n addition to hardware like mobile phones, websites like Google, and software like Office products, there are many different tools that teachers and students can use to facilitate teaching and learning. There are many ways to classify digital tools, and often, a tool may fall into several different categories. The NWEA (2021) classifies digital tools that teachers can use to support formative assessment as those that:
- Record audio and video
- Create quizzes, polls, and surveys
- Brainstorm, mind map, and collaborate
- Present, engage, and inspire
- Generate word or tag clouds
- Get real-time feedback
- Foster family communication
- Strengthen teacher-to-student or student-to-student communication
- Keep the conversation going with live chats
- Create and store documents or assignments
This assignment gives you the opportunity to explore a variety of digital tools used in the formal education of early learning, kindergarten to high school, and then in colleges and universities. In some cases, the same digital tool may be used for all age groups, and in other cases, the technology is specific to the developmental abilities of the learner. You will identify and analyze tools for learners across academic levels.
Imagine you work for the marketing department of an educational publishing house. Your boss has requested a detailed chart that can be shared with clients. The chart needs to detail 6 educational tools.
