Creating teacher productivity tools

LET ME ASK YOU FIRST WHAT COMES IN YOUR MIND WHEN HEAR THE WORD
TECHNOLOGY?

NOWADAYS WE CANNNOT DENY THE FACT THAT TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN SUCH A
GREAT PART OF OUR LIVES

TECHNOLOGY TRULLY PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN OUR SOCIETY

IT IS BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE ALREADY IN A DIGITAL ERA

SO FOR TODAY WE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS ABOUT PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

Teachers these days are up to their ears in work that must be accomplished each day.

Any tools that can help a teacher manage time and get tasks done in a timely manner are
hugely beneficial.

Productivity tools are designed to enhance learning and creating meaningful experiences in
schools. Teachers can enhance learning among students by integrating productivity tools in
their daily activities. Apart from enhancing learning productivity tools keeps both students and
teachers motivated towards attaining excellence. Productivity tools can boost student
engagement, learning and equity in a classroom setting

MICROSOFT WORD

I KNOW THAT ALL U GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WIT MICROSOFT WORD

BUT FOR FORMALITY PURPOSES, LET US DEFINE MS WORD

(PPT) OKAY WHEN WE SAY MICROSOFT WORD,

Microsoft Word is a word processing software developed by Microsoft. It was first released on
October 25, 1983, it is also known as MS word.

NOW LET US DISCOVER MORE ABOUT MS WORD

WHAT CAN WE DO WITH MS WORD

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES WE HAVE IF WE ARE GOING TO MAKE USE OF MS

WORD

You can use Microsoft Word to create and edit documents such as resumes, applications,
letters and school assignments.
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AND NOW LET US DISCUSS THE MICRSOFT EXCELL

(PPT)

Microsoft Excel, spreadsheet application launched in 1985 by the Microsoft Corporation. Excel
is a popular spreadsheet system, which organizes data in columns and rows that can be
manipulated through formulas that allow the software to perform mathematical functions on the
data.

AND NOW WE HAVE HERE THE MS POWERPOINT

SO WHAT IS MS PPT

It is used to make presentations for personal and professional purposes.

What can you do with PowerPoint?

PowerPoint gives you the ability to share your presentation with others in real time on the web.
You would supply the user with a link to the presentation. After selecting the link, the user(s) will
be able to follow you and your presentation online.

 Custom animation
 Add photos, videos and sound effects
 Save as a webpage
 Print presentations as handouts
 Embed YouTube videos

2. Google Docs

If you are a high school English teacher, you know how much grading and commenting on
papers can suck time out of your day. It’s easy to get distracted, to let your mind wander, and to
take longer doing it than you meant to. With Google Docs, you can streamline the process and
save paper. Google Docs is a free service that allows you to upload documents, edit them, and
share with others. Your students need not print their papers to turn in; they can simply upload
and share with you. Editing the papers and inserting your comments is much faster when done
electronically. This allows you to quickly read and grade first, second, and final drafts of student
papers and to give your students instant access to your comments for revisions.

1. RescueTime
RescueTime is an online time tracking and management program for any busy person who
wants to get more done with their time. When entering grades into online grade books, it is too
easy to flip over to email or Facebook and lose track of time. RescueTime can block those
distractions to make it easier for you to stay focused. It also runs timers in the background to
track how much time you spend on different applications. You can check these statistics to see
where you are losing time with unproductive activities. RescueTime also helps you track your
time off of the computer and sends you alerts to get you refocused on your work tasks.

RescueTime

RescueTime’s time management software gives you a personal daily Focus Work goal and
automatically keeps track as you work on your computer. It also alerts you to the best times for
uninterrupted work, or when you’re losing focus and trying to tackle too many tasks at once.
Reports help you understand how you’re spending your time, so you can use that information to
accomplish more while improving your work-life balance. The Lite version is free, while a paid
option gives you upgrades and extra features.

With RescueTime, you can get more done in less time. It is a time tracking software. It is just not
your regular time tracking application; it logs your distractive tendencies.

While logging in grades, it's easy to get distracted by an email or message. RescueTime keeps
a record of where and how much time you spend doing various tasks.

