Reply To: Lesson 2.3 Providing Feedback That Drives Learning Forward – Discussion

[Jennifer Gordon]

I used to feel pretty intimidated by Desmos, but after this year of distance learning, I’m a big fan! One thing that I’m still really uncomfortable with is creating lessons on Desmos. Luckily, my math coach is a bit more comfortable and can help with creating lessons when needed.

Another digital resource I really love is ClassKick. It doesn’t let teachers pace the slides like Desmos (wish it did!), but making lessons is super easy. Something I need to be careful about with, after this lesson, are the types of questions I would ask in ClassKick. They were often funneling questions with right/wrong answers, and I would set ClassKick to give points for correct answers in an effort to give students immediate feedback. Students could “game” the system at times, so I would change those practices.

[Jennifer Gordon]

I used to feel pretty intimidated by Desmos, but after this year of distance learning, I’m a big fan! One thing that I’m still really uncomfortable with is creating lessons on Desmos. Luckily, my math coach is a bit more comfortable and can help with creating lessons when needed.

Another digital resource I really love is ClassKick. It doesn’t let teachers pace the slides like Desmos (wish it did!), but making lessons is super easy. Something I need to be careful about with, after this lesson, are the types of questions I would ask in ClassKick. They were often funneling questions with right/wrong answers, and I would set ClassKick to give points for correct answers in an effort to give students immediate feedback. Students could “game” the system at times, so I would change those practices.