What can I do with it?
You can use it as a random word picker. So children don’t put up their hands if they know the answer but everybody can have to give the answer. This means everybody has to think about the answer. You can use it to divide the class into groups. But you can also put other words or questions in it.
Where can you find it?
http://www.classtools.net/education-games-php/fruit_machine
Who can use it?
Everybody can use it for free.
Pro’s:
- It is web based
- You can use it for free
- It is easy to use
- You don’t have any control about which name or word will turn up
Con’s:
- You have to type in all the names or questions or copy them from something like Word.
- If you use it too much the fun starts to go away. But you can use it structurally with an assignment.
- You need an internet connection
- You don’t have any control about which name or word will turn up
Would I use it?
Yes I would use it, but not too often. By using only every now and then it will stay exciting, fun and something different. I use it in different ways. I have used it with dividing the class into groups, giving children a turn to tell about their weekend, but also to practice some English words we were learning.
T-pack example:
Knowledge content: learning the meaning and pronunciation of some English words
Pedagogical content: You learn the meaning of a word by using it, repeating it and if it is meaningful to you to remember it
Technological content: fruitmachine with the English words in it.
You can use it as a random word picker. So children don’t put up their hands if they know the answer but everybody can have to give the answer. This means everybody has to think about the answer. You can use it to divide the class into groups. But you can also put other words or questions in it.
Where can you find it?
http://www.classtools.net/education-games-php/fruit_machine
Who can use it?
Everybody can use it for free.
Pro’s:
- It is web based
- You can use it for free
- It is easy to use
- You don’t have any control about which name or word will turn up
Con’s:
- You have to type in all the names or questions or copy them from something like Word.
- If you use it too much the fun starts to go away. But you can use it structurally with an assignment.
- You need an internet connection
- You don’t have any control about which name or word will turn up
Would I use it?
Yes I would use it, but not too often. By using only every now and then it will stay exciting, fun and something different. I use it in different ways. I have used it with dividing the class into groups, giving children a turn to tell about their weekend, but also to practice some English words we were learning.
T-pack example:
Knowledge content: learning the meaning and pronunciation of some English words
Pedagogical content: You learn the meaning of a word by using it, repeating it and if it is meaningful to you to remember it
Technological content: fruitmachine with the English words in it.