Teaching Tools – Online Teaching and Learning

Kahoot!

ts220 — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:32:00 +0000

Kahoot!

Functionality: Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform, used as educational technology in schools and other educational institutions. Its learning games, "Kahoots", are user-generated multiple-choice quizzes that can be accessed via a web browser or the Kahoot app.

System Requirements: Works on most web browsers. Mobile app can be dowloaded from the Apple App Store or GooglePlay.

Delivery Methods Supported: Supports revision, lecture interaction

Subject Applicability: Useful for all subjects

Security Concerns: None

Pricing Model: Free

Khan Academy

ts220 — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:55:34 +0000

Khan Academy

https://www.khanacademy.org/

Functionality: Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. Also provides support for teachers: find standards-aligned content, assign practice exercises, videos and articles, track student progress.

System Requirements: Works on most web browsers. Has iOS and Android apps.

Delivery Methods Supported: Supports lecturing, tutorials, revision

Subject Applicability: Science, computing, arts and humanities, economics, reading and language arts, life skills, test prep

Security Concerns: None

Pricing Model: Free, requires account to be created

Microsoft Teams

ts220 — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 16:23:13 +0000

Microsoft Teams

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/group-chat-software

Functionality: Microsoft Teams is a unified communication and collaboration platform that combines persistent workplace chat, video meetings, file storage, and Microsoft application integration (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc). Within a team, you can create channels to organize chat streams. Organizational applications such as Trello can also be integrated into the channels. This is a great tool for organizing tutorial groups, society groups, and more.

System Requirements: Windows Server 2012 R2+, Windows 10, or Windows 8.1 in 32-bit and 64-bit; Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan or later; Linux distribution capable of installing DEB or RPM; available on Android and iOS. Read more about requirements: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/hardware-requirements-for-the-teams-app

Delivery Methods Supported: Supports lectures, tutorials, meetings

Subject Applicability: Applicable to all subjects but not limited to academic purposes

Security Concerns: None

Pricing Model: Free - use University account for full access

Peerwise

ts220 — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 16:33:18 +0000

Peerwise

https://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/

Functionality: PeerWise is an online repository of multiple-choice questions that are created, answered, rated and discussed by students. Typically, at the beginning of a term, a course using PeerWise begins with an empty repository. This grows gradually as the course progresses and students author and contribute relevant questions. All activity remains anonymous to students, however instructors are able to view the identity of question and comment authors and have the ability to delete inappropriate questions. In practice, instructor moderation is rarely necessary and PeerWise is often used with little staff involvement. Similar to an open forum, except with more engagement and feedback integration. Also, this provides ability for teachers to use tool for assessment.

System Requirements: Works on most web browsers.

Delivery Methods Supported: Supports revision and assessment

Subject Applicability: PeerWise has been used in courses covering a variety of disciplines. Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Maths, Medicine, Physics, Population Health, Psychology, and more. Any course for which it makes sense for students to author their own multiple-choice questions and to explain their understanding of a topic in their own words could benefit from using PeerWise.

Security Concerns: None

Pricing Model: Free