Blog #5- Online Instruction Kelli Holden
Tool #1: Zoom
Zoom is an online video conferencing program.
How it supports effective teaching and/or learning:
Teachers could use Zoom and have students "meet" them there at a certain time and deliver instruction online. Teachers could also use Zoom for an extra support resource, for example if a student is struggling with a concept at home, they can request a meeting with the teacher via Zoom to help clarify confusion.
Tool #2: Edupuzzle
Edpuzzle is a site where videos can be created to deliver instruction. These videos can also have stopping points where students are asked to answer a specific question and cannot move forward until answered. This will help ensure students are actually paying attention to the video. The site also include some videos that can be used that were made by others.
How it supports effective teaching and/or learning:
This site can allow teachers to teach virtually without it having to be "live" like zoom. Students could watch the video on their own time as well as refer back to the video whenever needed. This could work for math, science, and healthful living.
Tool #3: Flocabulary
Flocabulary is a website that has rap videos about different K-12 content topics to help students remember material. It also provides worksheets for students to complete in relation to the video. You have to have a paid subscription to use.
How it supports effective teaching and/or learning:
This site can support learning because it gives students a catchy way to remember a topic or specific content. These videos could be pushed out to students online to watch and complete the activities to go with the video.
What could be potential challenges of technology integration in online instruction?
The biggest challenge I see when thinking of technology integration in online instruction is connectivity/server issues. When something like this occurs ALL learning inevitably comes to a halt because everything is online. I can see this being a problem with so many people trying to move to online learning and servers not being able to accommodate so many people.
Zoom is an online video conferencing program.
How it supports effective teaching and/or learning:
Teachers could use Zoom and have students "meet" them there at a certain time and deliver instruction online. Teachers could also use Zoom for an extra support resource, for example if a student is struggling with a concept at home, they can request a meeting with the teacher via Zoom to help clarify confusion.
Tool #2: Edupuzzle
Edpuzzle is a site where videos can be created to deliver instruction. These videos can also have stopping points where students are asked to answer a specific question and cannot move forward until answered. This will help ensure students are actually paying attention to the video. The site also include some videos that can be used that were made by others.
How it supports effective teaching and/or learning:
This site can allow teachers to teach virtually without it having to be "live" like zoom. Students could watch the video on their own time as well as refer back to the video whenever needed. This could work for math, science, and healthful living.
Tool #3: Flocabulary
Flocabulary is a website that has rap videos about different K-12 content topics to help students remember material. It also provides worksheets for students to complete in relation to the video. You have to have a paid subscription to use.
How it supports effective teaching and/or learning:
This site can support learning because it gives students a catchy way to remember a topic or specific content. These videos could be pushed out to students online to watch and complete the activities to go with the video.
What could be potential challenges of technology integration in online instruction?
The biggest challenge I see when thinking of technology integration in online instruction is connectivity/server issues. When something like this occurs ALL learning inevitably comes to a halt because everything is online. I can see this being a problem with so many people trying to move to online learning and servers not being able to accommodate so many people.
Comments
Zoom is great. I kind of feel bad for the company getting bad press because there are dumb people in the world who want to hack into teachers rooms with students and be dumb! My school is using it. My son's teachers are too and he looks forward to those 15 minute meetings with his teachers and his class. He said he feels like he is in college like me. He is 9 and in fourth grade. They send the link ten minutes before through our Class Dojo and it has a password.