What did I learn this week that I will use immediately?
This week I really enjoyed completing the “Technological Literacy" assignment. I liked that I got to sit down and really think about which areas of technology I was proficient in and the areas I needed help in. One thing that I decided I need to improve was effectively using technology for assessment. One way I decided to immediately try to improve this is by using a program made by the company "TurningTechnolgies". Their product called the TurningPoint Response Card is something that I want to use in my classroom right away as a new fun assessment tool.
What steps will I take?
I have researched this product and have read many reviews about it to help me get a better understanding of what it is capable of. This program comes with around 25-30 "response cards". Each of the cards (basically remotes) will be passed out to each of my students and can be used to calculate grades on a summative assessment such as a test. They can also be used as an "on the spot" formative assessment in which students have to select a multiple choice answer by using the A, B, C and D buttons. I have already talked to my administration about this product. They agree that this can be a great tool to use in my classroom. I have a very close relationship with my students and I asked them if they thought they would like using this product and they all were extremely excited! They really liked that I could ask them exit slip type questions on the PowerPoint program and see the results instantly. It also is helpful to me because I'm the only one who see who gets questions right or wrong so it allows me to see which students have mastered a concept and which ones still need help. None of the kids ever get embarrassed by this, because no one knows who has answered which way.
What challenges will I face?
The 2 biggest challenges I will face with implementing this plan immediately is #1 funding! As we know, money is as tight as ever in almost every school district. This is a great program, but no one is going to allow me to have it for free. Another challenge for this program will be the implementation of it in my class PowerPoint’s. I have made close to probably 50-60 PowerPoint's that I use in my classroom but none of them have been setup to run with the TurningPoint response cards.
What will I do to overcome the challenges?
I plan to talk to my administration about the possibility of obtaining the funds for this product. I know that they like the idea of these being used in the classroom, so I'm hoping that they will try to help me find the extra money! I also saw that on a few different websites offering this product that there are grant opportunities. I plan to complete the necessary paperwork so that I can possibly get one of these systems for free! I also plan to do more research about the TurningPoint Response Cards. I would like to believe that this system can be easily integrated with PowerPoint so I'm going to research and go to any trainings I can find so that I don't have to re-do all of my previous PowerPoint’s. I don’t think this will be a major problem. I'm excited to see these implemented into my class!
This week I really enjoyed completing the “Technological Literacy" assignment. I liked that I got to sit down and really think about which areas of technology I was proficient in and the areas I needed help in. One thing that I decided I need to improve was effectively using technology for assessment. One way I decided to immediately try to improve this is by using a program made by the company "TurningTechnolgies". Their product called the TurningPoint Response Card is something that I want to use in my classroom right away as a new fun assessment tool.
What steps will I take?
I have researched this product and have read many reviews about it to help me get a better understanding of what it is capable of. This program comes with around 25-30 "response cards". Each of the cards (basically remotes) will be passed out to each of my students and can be used to calculate grades on a summative assessment such as a test. They can also be used as an "on the spot" formative assessment in which students have to select a multiple choice answer by using the A, B, C and D buttons. I have already talked to my administration about this product. They agree that this can be a great tool to use in my classroom. I have a very close relationship with my students and I asked them if they thought they would like using this product and they all were extremely excited! They really liked that I could ask them exit slip type questions on the PowerPoint program and see the results instantly. It also is helpful to me because I'm the only one who see who gets questions right or wrong so it allows me to see which students have mastered a concept and which ones still need help. None of the kids ever get embarrassed by this, because no one knows who has answered which way.
What challenges will I face?
The 2 biggest challenges I will face with implementing this plan immediately is #1 funding! As we know, money is as tight as ever in almost every school district. This is a great program, but no one is going to allow me to have it for free. Another challenge for this program will be the implementation of it in my class PowerPoint’s. I have made close to probably 50-60 PowerPoint's that I use in my classroom but none of them have been setup to run with the TurningPoint response cards.
What will I do to overcome the challenges?
I plan to talk to my administration about the possibility of obtaining the funds for this product. I know that they like the idea of these being used in the classroom, so I'm hoping that they will try to help me find the extra money! I also saw that on a few different websites offering this product that there are grant opportunities. I plan to complete the necessary paperwork so that I can possibly get one of these systems for free! I also plan to do more research about the TurningPoint Response Cards. I would like to believe that this system can be easily integrated with PowerPoint so I'm going to research and go to any trainings I can find so that I don't have to re-do all of my previous PowerPoint’s. I don’t think this will be a major problem. I'm excited to see these implemented into my class!
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