Module 5

The three technological tools that I learned about in Module Five for this week are called Quizlet, ActivelyLearn, and Quia. In the classroom, Quizlet can be used as a study tool between students. Either students or Educators can use ActivelyLearn. ActivelyLearn is a site that has a free library with a lot of different texts and lessons that students can interact with. Quia stands for Quintessential Instructional Archive and is a website that allows students or teachers to create their own educational content using different activities. As usual, there will always the ups with downs and downs with ups. On Quizlet, you have to be cautious as a teacher because many students use Quizlet as an area to get answers instead of using it as a studying tool. ActivelyLearn allows for a new way of interacting with the material you assign as a teacher. Some people see this as a positive trait, but it could also be a negative trait for those who don’t do best with new technology. I’ve done some research and I have seen in a lot of places that quia can be hacked to be able to cheat on quizzes on Quia. This may not be true, but as a teacher, you don’t want to take any chances when you could be using a different technological tool that works just as well. I have had a lot of fun with learning this new information and I plan to use some of these tools in the future!