EDU 776

To be honest, contributing the past seven weeks and being apart of this course has been a bit tedious and overwhelming. I must admit, I am the least tech savvy person and this course has challenged my creativity outside of the box. I find comfort in my ways and how I do things now. However, now knowing how technology evolves and the many free resources available to people, encourages me to want to try to keep up with the many benefits and useful resources the tech world has to offer! But honestly, it doesn’t. Although, I feel the way that I do, I did find this course resourceful and I will continue to use some things I found beneficial for my future use as an educator.  Image Source During this course, there were tools that allowed me to become open-minded on the many resources out there that can help me with my future career as a diverse learner teacher. Nearpod is very useful and I cannot wait to further explore it. I also enjoyed the active learning assignment on...

Welcoming Nearpod! Nearpod  Image Source There are many useful resources that teachers can use in their classroom to make learning fun. Nearpod is a fun interactive tool that can be used by teachers for students. The time used for lesson planning can be cut in half through Nearpod.  Lessons are available for teachers, free or for a low cost. The lessons available can also be used for ideas so teachers can use with their students. Exploring Nearpod gave me some ideas for my future students and classroom that can be fun and engaging.  Features included on Nearpod are drawing, filling in the blanks, discussions between peers, voting and polling, and short quizzes. There is even an option for a virtual field trip! I thought that was awesome! There are many different features and specs that make Nearpod beneficial for teachers. Nearpod can be described best as a useful interactive tool! Teachers can save so much time lesson planning and looking into Nearpod ...