https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2018/11/educators-see-positive-impact-mobile-devices-k-12?sf203176092=1
This article explains research behind the positive effects of mobile devices in schools across the United States. Research conduced in 2017 states that mobile devices have three measured positive effects on students and the classroom. The first is mobile devices mobile devices encourage further classroom equity. In other words, more principals are assigning mobile devices to all students to ensure technological equity. This is proven in that 60 percent of schools have one-to-one mobile devices. The second positive outcomes is it elicits better student understanding allowing more digital content within the classroom. "For example, 51 percent of teachers who used digital animals and simulations to explain abstract concepts to students found the content helped students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, while only 43 percent of all teachers say that their technology use is resulting in critical-thinking development." The third outcome is it empowers students to seize their own learning. It's reported that the use of mobile devices increases self-efficacy and creates positive student mindsets about learning. While technology in the classroom is still widely debated, there is still recorded positive outcomes of mobile devices being used.
A new website I would like to use in my classroom is kahoot.com Kahoot.com is a website that provides a variety of games and activities for students to engage students in the assessment process. Students can plays games and compete against each other to get their name on the scoreboard. Students can play individually or create teams to play. Students earns points by answering questions quickly and correctly. This would be a great website to use as a formative assessments, as well as a bell ringer or exit ticket.
The only negative that I could foresee with this website is the overuse of it by students. Students may enjoy it so much that they hope every formative assessment or exit ticket will be used through this website. When a traditional formative assessment is used, they may not be as engaged or cooperative.
This article explains research behind the positive effects of mobile devices in schools across the United States. Research conduced in 2017 states that mobile devices have three measured positive effects on students and the classroom. The first is mobile devices mobile devices encourage further classroom equity. In other words, more principals are assigning mobile devices to all students to ensure technological equity. This is proven in that 60 percent of schools have one-to-one mobile devices. The second positive outcomes is it elicits better student understanding allowing more digital content within the classroom. "For example, 51 percent of teachers who used digital animals and simulations to explain abstract concepts to students found the content helped students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, while only 43 percent of all teachers say that their technology use is resulting in critical-thinking development." The third outcome is it empowers students to seize their own learning. It's reported that the use of mobile devices increases self-efficacy and creates positive student mindsets about learning. While technology in the classroom is still widely debated, there is still recorded positive outcomes of mobile devices being used.
A new website I would like to use in my classroom is kahoot.com Kahoot.com is a website that provides a variety of games and activities for students to engage students in the assessment process. Students can plays games and compete against each other to get their name on the scoreboard. Students can play individually or create teams to play. Students earns points by answering questions quickly and correctly. This would be a great website to use as a formative assessments, as well as a bell ringer or exit ticket.
The only negative that I could foresee with this website is the overuse of it by students. Students may enjoy it so much that they hope every formative assessment or exit ticket will be used through this website. When a traditional formative assessment is used, they may not be as engaged or cooperative.
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