Week 3

In this workshop we did work on design brief and created quizzes and games.

The first activity we did was to create a jumping frog in groups of two using a small picture of a frog, cardboard, rubber band and a sticky tape. I think the activity was really  engaging and creative which I wasn't expecting for this activity. I think this kind of work will improve team work skills and the students who are creative can create the structure while other students can work on the research. This will make the students think about how to make the make the frog jump longer and higher and thereby improving their thinking skills.Student will enjoy playing with the frog as well as comparing each teams jump.

Both of the images were taken based on the activities we have done on the website. The first activity  I had to do was to create a quiz on any topic I liked. I found it really fun and interesting doing other students' quizzes. I have realized that this an easier way of learning a topic in class. The second activity we did was to create activities like word search, hangman etc. I chose the hangman but through my workshop I realized that it was not appropriate to use hangman and so I used the balloon type instead. This website allows teachers to create online lessons, practice games for their students and make quizzes, and tests to suit the desires of the students and the teachers. It includes flash cards, word search, jumbled words, rags and riches, picture perfect etc. In addition to what we can create, teachers can also search for activities created by other users for a variety of subjects. Students will also benefit, because they will have the freedom to practice and review the subjects at home.
I think one of the advantages is that when the students have done a quiz, the results  can be sent to the teacher's account to mark. Hence recording marks would be easy and further students can log on from their home and do their home work since its all online. And  parents could get an idea of the students work too from home. But sometimes  while searching for content posted by others, we can come across stuffs which can vary on content and grade level. Like Greg said in the week 3 lecture  it is really important that the school uses positive strategies to keep unsuitable content from students and also make sure students behave responsibly. The dangers of bullying, pheadophiles on the internet are really high so it is important to protect and educate the kids.