Technological tools can be best defined as digital, electronic, or physical resources that can support educators in conveying and testing of content or physical resources.
What would you say are three technological tools in Education? Three technological tools that can be found in Education are:
* Google Classroom
*Zoom
* Kahoot
What is Google Classroom, Zoom and Kahoot?
*Google Classroom is referred to an educational platform derived by google for learning institutions to assist teachers in issuing assignments to students through online platform. Zoom is known as a video conferencing medium where persons can meet to discuss the lesson and plan a group presentation. While Kahoot is an educational forum which teachers use for quizzes and interactive activity with the lesson.
How is this cost effective?
By using Zoom, it's beneficial for a person who reside in Manchester, but Class is in Kingston, and they are unable to make it. This allows people to save funds. By having classes on Zoom, it also gives students a chance to rewatch the lesson once recorded. Kahoot is better used for quizzes by testing students' capability and knowledge of a topic. So, instead of teachers marking 20 different papers they could simply use this medium and get the marks of the students. Also, for google classroom, it was designed for the communication of educators with students and share files (assignments/projects) instead of these physical sheets of pages teachers could request pdf files and they review it in the comfort of their home. It also provides gains to learning materials and resources with quick responses.
These tools are used regularly in our Caribbean classroom in the 21st century. Educators use Zoom as a medium of presenting information to students and having classes online. Also, for Kahoot, teachers in classrooms use this medium to test students. I remember doing kahoots in school to see what we remembered from the lesson that was thought. It's also interactive, so students tend to have fun while playing. With google classroom, teachers still use this tool to communicate assignments to students and parents. Assignments are placed in the containers with a due date that they should be completed by. Teachers and Parents may also meet in this forum by starting a google meet.
I feel that the evolution of the tools influenced and benefited instructors, students, and even parents in good ways. It allowed parents to save a significant amount of money by having their children attend lessons online. The pandemic compelled us to use these techniques. Although the pandemic has passed, we continue to use them, and I personally benefit from being able to complete my assignments online and send them to my professors in pdf or word file format. These technologies are also quite simple to use; for Zoom, you log in using the credentials provided by the developer and provide your name where permitted. Then you'll be attending the meeting; it's as simple as ABC. For Kahoot, click on the URL your teacher emailed you; next enter your email address to receive the code; once received, enter the code and your name. Once you've finished, you'll be in the forum with your peers, and the teacher will begin the quiz, from which you'll select the proper answer. When the game is done, you'll see who won. Finally, while signing up for this forum on Google Classroom, you will utilize your email. Once you're in, you'll see your various subjects and assignments assigned by the teachers.
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