EDUC560 Applications

This application is described as a wall for the students to express their ideas in a very calm and organized way. A Padlet makes things easier for the teacher and the students. The teacher asks questions, gives topics for discussion or even having a talk. Then the students would express their thoughts on the wall. They also can see each other's comments, rate and comment.

A rubric is considered as a good tool for teachers to evaluate their students and set up a grading criteria for assignments and projects.
Rubrics is designed to identify the quality of work. Indeed students may use rubric to judge and evaluate their work. As a teacher I like this application because it is easy, facilitates my work and saves time.

A blog is a web page that is done by one person or a group of people. In a blog you get to know more people and get the chance t introduce yourself and your interests to more people around the world. Also there are some researches that assume that people with blogs and with online influences have the chance to get a better job than people without. Indeed, when you have a blog you you can post and write things and directly get the feedback from your followers, so this will help you to be more popular and famous. Blogs has many advantages too, such as, helping others, expressing      yourself, improving yourself in online skills...etc.

Google form is an online tool that you can benefit from while teaching. You may do surveys, quizzes, exams...etc. In google forms, you can collect information from students or clients in few minutes. You can also get or give a feedback immediately after finishing and the feedback are saved so you can see them later. The most important thing is that google form costs nothing.

When you join google drive, you automatically have 15GB of storage space. So you can store in it whatever you want for many years. Google drive is a free data storage for important files, documents, photos and other things. Google drive has its own application on smartphones so you can use it wherever you are.

 Microsoft word is a famous application that comes in all types of computers and now you can download the app on your cellphones. Microsoft is really easy and suitable for most age group to work on. You may type whatever you desire, your CV, writing essays, poems, exams, quizzes, activities...etc can be typed on Microsoft word. You may also insert pictures, tables, symbols, shapes, and equations. The font can be changed and modified. In Microsoft word you can add header, footer and citation. There are many other different things you can do. Indeed, at the end your document is saved on your PC or smartphone.

A webinar is a kind of online meeting or a conference that anyone can register and join. It costs nothing comparing to the physical events or venues. When you want to convey a message, its very easy to design a webinar and engage a target group. This group can ask questions and share their feedback through out the webinar. Webinars are trustworthy and accurate. They also allow people to interact and create business/educational relationships.

An info-graph is an easy, persuasive and attractive application. It helps us to reach our target audience easily. In an info-graph you can write what you want to inform your a group of people and it would be read, understood and remembered in a very clear way. You can design your info-graph the suitable way that fits your topic. In it you can write things in sequence (step by step) which is better for all people to maintain. You may use info-graphs in schools and other institutions.

A Quiz-lit offers a list of learning modes:
 

• Flashcard - Creating basic flashcards 
• Speller - Typing what you hear 
• Learn - Learning call-and-response type
• Test -  Generating random tests 
• Scatter game - Matching scattered terms and definitions
• Space Race game - Typing while memorizing 

This is a free application that helps students study and make quizzes depending on what they studied. It is a very good one because it helps the students to share work with the teacher.

Kahoot is a fun application that allows teachers to make online quizzes. It requires a pin code to start the game. When the students enter the code they start answering the questions. The winner is the quicker. The students get feedback directly after answering. It is very easy to use and engages all the students.




 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            An active Inspire is an application that can be used on smart boards. To be specific it is a Promethean active board. The active inspire has many tools that helps you in making activities for all age groups. These activities are called flip charts. Some of the tools are: magic ink, tracing, pen, containers, trash Ben... You can download active inspire easily on your laptops, and work on activities that are active and attractive to students. Plus everything will be saved for a                                                              later use.                                                                                            

                                                           

Google slides is an application that allows students to work on together without being with each others. They can chat online and everyone can design and create a specific slide without meeting. Also, the members of the group can modify whatever they want on the slides and it would be observed by other members. Everything will be saved on the drive for a later use too.