Though I have examined ProProfs Quizmaker and Quizlet, Testing/ Quizzing: I continue to search for the ideal Testing/Quizzing tool. For conducting surveys I teach and use SurveyMonkey. Schneider and Jane Schneider. For data analysis purposes I use (and teach) SPSS, the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences though I follow very closely the possibility of switching to something (which is as all encompassing but more user-friendly and which is open source) such as JASP.
#STARQUIZ FOR TEACHERS SOFTWARE#
As I continue to try and reach out to non-English speaking audiences I am always looking for good language translation software that improves upon Google Translate.Īrithmetic: Among the courses I teach is “ Statistics and Experimental Design.” I am also a partner of a consulting firm with Gregory K. It continues to teach me, and it gives me access to a number of individuals who write better than I. It is important to me that I learn from them. Of the six blogging pieces of software I have investigated I continue to use WordPress. Its simplicity (and beauty) intrigues me and it motivates ( nags) me to write. My favorite journaling app of the moment is Day One. I also have far-too-many writing (and other) apps on my far-too-many computers which I use across the day. Writing: I enjoy writing, and have investigated all of the writing tools on Jane’s list.
#STARQUIZ FOR TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL#
I do a lot of online reading, (though I am convinced by Naomi Baron that the printed book has a bright future– Lego Ergo Sum) heeding and feeding my need to learn from Twitter (where I tend to follow a selective list of individuals who share or enlarge my interests), Facebook (where I maintain relationships with former students), and LinkedIn (which has some interesting capabilities for also keeping in touch with alumnae, Board of Trustees, and professional contacts). Though I have tried Feedly, I am presently using Inoreader. I later added that particular NPR stream to my RSS reader/aggregator.
When my commute was temporarily blocked by a Waukesha train, I took the time to dictate into my cell phone that I should incorporate “nudging research” into my experimental social psychology class. Driving to school today while listening to NPR I was alerted to some research dealing with “nudging” individuals to buy more healthy foods by partitioning grocery carts.
Reading: I need tools that increases the likelihood of my being able to stay abreast of current events and aware of current research findings that I then can incorporate into my classes in an ongoing basis. With the deadline for responding to Jane Hart’s annual list of top learning tools not until this summer, here are my present thoughts on my top technology learning tools: Caveat Lector: This blog piece is laden with hypertext links that lead you to additional thoughts I have about these learning tools!