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Unit 3
Unit 3
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE
APPLICATIONS/TOOLS
FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
Lesson 1: Technology Tools for Teaching and Learning
Lesson 2: Mobile Technology for Teachers
Lesson 3: Podcasting in Teaching and Learning
LESSON 1
22. E-book Reader & Free ePub Books manage and can
open all the eBooks on your phone.
Assessment Tool
- primarily designed to help educators to identify the strengths
and weaknesses of Learners’ literacy and numeracy skills. This
will help educators develop programs for learners that match
their needs and strengthen their literacy and numeracy skills.
The Assessment Tool will also allow learners to track their
progress over time and enable educators and organizations to
report on the progress made by groups of learners.
Formative Assessment Tool
4. Gaming develop soft skills- based on research gaming is a social activity that
promotes soft skills such as communication, team collaboration, and leadership.
Many educational and non-educational games are centered on team building,
thus stimulating students to play together. In multiplayer games, players must
work together to achieve the objectives of the games, thus it will lead them to
develop close relationships to each other
Tools for Creating
Educational Games
1. Make It-Create and share educational games, quizzes, activities and
stories (for Android users)
2. Minecraft: Education (https://education.minecraft.net/) A game-based
learning platform that promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem-
solving in an immersive digital environment.
3. Scratch (https://scratch.mit.edu/) - With Scratch, you can program your
own interactive stories, games, and animations.
Tools for Creating
Educational Games
4. Puzzlemaker (http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/)Puzzlemaker
is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and
print customized word search, crisscross, math puzzles, and more using
your own word lists.
15. Microsoft PowerPoint – can create a jeopardy game, Q & A games, and
many more. This is an alternative tool for creating an offline game.
Serious Thinking
Task 1:
a. Visit https://classroom.google.com/
D. Follow instructions.
E. You can also take a picture of the QR code below for detailed
instructions.
Serious Thinking
. Creating Jeopardy Game using Microsoft
LESSON 3
Podcasting in Teaching
and Learning
PODCASTING
Students can create their own podcast to share their learning experiences
with each other and also with other students from other schools.
Teachers can record audio podcast to provide additional and revision material to
students to download and review at a time that fits them the best.
REASONS TO USE PODCAST IN SCHOOL
Podcasts can hugely benefit auditory learners and help them in their
learning.
Recording - for this you will need a microphone and audio recording
software. You can also use your smartphone in starting a podcast.
Test your Podcast - Always make sure you listen to your podcasts and redo
the parts that you don't like until you finally get the version you want then
move on to the next step.
STEPS IN CREATING A PODCAST
Publish your podcast - You can use online platforms for publishing your
podcasts. If you have a blog for your class you can publish it there. You can
also submit it to the public podcast directory services such as iTunes Music
Store, Podcast.net, OurMedia.org, Podcast Alley, or Podcast Pickle.
1. AUDICITY
2. GARAGE BAND
4. Select template
(portfolio).
5. Since it’s a template you don’t have to worry about the
design or layout of your site. All you have to do is to write
something about the site, upload pictures, video, and files.
SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES IN EDUCATION
Facebook: This is easily the largest social networking site in the world
and one of the most widely used.
Whatsapp: It arrived on the scene much later than facebook, but has been able
to capture the imagination of millions of people across the world by giving them
the ability to communicate and share instantly with individuals and groups of
people.
Tencent QQ: It can be used to stay in touch through texts, video calls, and
voice chats. It even has a built-in translator to translate your chats.
WeChat: This is an all-in-one communications app for messaging and
calling that enables you to connect with the people of your choice.
Pinterest: This is a photo sharing and visual bookmarking social media site
or app that enables you to find new ideas for your projects and save them.
Reddit: This social media platform enables you to submit content and later
vote for the content.
Tagged: This is a great social media site based on friendship and dating and,
in 2011, it acquired another social networking platform called hi5.