S5: Enlivening classwork and homework with interactive worksheet

​S5: Enlivening classwork and homework with interactive worksheets

By Paul Sze

​ACT 1: Sign up for a TEACHER account with the following platforms:

• Teachermade

  • https://app.teachermade.com/accounts/signup/

• Wizer.me

  • https://app.wizer.me/signup?redir=%2Flearn%2F4JN7J1

• Formative

  • https://www.formative.com/

• If you don't have a Poe account: https://poe.com/login?redirect_url=%2F

​ACT 2 : Try the following interactive worksheets (all created by Paul)

• Sample A - HyperDoc: 6-word memoir Hyperdoc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S_1-wQfQ8iXuXLwoE8fUpuqXE4PkT0EL8cOvMUf6P78/edit?usp=sharing

• Sample B - LiveWorksheets: Phonics:s,z,iz

  • Try the first few questions. Then click 'Finish', and 'Check my answers'

  • https://www.liveworksheets.com/w/en/english-second-language-esl/1790297

• Sample C - TeacherMade: "Layers of a Forest" by Paul (Sign-in needed.)

  • Look through the Text quickly, and type in one or two answers

  • https://app.teachermade.com/s/6wn3rUHqQ4GqSvadMysxpg/

​contd.

• Sample D - Wizer.me: "Present Continuous Tense, P1", by Paul (sign-in needed.)

  • Look through the worksheet quickly, and try one of the exercises.

  • https://app.wizer.me/learn/R7G6IJ

• Sample E: ClassKick: Present Tense

  • Click on the first slide.

  • To proceed, click on 'next' at top of page.

  • When you see the Play button, click on it to listen to the instructions.

  • https://app.classkick.com/#/public/assignments/AXkg1HHjRMqJM3tnpoDsBg

LJ TASK 1: Features of Interactive Worksheets

In point form, put down a few features of Interactive Worksheets

​ACT 3: Paul's Bookwidgets Examples:

• Try "4 Approaches/Methods in L2 Teaching" https://www.bookwidgets.com/play/xPQMOW5c-iQAFmOm_IgAAA/9ERR99A/4-approaches-me?teacher_id=5480712025145344

• Another example: 'Teaching Listening' https://www.bookwidgets.com/play/pCkhG9X_-iQAEuO1NwgAAA/6DNQH6D?teacher_id=5683224028119040

​ACT 4 : Try the following Example by Paul:

Paul's 'Fat Bear Week', made with Conker.ai:

• https://www.joinconker.com/cqhafn

​ACT 5 : Tools for Generating Reading Comprehension Questions: Paul's Review of 9 AI-powered apps for generating reading comprehension questions:

• https://wakelet.com/wake/c4BvKKoqhQDPQAgDH9nWP

​LJ TASK 2: An AI-generated Reading Comprehension Quiz with Conker.ai

• You may use the reading passage you have prepared, or one you generate with an AI tool.

• Go to Conker.ai. Paste in your passage. Generate

• Get the Share Link.

​LJ TASK 3: A Reading Comprehension Lesson Pack with Diffit

• You may use your own text, or the following:

  • Fat Bear Week: [in S4 Folder]

• How to use Diffit to ...- Explainer page: https://workflowy.com/s/how-to-use-diffit-to/fPs3OkcA9Drg5UoE

• To present on your Learning Journal

  • (First, copy and save the Diffit-generated materials as a docx/pdf file.)

  • The original passage (link to your file, docx/pdf)

  • The generated question set (link to your file, docx/pdf)

​ACT 6 : Try a Formative Task " - Chinese Festivals in Hong Kong (log-in not required)

• https://app.formative.com/formatives/63afd33d5bcbca6dfabd85fa

​LJ TASK 4: A Formative Interactive Worksheet for an Infographic:

• Use an infographic you will be using with your students later. (If you have no idea, find an image of the Food Pyramid.)

• Upload the image to a new Formative

  • Create about (5) questions covering at least 3 question types

  • Present the ASSIGN link (Student-paced; GUEST student) to your Learning Journal.

  • [Explainer Page - How to create a Formative: https://workflowy.com/s/how-to-create-a-form/m2NEUJ2O3OW2rkjO]

​ACT 7: Look through Paul's Poe's examples

An interactive worksheet from a prompt: https://poe.com/preview/MFyRLk0cySDOEALuDkRK

An interactive worksheet converted from a DOCX/PDF Worksheet: https://poe.com/preview/MSPmBddxPrbaXu6vsmWk

Converted from a DOCX/PDF WORKSHEET, WITH TASK TYPE CHANGED: https://poe.com/preview/LLRk8LupUtNvORFFOiSq

​LJ TASK 5: An AI-generated interactive worksheet for Grammar Practice

• Use Poe's App Creator, or another tool that you want to use.