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One of the reasons why I'm a big fan of Google classroom is the seamless way it allows me to integrate all of my tools, learners' submissions and progress report in one place. However, recently I discovered 'Ask a question' feature on Gclassroom and I became a bigger fan of this even easier and efficient option. I still use Google forms for a quick quiz in the form of MCQ however, this tool becomes a game-changer when you are looking for a much more accessible and user-friendly option to compile your students' responses at one place.  The most powerful benefit of this tool is that you can set an option to allow students to comment directly on each other's responses, thereby promoting interactivity in a remote learning environment.  Allow me to share some of the innovative ways in which this tool can be used to maximise peer learning and improve our efficiency as teachers. 1. Exit ticket  - Use Google Classroom as your exit ticket! Before students leave class ask

"Technology will not replace great teachers but technology in the hands of great teachers can be transformational." - George Couros Khan academy is a popular teaching aid website amongst math teachers which is known to  offer practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. It offers content not just on math but a few concepts from science, computer programming, history, art history, economics are also included on the site. The website boasts the state-of-art adaptive technology which allows educators to  identify strengths and learning gap in students. The  teacher dashboard provides a summary of class performance as a whole as well as detailed student profiles. Teachers now have an easy way to share and  post videos and articles from Khan Academy onto Google Classroom . This will provide a quick way to integrate different technology into your classroom seamlessly

During this period of remote learning, we are experimenting with a range of technology tools that would suit our subject needs. However, there are a few core tools that we depend on more than most. These have been invaluable across the school, with a range of different ages and by teachers with varying levels of confidence when using technology. One of these, undoubtedly, has been   Edpuzzle .  Edpuzzle a very powerful technology tool which can enable you to turn any video into a lesson and customise the learning experience for your students. Here’s a link to video demonstration -  Let me briefly highlight the features of Edpuzzle -  Reinforce accountability  - Check if students are watching your videos, how many times they're watching each section, and if they're understanding the content.  Using Edpuzzle, we can promote active learning by adding questions, notes and comments to videos. We can insert these at various points throughout and prompt responses from students before

  Education is evolving fast. Every day, we hear about some new technology that will change the world and the way we learn in it. Because these rapid changes offer us the chance to improve education at every level for all people, it is more important now than ever before for teachers and students to have access to the best new methods, programs, and devices in the field right away.  I n an attempt to bring you  the best and most up-to-date technologies for use inside classrooms I will be compiling the trending tech posts from various websites on our NIS Learning Curves Bbog with the title  Education technology tools and tips -  ET3 It’s time to work smart and make productive use of the technology available to us!

  It’s that time of the year when teachers across schools are slaving over formulating assessments, grading students, giving feedback, writing reports. The task can become quite overwhelming. To ease your anxiety a little bit  Google  has rolled out a new feature on  Google   classroom . Let me give you a sneak peek into this Beta feature (which fortunately is available to us on the GSuite package). You can now create and attach a  rubric  to an assignment as a guideline  for  students to refer back to when understanding their grades. When starting/posting an assignment,  rubrics  can be created and made available to students. These guidelines can be reused, as well as exported and imported. The  rubric  will then appear  for  the teacher during the grading process. Here’s a  video  to explain the process to you better.  The  rubric  tool can be used to store evidence of your work as well as to speed up the process of grading and giving feedback. It’s time to work smart and make produc