KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Lindsay Herron, Gwangju National University of Education
Three Thrilling Tools for Interactive Worksheets
Abstract
Interested in spicing up standard class worksheets by adding multimedia or making them more interactive? Want to instantly grade students' work or provide immediate feedback? Try these flexible tools for creating online worksheets! This 20-minute workshop will provide an overview of three noteworthy tools—Nearpod, Wizer, and Kubbu—that are free and convenient, with no downloads required.
First, Nearpod engages students individually in a lesson by sending presentations, multimedia input, selected student examples, and activities directly to students' handheld devices, and returning their responses to the teacher. Wizer, meanwhile, offers an impressive variety of mobile-compatible task formats, including table-completion, voice recording, and image labeling. Finally, the staid but handy Kubbu provides new, efficient options for creating online matching games, crossword puzzles, and more.
Attendees will leave with fresh and exciting ideas for bringing online, multimodal, interactive worksheets into their classrooms, engaging every student and providing prompt feedback without time-consuming grading.
Biographicals
Lindsay Herron has been a visiting professor at Gwangju National University of Education since 2008. Prior to that, she taught English on a Fulbright grant at a boys' high school in Jeju-do. She has a master's degree in language education from Indiana University-Bloomington (USA), a master's degree in cinema studies from New York University (USA), a CELTA, and a CELTA YL-Extension. She is currently working on an Ed.D. in language education at Indiana University-Bloomington.
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