Saturday, July 4, 2020

Link of ICT webinars by CIET- NCERT



Dear educators
Please find the link to the webinar that covered various themes related to Educational Technology (ET) and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education. You can find link to both the presentation and the video of webinars.
These are organised by CIET-NCERT. Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET), a constituent unit of NCERT.
These webinar covers various topics related to 

  • Creation and dissemination of e-contents, 
  • Pedagogy-Technology integration, 
  • Use of ICT in teaching-learning and assessment, 
  • OER(Open education resources), 
  • Use of various ICT tools,
  •  Creation of AR/VR contents, 
  • Mobile app and AI based platforms etc.
I encourage you to explore these resources to enhance your educational practices.

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Editable quiz game for engaging students during digital teaching

Dear Teachers

 

I am going to discuss one of the ways to make your online class more lively and engaging by providing you all with an editable quiz game which you can customize according to your requirement and use it during your online class.

We all have currently shifted to a digital mode of teaching due to the current pandemic because of COVID -19. While remote learning isn’t a perfect substitute for in-class instruction, there are lots of ways to keep students engaged while they’re learning from home. Teachers are trying their best to organise teaching resources like presentations, videos, online quizzes, etc. to be used in their online classes.

I made this quiz game using  PowerPoint Presentation and tried it in my class and saw a drastic increase in the engagement level of students .

I am sharing the same for the benefit of all.

To Download this quiz: CLICK HERE


These are fully editable Presentation slides having 10 questions.

 

Steps  to Edit :

1.    Download Presentation

2.    Go to Slide number 3 and type question and the 4 choices of answer where one choice is correct.

3.    Do the same with slide number 6, 9,12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, and 30.

4.    Save your Presentation.

How to use it in an online class :

1.    During the online class, you can either share your screen or presentation

2.    Share the rules given on Slide number 2

3.    After reading the first question and 4 choices given, tell your students to write answers or choices in the chatbox.

4.    Press enter and the timer will start. It shows Time out after 10 seconds.

5.    After 10 seconds you can take the name of students whose answer is correct and quickest. Click on the choice selected by student and slide changes and displays “ Correct answer” “ Next Slide”

                                               OR

6.    You can also pick a name randomly from participants and tell them to unmute themselves and answer

7.    If students select the wrong answer, don’t stop them. Rather you should click the wrong answer for them and slide changes and display “The wrong answer” “ Try Again”.

8.    Try the same for other questions also.

 Check the video below of how it works 

The important thing to remember  :

 

1. I have followed the following sequence of the correct answers in 10 questions framed by me.

Q1: Option B

Q2: Option A

Q3: Option A

Q4: Option C

Q5: Option D

Q6: Option B

Q7: Option C

Q8: Option A

Q9: Option A

Q10: Option B

Do not move slides position as I have applied a certain setting that will be disturbed and as a result, the presentation will not work properly.

TRICK : If you want to set some other order of correct answers, It is possible. You have to just swap the options on a particular slide and changing the Alphabet written on them.

Check video below

 

FAQ’s

Question 1: For which class level of this quiz can be used?

Answer 1: It can be used for any grade level and in fact any subject. And with the introduction of Objective type of questions by CBSE .it is a good practice to use it.

 

Question 2: Can I add pictures or clipart in slides?

Answer 2: Yes you can easily add pictures, clip art, and even change background if you want

 

 

Question 3: Is the use of a timer must for running this quiz game?

Answer 3: It is up to you to use the timer or not. A timer will appear when you press enter on the Question slide .It is 10 seconds timer and shows TIMES UP after 10 seconds but its use purely up to your requirement.

 

Question 4: Can I make multiple copies of this presentation?

Answer 4: Yes it is possible , You can make it for different topics or chapters.

 

Question 5: How it is better from online quiz creator Softwares like ProPofs, Kahoot, etc.?

Answer 5: Online quiz creator software is definitely good but for this type of quiz you don’t need to create an account. Also, this type of quiz can be shared with students and they can even try them at home also.

But please make sure your lock ppt before sending so that students can only use it but not edit it. (click here to know how to lock your PPT)

 


Saturday, March 28, 2020

My views on Ed-Tech



It was great sharing my views on Education technology with  
It was my privilege to find place in his website : Coffee with Geek

Watch my video interview





Self graded quiz using Google forms



Dear educators

We are all facing challenges raised by COVID-19. Schools and higher education institutions are facing unprecedented needs to close their physical classrooms and  millions of students lose access to learning.

We as an educators are trying our best to keep our classrooms connected, so that learning doesn’t stop.Many of us are exploring remote learning technologies to connect to students like Zoom meeting , Google classroom, Microsoft teams etc.and even What’s app . Many educators are making video lectures to be shared with their students.

I am sharing a tool (Google Forms) which will help you to know the understanding level of students after they watch your video. It can be given as an assignment to students after you complete a particular chapter or topic.
This tool will help your students to prepare for objective type questions like Fill in the blanks , MCQ’s , True/False , Matching etc.

You can watch the video to learn the step by step instructions to make and use this tool in your teaching .

I hope ,you will find this useful.Thanks .


Sunday, September 2, 2018

Making of online flyer


Dear educators

Today I want to share with you an easy way of making online flyers.
Flyers can be used for variety of purposes in education .
I used it to share the link of resources which I used in my workshops with particiapnts .Having a link of an online flyer particiapnts are relieved of work of noting down of things during workshop. Also they can refer to it any time in future .
Click the link below to see the Flyer made by me :
https://www.smore.com/9s1cz

Making of flyer is very easy .
Just open :https://www.smore.com
Create your free account and simple drag and drop will help you create beautiful flyer .
Check the video below for step by step tutorial
I will wait for your ideas as to how to use this in different ways in education .

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Using infographics in education

Infographics are representations of information or data in a graphic format designed to make that information easier to understand.

Human brain is divided in two halves –the left brain and right brain. Left brain works logically and analytically whereas Right brain works on creativity. If we convert information in graphics creatively, it is easily understood and retained by students as more of right brain is regulated.


Click the picture below to see fabulous animated infographic that explains the 13 reasons why your brain craves infographics



There are lot of free online tools available for creating info-graphics which can be used .
  1. Snappa – My favourite
  2. Venngage
  3. Piktochart
  4. Easelly
  5. Infogram
  6. Canva (My favorite)

Check this video tutorial for step by step instructions to use Canva


Check My Presentation on Infographics at NYSCATE ,2019 at New York


Check few infographics made by me




Also click on picture below to see Infographic of Story of Ola Cabs made by me






Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Learn to Unlearn

Dear educators It is very important for us to change with changing times.Check this interesting and thought provoking article " Learn to Unlearn" from "The Hindu" newspaper

Please go through this extract first

A few years ago, I had an opportunity to interact with a group of school teachers. A few had over 25 years, some over 10 years, and the rest had 5-10 years of experience. When I asked them, “Do you teach various subjects (courses) the way you were taught by your teachers about 20 years, 10 years or five years ago?”, some nodded their heads and gave an affirmative answer.


Click here  to read entire article 


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