So I am using my summer students as guinea pigs for my new tools. A little background info here. I teach at a summer exchange program for European High School students. They are from France, Italy, Spain and Turkey. The kids are here to learn English and more about America.
They are all armed with smart phones and wifi, so I figured why not integrate some technology into our class. Its not really 100% web 2.0, possiblt web 1.5 at this point if that even exists. I used some online polling sites to get instant feedback. Tried www.socrative.com and it is a great tool.
In addition used Youtube videos of real estate house tours to create a project comparing American homes, to their homes.
Pretty good
No one looked bored ;)
Socrative looks like a great tool for educators! Anything that makes the class more interactive it always a plus! I bet the students were amazed at the difference between houses here and there!
ReplyDeleteI love that! And I think those students can establish a footprint for your future classes if designed right. Very cool!
ReplyDeleteYes they think our houses are ridiculous, I showed them overdone McMansions to prove the point ;) FYI none of them seem to use web 2.0 tools in their schools. Not a single one!
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