![]() My learning experience: This week’s projects were small yet challenging. For project 9, my group and I met two times through Zoom to discuss the material of the project. We settled on me creating the Padlet account while I added everyone to collaborate. Padlet is a tool I have only used once very briefly. I have never been the creator, so it was neat to see the different options you get when you’re the main collaborator. My group and I decided to make our Padlet a place where our students could come find resources for our Array lesson plan. Next, Teresa, Steven, and William each created a Thinglink. I was able to experience their creations second hand and even helped create an Array City background. I love the idea of a Thinglink as a way to make learning a bit more fun and entertaining for students. It gives them an image to look at while clicking on different links that takes them to interactive activities or classwork that must be done. Project 10 was to be done independently. I decided to create an Array review for students to use in the classroom or at home. The program I went with was Quizizz. I was already familiar with Kahoot and decided it was a good idea to expand my horizon by exploring a new digital tool. Quizizz is a neat tool to have in case Kahoot does not work, but it will probably not be my first option when it comes to my professional job. Although Quizizz does provide 5 different ways to create questions, teachers look for something quick and easy to learn to navigate. I had a few problems understanding the different types of questions one can use with Quizizz, especially the fill in the blank option. Kahoot is simpler and to the point when it comes to creating a fun review. Kahoot also provides a video game type of feeling that gets my students excited. Overall, I did like learning about a new digital tool, but for now I will say that Kahoot is a better fit for my classroom. Another part of project 10 was to create a rubric. Rubistar was the program assigned for us to use. It is a program that I actually used in my undergraduate classes for education. I actually forgot this tool existed and was glad to revisit it. It saves a lot of time for teachers! I decided to create my rubric for the student’s Array City project. The rubric contains 5 categories that a second grader can comply with when creating and presenting a Google Slide project. Due to Rubistar’s simplicity, creating the rubric was easy. Overall, projects 9 and 10 were not hard to tackle, but they did require time to get creative. All tools used for these projects are more than likely going to be used in my classroom this coming up year. Project Materials and Links
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Teresa Washington
7/11/2021 01:50:12 pm
Paulette, I agree with your perspective concerning Quizizz. Kahoot is easy to navigate and to easily assemble for students. I do believe that Quizizz is not bad, but it will take for the instructor to explore the site a little bit more. I never thought about Quizizz including descriptions of the types of questions you can add to your quiz. After thinking about it now, I think would be a great asset. And if they can add an example, because I looked at different Quizizz quizzes just to see what times of questions they utilized. Great observation and Great blog this week..
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William Washington
7/11/2021 05:39:02 pm
Paulette,
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Steven Winters
7/11/2021 09:28:43 pm
HI Paulette, I really liked how you presented your graphic on this week's reflection. I also agree with you on preference to use Kahoot, at least from a professional development perspective. I did find that Quizizz felt a bit elementary; therefore, Kahoot seems that it would work better for adults. I also agree that the challenge this week was the creativity portion of the projects as the tools seemed to be pretty straightforward.
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