Technology Influencer Reviews

In learning about the Triple E (Engage, Enhance, and Extend)  Framework, I appreciated the purpose of this framework. The Triple E framework is intended  for educators to "easily evaluate how to select tools to meet their learning goals, and ultimate design learning experiences so the tools have a positive impact on student achievement and learning outcomes." This research based framework is focused on learning goals instead of learning tools. " The framework draws on educational research concerning effective and ineffective practices with technology tools from the past two decades.  The Triple E rubric  was developed specially for K-12 teachers and administrators to use in lesson plan development, evaluation of the potential effectiveness of educational apps in learning, and evaluation of the potential effectiveness of tech tools in lesson plans." In measuring my own use of technology in the classroom, this rubric was insightful in highlighting what I am doing effe...

For this post, I decided to review Gimkit, the interactive learning game. I have heard some of my colleagues  mention Gimkit as another learning tool similar to Blooket and Kahoot. My students love Blooket. I have utilized  this often throughout the year to for vocabulary or comprehension  questions of our selected  class text. I wanted to play with Gimkit to see if it was just as useful as Blooket in my ELA resource classroom. I first created an account with Gimkit. I was able to link my classes with Gimkit which always makes assigning activities or assignments in google classroom easier. I noticed the layout was simliar to Blooket where you have a dashboard with created "sets" and an option to explore other sets.  I really liked the option that Gimkit had when using or creating a set. You had the option to input questions with answers or use flashcards. The flashcard option also had an automated answer generator which helped with creating vocabulary flashcards...

 My first reaction to the blog titled "Cult of Pedagogy" was how bizarre the name was. I did not understand the connection between cult and pedagogy. The introduction to the blog quickly gave an explanation at the meaning behind the play on words of the title. As I navigated through the website, I was surprised at how inviting, user-friendly, and applicable the blog was. There was so much content to read and learn with this blog. There were videos, the blog itself, and a podcast. So far, I have focused on the Blog portion of the website. This blog is split up into 3 sections, "The Craft", "Go Deep", and "Teacher Soul." I truly loved these titles and the sources within each section. Not only were there many resources for a variety of topics, the quality of these resources were amazing. For example, under the Teacher Soul section, a subsection titled Attitude Adjustment immediately grabbed my attention. As a 2nd year teacher, I notice many differin...