Quizlet You Soar the Highest in Teaching!
Reaching greater heights in the new regular education becomes
easier now because various online educational tools enable teachers and learners to bring out the best in them. In this part of the
article, I will illuminate the beauty of Padlet so that you can see how this marvelous
tool can change your life forever.
Quizlet is a digital educational tool containing immense study materials about numerous topics or subjects created by other
users. Its study sets are free; any user can make their own learning
materials and share them with others to foster resource sharing. The information you can acquire from this app can be presented through flashcards, quizzes, and games, so you can utilize them to uplift student engagement or create an exciting learning experience in the class. Isn’t it astounding?
Like the other digital tools I have tried using, I had a fantastic experience using Quizlet on my own. It was just a trial-and-error
session. When it comes to its accessibility, I find it user-friendly because I can simply sign up and log in without complications. It can be used by Android
and iPhone users, and since I am an Android user, that’s a good thing for me. As
to the learning materials, I can just look for the available ones relevant to the topics I want to acquire. Also, I tried creating learning material and was stunned because I can add multimedia resources to make the content more creative and attractive. To have varied choices
of presenting the learning material, you can choose modes like flashcards,
learn, spell, test, match, and gravity. These modes are very enthralling, but I love the gravity the most.
However, I can also see two downsides to this tool. First, the learning materials' reliability, accuracy, and credibility can be questioned because these shared resources are not validated or reviewed; that is why it is necessary to thoroughly and adequately assess the information being presented to you before using it. Second, I know that it’s free, but what’s painful about open access is that you can just explore or navigate limited features unless you upgrade and avail yourself of the premium platform for additional customizations and enhancements. Despite these problems, I can still consider Quizlet as a very functional tool that educators can use to channel the enthusiastic energy of learning, even if we are having a hard time dealing with this pandemic.
In 2016, a qualitative data analysis of Bruce Lander's views on what students think about Quizlet showed that most students resoundingly loved the digital flashcards. Still, some of them favor more traditional methods of learning vocabulary. He also
expects further additions and augmentations from Quizlet. With this study, we educators must utilize this tool and consider redefining and reimagining our teaching practices (from traditional to modern) by marrying the technology so that the students can be more engaged in learning and discovery. We need to be more open to progress and innovation. Whatever
age bracket we are in, seasoned or not, we all need to level up and embrace the
new regular education because there’s no other way but to move forward.
With my fantastic experience when I tried Quizlet, I would love to use it again, especially in this upcoming academic
year. Now I will start exploring more, and if I have the budget, I will consider unlocking the premium platform to maximize its functionality. I
would also love to share it with my colleagues so they know we can still
do more despite the hardships this pandemic has given us. Indeed, we can soar the
highest in the field of education with the aid of Quizlet. Just let the Quizlet
do the magic!
Unlocking Padlet: Opening the Door to Literacy
I
know it’s so metaphorical to say that information and communication technology
is now our best pal to combat against the cruelties of this pandemic and to survive
in this new regular education, but it’s totally the reality. With its glory, innovative
and analytical learning is still possible and feasible, even if it’s now done
differently. For some, this new system is bizarre because of their reluctance. Still, I have to break free from the bondage of information uncertainty and
illiteracy by creating extraordinary learning experiences with the help of the
flooding digital tools.
A new tool added to the list is Padlet. This technological tool can be an excellent venue for students to post and share notes in the same place. The notes can be provided in various formats, such as links, images, videos, and other documents. Students can easily use this tool to enhance their learning experience by conducting group research, unleashing creativity, improving class participation, and acquiring class updates. Mainly, this technology tool can empower collaboration
among learners for them to lift each other up in this new typical learning
environment.
Regarding its functionality and practicality, the teachers, as the facilitators of learning, can be used in many fruitful ways. It can serve as a digital wall that is very useful in the classroom. Specifically,
you can use this to recapitulate or ask students to post a synthesis of what they learned from the previous lessons and activities. It can also help
you gather students’ class expectations, organize collaborative notetaking, conducting
living Webquest, wrapping up the day by asking questions about what they have
learned, letting students store, share, and export relevant images, links,
and topics, asking students to share ideas, acquiring whiteboard answers, and many
more. This tool is endless, and we can ensure that with its help, the pandemic
can’t take its toll on the quality of teaching and learning. It can be your bulletin
board, billboard, blackboard, whiteboard, and boredom destroyer!
Regarding my experiences with this tool, I
still like its ease of use. From signing up to the actual utilization,
I find this accessible. I use my Google account to keep it simple when signing up and logging in. I have just used the free version because I don’t
have the budget yet to upgrade it to the Pro version, but it’s manageable, even if
it’s just a free version. So, since it’s just free, I am only allowed to create
three Padlets at a time, but you can delete them afterward if you want to
make new ones. There are actually options that you can do to use it differently.
We can have it as a wall, canvas, stream, grid, shelf, backchannel,
map, or timeline. Our posts can be enhanced by selecting backgrounds, choosing font styles, selecting the color scheme, attaching links, multimedia files, and other documents. I have found out that we can change the privacy of the
post. After the basic steps you need to do, we can just post the content,
make it accessible to our students, and explore its possibilities for
teaching and learning.
In the 2019 paper of Inma Beltran-Martin about using Padlet for collaborative learning, it was found that the students
were highly contented with using this technology tool in class because it
can help them achieve a good academic performance. Moreover, it was confirmed
that it can successfully support the collaborative work of the learners. With these
results, we can really prove that Padlet can save you in handling the virtual
classroom.
I firmly believe that Padlet can be significantly used, like other technology tools, to make the new normal learning more interactive and engaging for our learners. With the multiple advantages of
this tool, we can organize a safe place for us, teachers, and learners to gather,
share, and expand ideas. It’s like a social networking site that is solely for
educational purposes. Aside from its focus on academic excellence, it also helps foster camaraderie. Also, I would like to focus on the advantages of this tool
(even if there are not-so-serious loopholes or hitches). Aside from the fact
that it can be used for free, it is easy to use and allows you to connect heartily
and intellectually with your students.
In the meantime, I will settle for the free version, since we also have a learning management system with this tool’s features. However, I still find it more creative and engaging, so I would really find time to utilize it and showcase its beauty and brilliance to my students. I want to connect more with them, especially since this pandemic hinders me from effectively monitoring them. This tool will help me update them and enhance my learning. Together, we will unlock this Padlet’s full features and advantages to open the door that leads to academic excellence!
Author: JVC Abatayo
Photo Credits:
https://www.generalatlantic.com/media-article/quizlet-raises-series-c-funding-from-general-atlantic/
https://techcrunch.com/2015/09/18/padlet-raises-1-2-million-for-its-easy-to-use-collaborative-website-builder/
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