essential for living things; and

e) water on Earth is limited and needs to be conserved.

My assessment was crafted to be used in a third-grade class and has a couple of questions

that all touch on different aspects of the Water Cycle, SOL’s 3.9 a-e. This standard introduces

students to the different forms of water that can be found on the Earth and helps them understand

that the different forms of water on earth all have a specific purpose. Students will be able to

identify the different parts of the water cycle, explain where most of the water on earth can be

found, and the importance of preserving and recycle water.

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Learning Activity:

For this activity, I made a Kahoot that would be used as a pre-assessment and

post-assessment for students to compete with themselves to see how they improved while

learning about the water cycle.

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References

KaHoot, 12/22/2016. What is KaHoot!? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlXpKHH5kh0

Lee, RebelTech, 02/09/2015. Teacher Tech Tips - “Plickers. Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCM9nqikcj

NearPod, 08/31/2018. Nearpod - How it works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThlqFu1qIlM&t=64s

Virginia Department of Education. Science, 3.9. 2010. Commonwealth of Virginia.