As I enter into the 8th week of my ILT master’s program, I want to take a moment and reflect on an earlier assignment from my Social Media and Digital cultures class where I was challenged to try a new social media site/app. In the list of suggested sites was Vialogue.  As a world language teacher, I am always looking for new resources to improve students listening comprehension. So when I learned that Vialogue  (Video + Dialogue ) is an online video site with a group discussion feature, I

  As I enter into the 8th week of my ILT master’s program, I want to take a moment and reflect on an earlier assignment from my Social Media and Digital cultures class where I was challenged to try a new social media site/app. In the list of suggested sites was Vialogue.  As a world language teacher, I am always looking for new resources to improve students listening comprehension. So when I learned that Vialogue  (Video + Dialogue ) is an online video site with a group discussion feature, I

  I love using Kahoot. First, it’s simple to use. The quiz generator walks teachers through a few simple steps to create a quiz. Check out this excellent tutorial from Brenham ISD - It’s not at all complicated and I can throw together a quick bell ringer or exit ticket in 5 minutes. Second, Kahoot is free! Really, actually free! Third, it gives me concrete data and feedback that I can actually use. I see student responses, as well as the time taken to respond. I can even see how many times

  I love using Kahoot. First, it’s simple to use. The quiz generator walks teachers through a few simple steps to create a quiz. Check out this excellent tutorial from Brenham ISD - It’s not at all complicated and I can throw together a quick bell ringer or exit ticket in 5 minutes. Second, Kahoot is free! Really, actually free! Third, it gives me concrete data and feedback that I can actually use. I see student responses, as well as the time taken to respond. I can even see how many times

    This school year, I started to use Google classroom to manage the assignments and homework. So far, I like the experience. It shows me who has not turned assignments and I was able to comment and give students feedback right away.    It has some really convenient features. First, It is connected to Google contacts so when I created a class, I can export students’ roster from Google contacts directly, instead of typing the email address all over again.   Second, it sends students an email

    This school year, I started to use Google classroom to manage the assignments and homework. So far, I like the experience. It shows me who has not turned assignments and I was able to comment and give students feedback right away.    It has some really convenient features. First, It is connected to Google contacts so when I created a class, I can export students’ roster from Google contacts directly, instead of typing the email address all over again.   Second, it sends students an email