Google Tone w/ Mr. Segar

For those of you that have seen or used Google Tone, you already know how great this is! But if you haven't check out these videos. I introduced this to Todd Segar, one of the science teachers in my building, and all around test dummie for any new technology I can find. (Seriously, I find something, throw it at him, and he tries it out, he's the best!)

So he set up a sharing opportunity in his course and invited me to come in and take some videos.  In the first clip, Todd, is giving a short explanation of the lesson and sending the Tone to the students to get the document. If you catch it, he says he needs to make sure he has his speakers on because Tone is based on sound.

 

As long as the class is all logged in when Todd sends the tone out, they get information instantly. As he works to get the lesson started, he encourages students to share with each other using Tone, another collaborative use of the extension. In the clip below, if you look closely at the student's screen, in the bottom right is a message to let them know the shared item is being received through Tone and they can click on it to open.

The lesson begins and all students have the same information. Students worked for about half the class period following Todd's instructions, and then they need some feedback. Are they on the right track, answering questions correctly, etc. So what next? Use Tone again to share the correct data.

This procedure allowed for practice, collaboration, assessment, & feedback.