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DIGITAL ENGLISH
✓ Students always see the content on their own devices, be it PCs, laptops, tablets, and smartphones
HOW TO USE IT:
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Every student is required to have a private password. Either in person or remotely, timed questions then pop up on a student screen either as homework or random for competition reasons with a given deadline. The teachers get hold of the feedback instantly as the learners answer the questions. The students can review their results once they are done.
PROS AND CONS:
PROS:
✓ The teacher can review the performance of various students in a given area and know where to focus more for better understanding.
✓ Lessons are online and presented as slides. There is no need for a projector as every student gets the question directly on their screen.
✓ It is free but there is a premium plan to get additional tools for learning and for it to be adfree
✓ Lessons, quizzes, and presentations are easy to make. The questions are easy to edit and flexible and can therefore serve any given area of study.
✓ Through its blog sections, one can know how to use its features and also be made aware in case of new ones.
✓ It entails a teacher resource section that guides the teacher /trainer who is not conversant with the app.
✓ There is already a large library of well-made quizzes and presentations to be used in teaching and learning.
CONS:
✓ It limits the number of questions you can put in your quiz or presentation. This limit can be removed with the premium plan.
✓ Accessibility to technology should be highly considered before using this app. In case of inability to access the required technology such as iPad or computer, the school or student would not be able to use this software.
✓ You cannot copy and edit any featured slides. quiz or presentation unless you have to a premium plan.
✓ Many of the great features of this app like interactive videos are locked behind a premium plan.
ABOUT THE TOOL:
TEACHERS’ OPINIONS:
✓ “Quizizz is a very useful tool. It assesses skills and content that have been derived from the backward planning process. It seeks to assess the key learning milestones in the unit or learning sequence.”
✓ “It is actionable. It is designed so that student responses either clearly demonstrate mastery of the skills and content, or it shows exactly where mastery is lacking or misunderstanding is occurring.”
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