As with Cool Tools Session #1, I learned plenty from this session that I was able to incorporate into my teaching practice (and even one thing that applied for my home-life/own kids!). For school, I was able to incorporate a few different tools in my practice...from Flubaroo to GoogleSlides, to different ways to assess and provide feedback to students. Personally, I created a library for my 5-year-old son using Padlet, and it turns out that another PD that I did used Padlet as a response tool as well. I'm glad I got familiar with it through Cool Tools so that I knew how to use it without any glitches. A few other people in my building have done at least one Cool Tools session, so I really enjoyed talking with them about what they chose to explore. Some chose different "Things", and some chose the same "Things" that I did. I was able to learn about tools that I didn't explore, and I was also able to see what others did for the tools that I did
For this assignment, I actually implemented two new tools that I used within the week leading up to break: Plickers and Quizlet Live. I'm notorious for giving a Unit Exam right before a break, so of course, as April break approached, I was finishing up a unit and spending the class-before-the-test reviewing with students. I reviewed in class on Monday-Tuesday, and gave the exam on Wednesday-Thursday (we meet every other day, and I have 3 different sections). I read about and asked other teachers about both Plickers and Quizlet Live to see which one they preferred for their students. What I found was that some teachers liked Plickers, while others liked Quizlet, and I decided, based on the makeup of my classes, that one class would use Plickers, while the other two would use Quizlet Live. I chose Plickers for my 4th period class because they are my challenging group. The SWD population is 12 (out of 26), and their needs are pretty significant. That class also is ful