On Friday I presented Peardeck to the teachers. It is an interactive anonymous website, that engages students to participate. I chose Peardeck because I personally feel that it is very efficient and it encourages students to voice their own opinion and to see others point of view in things. I think that its an excellent tool, especially for students like me who don't raise their hands to answer questions.
The fears and concerns I had going through this experience was the actual presentation. I have a very hard time to present in front of people. So it was a bit of a challenge, but once I got up there and presented it wasn't too bad. My main concern is that teachers aren't going to use any of these tools to help engage learning. Some feel that it is a waste of their time, and they want to get over with the lesson as fast as possible.
My presentation went well, I feel that I helped many teachers to see different tools that will help student enjoy learning. I think that many teachers enjoyed Peardeck. I was surprised to see most teachers were actually participating and enjoying it.
The one thing I would definitely change is to make sure to inform that they don't need to use this tool in every lesson. They can simply use it once in a while, or even during a review. They don't need to feel like they need to use this tool/website everyday. I do though hope they take this as an oppurtunity to spice things up a little, because I do feel like these tools are extremely helpful.
