Assessment Tool

    The assessment tool I explored today was Blooket. Blooket is a learning platform that allows teachers to create or host games through question sets and allow students to answer the questions on their own devices. It is assessment centered and allows students to receive points when they answer questions correctly, and they can use these points to buy and sell 'Blooks'. The site is free and includes unlimited sets and edits, unique game modes, and up to 60 players. You can also upgrade for $2.99 to Plus which includes, enhanced game reports, early event access, student bonus tokens, and up to 300 players. You can also upgrade to Plus Flex which allows you to pay monthly and cancel whenever you want for $4.99. 

Blooket!

    Using Blooket I created an 18-question game on weather. Students will have 20 seconds on each question and the questions are both short answer and multiple choice. I learned how fun and simple it is to use these learning tools. All instructions were very easy to follow, and it also allowed me to have creative control with the questions I wanted to include.

    I will definitely continue to use this learning platform in the future. Children love to be competitive and this site feeds that interest and also teaches them at the same time. If there are teachers who have students who seem to be bored with current study methods or are developing unhealthy study habits, I would recommend this site to jumpstart a new excitement for the learning process. Our students love to win big and reach their goals and as educators we love to watch them rise to the occasion, and this can help bring educator and student together in a newfound way. 

The Exercise of Blogging

 Blogging is an online journal that is located on a website. People use blogs to voice their opinions on certain topics or to inform people on topics that interest them or they're currently learning about. It is an opportunity for a person to express their thoughts or share information they have on a certain subject, and it allows people to share their ideas on the topic as well, making collaboration and the exchanging of ideas possible. Blogs can be very dynamic. They are constantly changing, whereas a website mostly contains the same information at all times. Furthermore, anyone with access to a computer and Wi-Fi can blog. It is a place for people to express their ideas and open up the floor to learn more through the comment section where viewers of your blog can add to the discussion. Teachers can use blogs to get more personal with their students. It can be a place where students get to know their teachers and their peers more closely. Teachers can also use blogs to exchange ideas with their students in a more comfortable way, and it can allow teachers to present different instructional topics in a way that is more engaging to the students. 

Blogging can open doors to so many ideas. 

 I would definitely use blogging in my classroom in the future. I would use it as way for students to get to know me better and each other by posting about ourselves and our own interests. I would also post about various topics we will be discussing in the classroom and allow my students to comment or offer suggestions on those topics to exchange ideas amongst themselves. Blogging can be a great way to break the ice with your students and make them feel like their voices matter in the classroom. Which can make them more confident in class and more inclined to succeed.