https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio This portfolio offers useful ideas and resources for using technology to increase student learning. en-us 2017-05-26 14:01:49 UTC 2025-11-28 11:51:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rocket.png dolajuwon_depd https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio/wish/174001744 Many times as a teacher, I implemented the "write it on a sticky note and put it on the wall" activity with my students. Padlet will let those sticky notes have images, links, and videos AND be available with practically any Internet-ready device. 

Teachers can use Padlet as a place for gathering ideas, and then sharing and modifying them later. Teachers can use this tool as a bellringer activity, predicting activity, collaborative note-taking, living webquest, whiteboard answers, poster presentations, interactive storytelling, research gathering, and brainstorming.


]]> 2017-05-26 15:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio/wish/174001744 dolajuwon_depd https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio/wish/174011205 Often, I explain something very complex and ask if everyone understands. One student answers yes and then I continue the lecture with the rest of the class not understanding fully. Mentimeter is an audience response system that gives the teacher a fun and innovative way of turning class knowledge or opinion into data. Teachers can create an opportunity for students to express their opinion anonymously too. 

Teachers can meaningfully use this tool for effective formative assessment (pop-quizzes or exit tickets). By using Mentimeter, teachers can monitor student learning on an aggregate level. Students can find their owns strengths compared to the class and teachers can ascertain whether the class as a whole has grasped the concept.]]> 2017-05-26 15:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio/wish/174011205 dolajuwon_depd https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio/wish/174056548 To help foster discussion and understanding, teachers can embed Poll Everywhere polls in their presentations for each lecture. This tool is great in fostering  student interaction and receiving constant feedback to drive learning in class.

In regards to formative assessment, teachers can check for understanding at any moment in class and adjust instruction as needed. In regards to student engagement, students can interact with ideas instantly, ask questions, offer feedback, and brainstorm solutions in the flow of instruction for increased content mastery.

]]> 2017-05-26 22:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio/wish/174056548 dolajuwon_depd https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio/wish/174090160 This free, web-based message board provides the ability to communicate and collaborate in real-time. Linoit can be used as a collaborative workspace for groups of students or the whole class. Teachers and students can upload photos, to insert images directly from URLs, to insert videos from YouTube and other services, and to insert documents and Post-It notes on the Board. Teachers and students can share boards with others too. ]]> 2017-05-27 15:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio/wish/174090160 dolajuwon_depd https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio/wish/174096078 Kahoot is a compelling and easy way to engage students in formative assessment activities. Kahoot's quick pace, suspenseful music, and instant scoreboards keep competition lively and learners engaged. Students will definitely be asking to play again and again, and many will love the challenge of creating their own Kahoots.
Fast, right-or-wrong feedback is provided on students' devices and the class screen. The multiple-choice quizzes may tend to favor memorization, but having students create Kahoots allows for higher-order learning.]]> 2017-05-27 17:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio/wish/174096078 dolajuwon_depd https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio/wish/174097401 AnswerGarden is an easy and powerful way to get brief feedback from students. Using AnswerGarden, teachers can easily establish the knowledge level of a class on a certain topic. AnswerGarden can be used by creative teams for digital brainstorming sessions. ]]> 2017-05-27 18:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio/wish/174097401 dolajuwon_depd https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio/wish/174098066 Wow!  Teachers and students can navigate through the web more quickly and efficiently by using Tinyurl. It transforms long and confusing URLs to shorter URLs. Shorter URL aliases are useful in the classroom for teachers and students because they are easier to write down, remember or pass around, are less error-prone to write, and also fit where space is limited.]]> 2017-05-27 18:39:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio/wish/174098066 dolajuwon_depd https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio/wish/174098702 Google Docs is a user friendly suite of online collaborative tools that come with tremendous potential for use in the classroom. This school year, all of the students in my classroom received Google Docs accounts and I was kept quite busy getting students up and running with the new tools, then discovering innovative ways to use them as effective tools for learning.
Sharing and commenting on GoogleDocs provide students with opportunities to receive immediate feedback on their writing from teachers and peers in the 24/7 classroom. ]]> 2017-05-27 18:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio/wish/174098702 dolajuwon_depd https://padlet.com/dolajuwon_depd/technologyproficiencyportfolio/wish/174099803 I have enjoyed using TodaysMeet chat platform in my classroom. It is so simple yet so versatile that it has become one of my go-to digital tools. As a user of TodaysMeet, I have been able to do the following things:
1) Have a conversation with my students- and even get the quietest ones in class to join in the conversation.
2) Share links
3) Students ask questions and get answers without interrupting
4) Students give examples to how content relates to their lives and this allows me to check for understanding.
5) Students take polls
6) Gather feedback from students on lessons taught in class
7) Connect with other classrooms and experts
8) Facilitate group projects and class assignments
9) Teach brevity (since students must express their thoughts in 140 characters or less)
10) Host class contests

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Completing this technology proficiency portfolio has made me realize that there are so many fun and effective Web 2.0 tools that teachers can integrate into their lessons to engage and excite students. More importantly, these Web 2.0 tools contribute to student achievement. I learned that digital media (Web 2.0 tools) serve many roles in teaching and learning. Digital media can be used to teach curriculum content, store data, create/edit video, edit photos, collaborate and so much more. 
Through this process, I learned that the use of digital media (Web 2.0 Tools) to support instruction is vital. How teachers use these tools is going to make a critical difference in how we measure our students success and how they are supported to meet 21st century skill sets.
As educators, the use of Web 2.0 tools is transforming our work, and more specifically the way we support students in the classroom. As schools bring more technology into their classrooms, teachers will in turn strive to put more technology in their students’ hands.
For this important reason, I will embrace the use of technology integration in my daily work because the fact is that Web 2.0 tools are here to stay! The sooner we, as educators, learn to harness their wonderful power, and how they can bring learning alive in the classroom, the better.

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