Screencast and Assessment Tools Experiences
The only experiences I have had with a screencast tool have been within the course of this degree. In a previous class, I have used Screencast-O-Matic, now known as ScreenPal. However, for this assignment, I decided to use Screencastify. I found that using this was easier, as I simply added it as a Google Chrome Extension. The videos were automatically saved to my Google Drive and easy to access. When I made errors, I was able to quickly redo the video and use the editing tools to add it to my previous takes. In addition, I have used and am currently using both of the assessment tools that I have reviewed: Prodigy and Quizizz. Because I have used both tools for over a decade, they were easy to navigate and review. Links to the Digital Tools Evaluation instrument that I created in module one for each of the assessment tools and the corresponding screencasts are available below.
Additional information about each tool can be found below:
Screencastify 1. Overview of Screencastify 2. Getting Started--This is a Screencast video playlist that will walk you through installing and creating your first video. 3. Screencastify Blog | Video Tips, Tricks, Trends and News Prodigy 1. Getting Started with Prodigy (Help Guides) 2. Kampen, M. (2020, February 11). How to use Prodigy as an engaging station rotation activity. Prodigy Blog. https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/prodigy-station-rotation-activity/ Quizizz 1. Teacher Resources — Quizizz 2. Williams, S. (2020, October 17). Game-based learning: Kahoot! Vs Quizizz vs Quizlet. A Teacher's Ponderings. https://teacherspondering.wordpress.com/2020/10/17/kahoot-vs-quizizz-vs-quizlet/ 3. Mille, M. (2018, September 18). Meet the fast and the curious EduProtocol (using Quizizz) [Video]. YouTube..https://youtu.be/ExE61eXoOrA
Blended Learning
According to our content videos, blended learning can be viewed as a "marriage" between traditional learning and online learning (Models - Blended Learning Universe, 2021). By utilizing technology, educators can merge a multitude of instructional strategies and provide students with the best personalized learning possible. Though there are many models of blended learning, all of them can do so much more for our students when, as Talbert (2019) mentions, Bloom's Taxonomy is flipped on its head in terms of activities. Of the seven different blended learning models examined by the Blended Learning Universe, the one I consistently use is the Station Rotation (Models - Blended Learning Universe, 2021). Both assessment tools I reviewed, Prodigy and Quizizz are great activities during a typical station rotation as part of the online station (Tucker, 2023). In my fifth-grade math class, students rotate through four different stations. There is a teacher led station, a technology station, a math manipulatives / task cards station, and a folder game station. During the technology station, students have a list of online tools they are expected to use. Prodigy is one of them as students get assigned current content for review. During pre-assessment periods, the technology station also includes study guide practice on Quizizz. References Gieras, J. (2020). How to create engaging instructional videos. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-create-engaging-instructional-videos Michigan Virtual. (2018, December 13). Blended learning models [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zly9RMwgjI Miller, M. (2022). Station rotation: Save time, engage students in any K-12 classroom. Ditch That Textbook. https://ditchthattextbook.com/station-rotation/ Models - Blended Learning Universe. (2021, February 24). Blended Learning Universe. https://www.blendedlearning.org/models/ Talbert, R. (2019). Re-thinking Bloom's Taxonomy for flipped learning design. Robert Talbert, Ph.D. https://rtalbert.org/re-thinking-blooms-taxonomy-for-flipped-learning-design/#:~:text=But%20in%20applying%20Bloom's%20Taxonomy,remembering%22%20and%20%22understanding%22. Teachers’ Essential Guide to Formative Assessment | Common Sense Education. (2022, September 7). Common Sense Education. https://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/teachers-essential-guide-to-formative-assessment Tucker, C. (2023, June 30). Need Inspiration Designing Station Rotation Lessons for your Math, English, History, or Science Class? - Dr. Catlin Tucker. Dr. Catlin Tucker. https://catlintucker.com/2021/01/inspiration-station-rotation-lessons/
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