Upson Lee 7th Grade ELA
Parent Update: Classroom Technology
Introduction
Oovoo
Kahoot!
Plickers
Applications in the Classroom
Your Students and Technology
The first application I would like to talk to you about is Oovoo (weird name right?). Oovoo is a video chat application that some of you might actually use at work already. We will be using Oovoo in our classroom for collaboration. This means we will be communicating and working on projects with students in other classrooms in our school, as well as other classrooms in our community. As you well know, the employers of tomorrow will be looking for the type of employee that can work well collaboratively in a group with others, and I believe that using this video chat in order to complete a task is a great way to prepare our students for that. Also there is no need to worry about your child's safety with this application- all interactions will be prearranged and supervised, no strangers with be contacted.
The other two applications, Kahoot and Plickers, are simply different forms of assessment. The will allow your students to answer questions in a discrete manner, either by using their own technology (Kahoot!) or by using a teacher provided card. I would like to use these in the classroom either as review strategies or simply as daily formative assessments. That is just a fancy way of saying, that I would like to use the applications as a way to evaluate how well your student is grasping the material on an individual basis, and then give you student feedback on how he or she can improve.
That, I believe, concludes my technological introduction.
Thank you for taking an active role in your child's learning,
Sincerely,
Jordan Hale
Upson Lee Middle School
Email: jhale@upson.k12.ga.us
Website: jghale.weebly.com
Location: 101 Holston Drive, Thomaston, GA, United States
Phone: (706)-647-6256