Group+9

Members of Group:
Rochelle Burden Sneha V. Patel

Name of Tool:
Cover It Live

Does tool require Sign-in?
Yes, requires an account

Description of Tool:
Cover it Live allows users to have a discussion completely online. Everyone can add their own thoughts and comments to the page and then there will be one big list of ideas. Cover it Live also lets users create polls or post already written text to the page. Cover it Live allows for people to create a live event that can be reoccurring or just one time as well as upload live commentary or multimedia.

How does tool apply to your curricular area?
Math and Science- Students can use Cover it Live to work together. If a teacher gives students a problem, they would work on it on their own or in their groups for about 15 minutes before being able to log onto Cover it Live and talk to members of other groups about the problem or post suggestions on how to work the problem to other groups. Also, if students are at home working on homework, they could talk to each other on Cover it Live to get/give help. In class, if they are watching a video (science), they could be required to actively discuss with each other on Cover it Live throughout the video so that at the end, everyone has put together a summary of the movie. Question and Answer sessions can be online, during and out of class. In class, there can be a designated time for students to be able to log on and post any questions they may have, then the teacher can easily go through and see what the class needs to work on or discuss together. Students can create a video about a math procedure (more engaging to students watching) or a science idea and upload it. Then in class they could watch the videos and leave questions or comments about it. It's a way for students to grasp the idea by teaching it to others.

Where does tool fit in Digital Blooms and why?
This would fall under understanding on the Bloom's taxonomy because they are being asked to classify and describe what they are watching, reading, etc in their live commentary. It could also fall under creating if used as a tool to ask them to create videos or live events.

Extras:
Uses in the Classroom

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