Reflections on Week 8

This week I have gone through several websites that provide teachers with all kinds of teaching resources such as creating flash cards, puzzles, various activities and tests.

 I downloaded Hot Potatoes version 6 which is a very simple and useful tool. I used the following link; http://hotpot.uvic.ca/ . I used it to create a quiz in Introduction to Linguistics. The items of the quiz are of the multiple choice type. I also created another Match activity in which the students have to match the definitions under A with the correct term under B. They are very nice activities that I will use in my class. I will divide the students into 2 groups and in turn they will ask and answer the questions. The group that will score higher will be the winner. I shared the two activities on the Webskills class Wiki under the section Week 8 Resources.

I also used the following link http://www.easytestmaker.com/default.aspx to create a free  account and then to create a Mid-Term Test in Introduction to Linguistics. It consists of 20 items and I used three types of questions, namely: True or False, Multiple Choices, and Fill in the Blank. I found it a useful tool that makes our job easy. When you finish creating the test, you can either save it for future reference or you can print it. It also creates an Answers Key.  The free version provides the following features:

Free   $0/year
Core features to create tests

·               An easy to use test interface

·               All question types available

·               Answer sheets

·               Multiple sections

·               Automatic question renumbering when questions are moved

·               25 test limit

Some features like grading and printing students’ results require an annual subscription fee. I have uploaded a copy of my Test on the Webskills Wiki.

I used the following link: http://www.123certificates.com/makeit/certificate-of-appreciation-5.php  to create a certificate of appreciation on behalf of the Webskills course participants to our Instructor, Mr. Sean McClelland for his nice efforts and cooperation. This site is useful and freely provides us with all types of certificates that we can modify to suit our purposes and then print them out. I am planning to announce “The Student of the Course” competition at the beginning of the semester and I can award him or her a certificate. I think the students will be more motivated and will work harder. I can also award the top 5 students certificates of achievement to motivate them.

I also visited Quiz Star and created a free account. I activated my account and now I can create my Quizzes and share them online. It is a useful tool for teachers.