Effectiveness of Resources

 Online Resources

Online resources speak to material, applications and web pages that one can access to gain information.

As an online facilitator it was necessary that my students were engaged during our classes. As I navigated the world on online teaching at the beginning of the pandemic many online resources were introduced to me through varying seminars. Here are a few resources I used as a teacher: Edpuzzle, quizizz.com, YouTube and my favourite Nearpod.

Nearpod silver content list

Nearpod Premium Plus Activity list

The Nearpod application gave me the opportunity to keep my students engaged both synchronously or asynchronously with both activities and content, which made assessment relatively easy during classes.

As an online student, when enrolled in my Coursera class, the chosen course didn't provide many applications because they were embedded in the website. The platform called rhyme was easy to use and the transition between the activity and instruction was seamless because I was able to see the demonstrations while I was in the lesson.

The assessment was embedded with a simple click from one part to the next and at the end of the course, they used polling software to collect information about the course. Attached are some pictures of the rhyme software and the poll. The resources that I interacted with were effective as I was able to complete the course with little issues.

Rhyme platform with embedded software and teacher instruction

Money Survey embedded in Coursera

Reference

Stafford, T (2020, May 1)Discover educational resources for kids. Image retrieved from https://www.montrealfamilies.ca/discover-educational-resources-for-kids/

Nearpod. Retrieved from https://np1.nearpod.com/presentation.php?id=122313192&addVTF=&addCollaborate=