You can also set time limits for distracting websites. Its detailed report of your day can help
track places you lose time and evaluate what you can do to reduce such timewasters.

Google Classroom

So many teachers and schools use Google Classroom these days. Post assignments,
collaborate, schedule, grade, and so much more. And don’t forget to look into features you may
not already be using—one of our HELPLINE members called the embedded rubrics “a real
game-changer.”

Teachers everywhere are under pressure to do more than ever before. But these days, they’re
pushing back, demanding the work-life balance they deserve. That’s why we love these
productivity tools for teachers. They’ll help you manage your time, plan more effectively, and
communicate and collaborate with ease. When it comes down to it, all these teacher productivity
tools are about one thing: giving you more time for the things that are most important to you.
HOW PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS HELPS

1. Personalised learning

You know that every pupil learns a little differently. With personalised learning shown to
motivate children into becoming investors in their own education,

Empowering such pupil-centred learning, technology can be used to set different questions for
different pupils, or groups of pupils, depending on their ability, learning style, or project. With
ClassFlow, for example, you can comfortably customise lesson content, with pupils able to start
at the level most appropriate to them. You can even assign individual tasks and assessments.

Tech-enabled worksheets and dashboards can also be used to analyse student errors and
identify gaps in understanding; helping teachers to support both struggling and gifted pupils
alike. There is also a wide range of apps available to help teachers assess pupils depending on
their personal interests, abilities, and goals.

2. Ease and speed of assessment

Teacher productivity tools facilitate active participation by pupils and instant assessment by
teachers, allowing you to mark and collate responses at the moment of learning, in real-time. A
key benefit being that teachers can immediately identify and address gaps in learning, tailoring
the lesson to the real needs of each pupil.

Some apps use a smartphone to scan and score tests, and more comprehensive platforms such
as ClassFlow allow teachers to score, review progress, and analyse results quickly and easily.

When it comes to the future of technology it’s about the enhancement, not replacement, of more
traditional teaching methods. You undoubtedly have a bank of questions and assessments that
you have been using successfully for years and you don’t need technology telling you how or
what you should be teaching.

3. Variety of assessment methods and lesson content

Teacher productivity apps and tools are not just suitable for multiple choice questions. Instead,
they can be used to create a broad range of interactive question types, including text, multiple
choice, creative response, equation, maths, true/false, sort in order. There are also some new
question types in ClassFlow that deviate from the more traditional question types like Label &
Image, Cloze Procedure (fill in the blank), Choice Matrix and matching. You can also control
pacing and progress through an assessment by setting questions at different levels of difficulty.
What’s more, offering a plethora of resources and online content that can be used to
supplement lessons, homework and revision, technology provides pupils with access to the very
latest information and learning materials.

4. Enhance pupil engagement

Of course, it’s not just about marking and assessment. Teacher productivity resources, tools
and apps also help to engage pupils and facilitate effective teaching.

Students grow up surrounded by technology, at home and in the classroom, so, by incorporating
technology into lessons, they learn the way they do at home, helping teachers to stay on the
same wavelength as their pupils while fostering collaborative learning, and delivering more
impactful lessons.

5. Protect your pupils and your reputation

While technology has the potential to provide significant educational benefits, it doesn’t come
without its share of risks. There are lots of teacher productivity resources out there to help
teachers and pupils succeed, but not all of them are very good.

Pupils today know how to use technology but not necessarily for learning. Schools need to help
pupils to filter the vast amount of information online and identify what is valid, credible and
relevant for learning.

There is also a need to better teach pupils to be safe online. If content that can potentially be
‘uncomfortable’ is simply blocked en masse, pupils may fail to apply that responsibly outside of
the school environment.

Also, while online resources such as Wikipedia have their place, they are often incorrect and
unsuitable for young children. So, to protect your pupils and your credibility, it’s vital that any
resources you use are designed for the classroom.

Created with teachers in mind, platforms such as ClassFlow are simple to use and easy to
understand, even for non-tech savvy teachers. Making your life easier, with no unnecessary
bells and whistles, ClassFlow is a modern enablement tool, freeing you up to get on with what
you do best – teaching your pupils.