Day 8, 23rd august 2017

Quizlet!!!

Russell promised we would enjoy this new tool and he was right!!

We started the morning from Quizlet website where we looked for content (Simple Past, Means of Transport, Numbers, Conditional type 1...) and we got a high number of sets of card that we might like and for each one a great variety of activities are provided: Learn, Flashcards, Write, Spelling, Test, Match Gravity.

Once teachers have created their own account, they can select one or more sets of cards , copy them (first button on the left), give them a new name (Fruit by Paola Primavori, to make them sound yours!!) and create a new set (button at the top, on the right). At that point the set of cards is definetely yours and we might decide to add or remove items. In case we decide to add new items vocabulary, for example, quizlet will provide us with a number of definitions we can choose from and even a picture!!

A new window will open giving you a link that you can share with your students on Edmodo so that they will be able to use the set of cards to practice their English.

It is also possible to create a class on Quizlet (Create a Class, on the left), giving it a name, of course.

If we click on Members, at the top, a code will pop up and we just need to share this link on Edmodo with our students to invite them to join the class and use our sets of card.

Easy peasy like a lemon squeezy!! (repeted by Russell several times every session to encourage us).

Now, the questions.

What things have you covered in today’s sessions? Quizlet

What technologies have you been exposed to? Quizlet

How might you use the technologies/techniques in your own teaching and learning?
It will be a nice funny way to encourage students to practice their grammar and their vocabulary at home.

What value would these techniques/technologies add to your teaching and learning?
The sets are ready-made for us, once you have created them you can reuse them many times with different classes; I guess students will have fun while learning and the activities provided cover different skills.

What challenges do you foresee?
None, for the moment.