Distinctive PED tools were presented in class to enhance student learning and the instructor’s teaching. From the list of presented PED tools, it was difficult to narrow the wide range possibilities with just two as they were all genuinely beneficial and possessed its own advantages and disadvantages. Each tool demonstrated was quite enticing and drew attention. However, a select few were repetitive in terms of concept. I wouldn’t want to specify them, but I assume you know them very well. As a regular high school instructor, the two foremost tools that I would consider effective for student learning and teacher practice comprise of Block and Focus as well as Poll Everywhere.
One of the two tools selected contribute towards improving student performance and the other benefits teaching practices. To be specific, Block and Focus which is a Chrome Extension, is what I believe the most essential tool any student requires. Block and Focus allows one to concentrate on school work, by avoiding distracting websites which generally include all sorts of social media platforms. Personally, I would use this extension for my English course this year because it motivates me to stay on task. Most importantly, this tool will eliminate the probability of me procrastinating on any assignment. This is a very advantageous tool for me specifically because I tend to delay my tasks often of simply take too much of time on one. This tool will guide me to completing tasks in the allotted time and also blocks me from social media which is my greatest distraction. And the best part is the bell which rings after the block-session has terminated. The bell provides a signal to go back on social media, which feels as great as a reward. When one is aware of receiving rewards after the accomplishment of any task, they tend to do it faster and in my case more effectively. Previously, in English class I procrastinated on a group presentation, which I want to ensure, is not repeated again. And to put this in practice, I have already downloaded the extension and using it whenever completing journal entries, or any regular homework assignments. The other tool which I chose to best suit an instructor’s practice was Poll Everywhere. This tool is available as an app as well as a website. Imagining myself as a teacher, I would use this tool before introducing to a new unit in a course. Determining where the class stands before the beginning of a new unit is essential for me to recognize, so that I can plan ahead accordingly, which will benefit them the most. In addition, I would also incorporate this as an activity after a few lessons to recap what has already been taught and covered in the unit. This way, I can freshen-up their memory which enforces them to update and keep-up with the material taught. And lastly, I will integrate this tool upon the completion of a unit or the course. This is a great tool for me to investigate the class’s overall preparation and benefits them by knowing what sorts of questions may appear in their upcoming evaluation. Again, the largest advantage to this is that student’s name will not appear in the results after the poll has ended. It is kept completely anonymous, which aids the people who are timid and shy to participate, and thus removes the competition factor which tends to cease certain population of the class from participating. Hence, this is great for collective responses as polls instead of individual results.
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