Wordle: a text analysis tool in which you enter words and they come up in a collage of those words in various shapes and directions.
Poll Everywhere: Is an audience response system. One person enters a question and then students or colleagues can either text or send their answers to the poll and their answers scroll on the screen.
In class we used Wordle and Poll Everywhere to get to know each other better and created Wordles that informed us of different things about each other. Collaborating together to share information. These tools can be used in a variety of ways to collect data. It is important to be sure that you use these tools are used in a purposeful way and not in a time-filling way.
They can be used to help students collaborate and learn to use online tools at the same time that the teacher is assessing their learning and creativity.
Wordle and Poll Everywhere can be used to facilite and inspire student learning and creativity. They can be helpful in promoting students to reflect by using collaborative tools. They assist teachers in accessing the knowledge, interests, uniqueness, and inventiveness of their students by allowing them to participate in these technologies and by helping them understand the importance of technology and how to properly use it.
In my college biology class this semester, my teacher asked us to write down the first three words that popped into our head when we heard the word "science." This would be the perfect opportunity to use a poll and wordle! It would help to facilitate discussion and would help all students get involved!
If properly monitored and controlled these can be extremely useful tools to make any class more interesting and to inspire creativity!
I agree with you! I believe these activities were monitored and controlled. Using these useful tools in the classroom allows a student to stay interested and inspired. I enjoyed all the activities. In my other classes I think teachers should use these tools to change things up a bit and not do the same old book assignments all he time. Variety is the key to keeping the student interested.
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