"Technology is not just a tool. It can give learners a voice that they may not have had before."
- George Couros
Choosing Digital Tools
There are many digital tools including formative, collaboration, and video creation tools that can enhance your online classroom environment.
Before selecting a digital tool consider the following:
Why are you using this tool? (Will using it enhance learning? Would another non-digital tool be more appropriate?)
How it will be used in your online classroom environment?
Is the tool accessible to everyone?
How will I teach my students to use the tool?
Is the tool easy to use?
Privacy policies/Terms of use (Digital Application Guidelines Doc)
Using Digital Tools
Remember choose one or two tools for both teacher and students to master. Don't be overwhelmed with digital tools. Consider the tools that will give you the biggest bang for your buck!
Use these tools to provide students the ability to go back and watch a lesson again
A way to pose questions to students, while getting them engaged in the video
A way to share multimedia content by creating interactive lessons to engage students in learning
These can be entire lessons or just part of a lesson you want to make digital
Creation based activities engage students in their own learning journeys
The versatility of these tools allows meets many outcomes with just one tool
Student can work together or apart on the same digital media or tool
Get student opinion, voice and/or questions they may have
Allows students to select activities to meet their own specific needs and interests
Provides teaches with access to data to adjust lessons accordingly (formative assessment)