Brief description of each technology.

Nearpod

Nearpod allows for differentiation through interactive lessons, interactive videos, gamification, and activities, a single platform provides real-time insights into student comprehension (Nearpod. (n.d.)

Nearpod Pricing has created silver, gold, platinum, school and district, and higher education structures. The silver pack is free. Gold costs $20/year for 50 sessions, 3GB storage, and 40 MB lessons. The $349/year Platinum subscription includes 75 sessions, 5 GB storage, 50 MB courses, and limitless preset lessons. School and district plans have tailored quotes, as does higher education (360Quadrants. (n.d.).

Differentiating through tailoring learning through individual plans and data gained per student. 

 

Through nearpod, teachers can use pre created lesson that are cross curricular. The can create gamification learning opportunities. Assessments that provides real-time data to track students learning in an engaging way.

 

The use of student pace and teacher presentation mode with interactive polls, discussion boards slides, and even a VR feature allows learning to be targeted in student many different learning styles.  

Reference: 

Nearpod . (n.d.). Nearpod.com.

360Quadrants. (n.d.). Nearpod Pricing 2022 . Retrieved September 11, 2023, from https://www.360quadrants.com/software/digital-learning-platforms/nearpod

Google Classroom 

Google classroom is a interactive platform that allows teachers to upload work that is individualized to each student and how students work at their own pace to submit work. This allows students to learn without the feeling of being rushed but also take control of their learning 

 

Google Cloud hosts Google Classroom, which offers three premium support subscriptions for schools. Their plans: Normal — Monthly standard support costs $29 + 3% net expenditure. Unlimited billing, technical, Priority 2 case, phone, and email assistance, a four-hour response time for Priority 2 cases, high-impact problem resolution during business hours, and an Active Assist Recommender API are included (Better Buys, n.d.).

 

Teachers may upload videos, slide shows, interactive work, or even assessments to asse learning in different learning styles. 

 

With Google Classroom, instructors may streamline class engagement. The software interfaces with Google Docs, Drive, Forms, Meet, and Calendar, providing various classroom-management "shortcuts". An assignment with a due date instantly appears in your students' class calendar.
Digitize, disseminate, and collect student work, course resources (videos, webpages, PDFs, etc.), and assignments. Teachers may publish assignments to several courses or alter and reuse them year after year.

Discuss classwork with students. The software lets you publish assignment reminders and monitor who's done their job. Chat with kids privately, answer issues, and provide assistance.

Give students prompt assignment and exam feedback. Google Forms lets you design and publish quizzes that Google Classroom automatically grades as students submit them. You'll grade less and give students immediate feedback. Teachers may access class and individual data in Forms or an automated Google Sheet (M, 2023).

 

Reference:

Better Buys. (n.d.). Categories. https://www.betterbuys.com/lms/google-classroom-pricing/

 

 

M, K. (2023, September 5). Teachers’ Essential Guide to Google Classroom. Common Sense Education. Retrieved September 11, 2023, from https://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/teachers-essential-guide-to-google-classroom

 

EDpuzzle

EdPuzzle gives educators the ability to use films in their classroom courses while also creating discussion routines. To evaluate students' levels of comprehension and participation in a subject or piece of literature being presented in the form of a video, teachers may include stopping points throughout the movie. With the option to deliver these interactive lessons to students and have them complete the quiz questions, which feature real-time check points to ensure that they have understood the material, students are able to study at a speed that is tailored to match their individual requirements.

 

Edpuzzle is free for instructors and students. The free Basic Plan users may save  up to 20 videos (Edpuzzle. (n.d.).

 

In flipped classrooms, students have the opportunity to engage in more varied forms of student-centered learning. EDpuzzle requires more steps on the part of the teacher than the other tools do, but I still advocate using it. The educators may either upload a video from another site or use one of their own. Within EDpuzzle, educators have the option to trim the video, insert an audio message, record their voice over the whole of the video, disable fast-forwarding, and integrate a number of different quiz questions. After that, the instructors will assign the students to watch films with questions or comments. As students watch and respond to questions, their progress as viewers, the number of times they saw certain segments, and their responses are all visible to the teacher. This allows teachers to quickly determine which students have completed the flipped classroom session, which students have understood the concept, and which students need further time (Stern, 2015)

 

Reference:

Edpuzzle. (n.d.). Edpuzzle | Make Any Video Your Lesson. Retrieved September 11, 2023, from https://edpuzzle.com/pricing

Stern, J. (2015, March 30). Enhancing Learning Through Differentiated Technology. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/enhanced-learning-through-differentiated-technology-julie-stern

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