Kahoot
Kahoot is a great tool to apply in education as it enables healthy competition to take place it can be performed individually or in groups. It can be used in any lessons from science to maths or perhaps even geography. The teacher can use this tool to create any quiz or survey in any topic that is being taught to test the cognition of pupils. This tool refers to the behaviour theory as it can be used to modify and control behaviour. Furthermore, the tool also relates to social learning as when working in groups pupils will be learning from one another. Another benefit to this tool is that puts the students in control so that they too are able to create surveys and quiz to challenging the rest of the class. The greatest disadvantage to this tool is that there are some pupil that are not brilliant with technology therefore, they will back down and not be as much involved as the rest will (Palmer, 2007).
Timeline js
A fantastic tool to adapt within education as it gives students the control to creating their very own timeline in the format they wish to in representation to what they have learnt. The end product can be used to assess and mark students on performance and creativity. Linking to education the tool can be used in the subject history to getting pupils to creating a timeline of Stalin’s accomplishments during the war. The tool relates to the social constructivism theory as individuals are building up their cognitive enhancement as they go along. Furthermore, individuals will be learning from their more knowledgeable other peers. On the other hand, a down fall to this would be when creating the timeline a circle of friends may work together when creating their own, that may result to the same layouts and designs and may lead to fights and falling out (Hirschland, 2015).
Wix
A brilliant tool to adapt within education, it allows students to being in control of creating their very own website. They will be building and maintaining their IT skills at same time. Not only that pupils cognitions will be reflected from the level of input they put in to creating and designing the site. Moreover, the teacher can use each students site to giving them homework to complete and can be marked online too. In relation to education this tool can be used in a IT lesson to getting pupils to create a website on a certain interest to them. This tool relates to the behaviourist theory as the process of creativity modifies behaviour {Rogers, 2000). Personally I suggest that with this being an online tool one or a group of pupil may comment on other pupils’ website impulsively. In other words online bullying I am sure we are all aware and know there is a lot of cyber bullying that takes place. As educators it is the responsibility to condemning this form of behaviour and pointing out the consequences of it.
A tool that can be used best in education to connecting with professionals to getting them to expressing their views and opinions on a topic, touching the social learning theory as it goes along doing so. However, one of the greatest downfalls is that students will not know the stranger who they are talking to as there are many fake accounts. So the person whom they believe they are talking to could really be a paedophile or a rapist for all we know. Therefore, it is advisable that when using the site just like any social media to use with caution and if they notice any strange activity then they are to report it. Furthermore, the views and opinions collected may be biased from a negative point of view to leaving the individual confused to what he/she already knows from the knowledge gathered from own learning experiences and been taught (Hammersley, 2000).
Reference
Palmer, S. (2007). Toxic childhood. London: Orion.
Hirschland, B. (2015). When young children need help. [Online]. Available: http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?sid=f589ce35-dd19-4489-bf51-830403da6e35%40sessionmgr102&vid=0&hid=116&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#AN=983623&db=nlebk [28th March 2017].
Rogers, N. (2000). The creative connection. Ross-On-Wye: PCCS Books.
Hammersley, M. (2000). Taking sides in social research. London: Routledge.
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