Socrative

              Coincidentally, I was able to observe an inclusive special education class. I really like how the teacher incorporated technology with Mathematics. The teacher gave out IPads to students, and they logged into a website, www.socrative.com. There was a chat room that the teacher had created, and they were able to do math problems and interact with others via the chat room. The teacher would post a multiple choice question in the chat room, and the students would be able to access it on their IPads and choose their answer. The website would actually tell the students whether they had chosen the right answer or not, and on the teacher’s screen, it would show the teacher what all the students had chosen. The teacher would go on to the next question after every student had answered it. The website also showed how many had chosen an answer, and how many were still working on it. I like how the website actually shows you the statistics or the spread out of the results. It allows teachers to monitor students’ progress, and which question troubles students the most. Therefore, teachers will be able to use the result to make appropriate adjustments in the lesson, and determine whether further clarification or reteach is required or not. In addition, students all are working at the same pace, as a group because the teacher would't go on to the next question until everyone had answered. I will definitely use it in my classroom if I have enough IPads or computers for every student. Students enjoy doing it, and this can be a great warm-up activity as well.