Continue your study of evaluating the role of digital tools and resources in learner engagement by applying your knowledge to a digital tool of your choice. Exclude computers and laptops and identify some other digital tools like cell phones, tablets, interactive whiteboards, X-boxes, document cameras etc.

1. Think about which digital tool you would like to evaluate and communicate this decision with your group by registering your choice on the form below.
2. Find one or more partners who have chosen the same digital tool and co-operate with them in this study by personal arrangement.
3. If you are the only one who selected a specific digital tool consider changing your choice or work alone.

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Guidelines for your study

Here are some examples of the kinds of resources you could access:

• How Twitter in the classroom is boosting student engagement
• Why Twitter and FaceBook are not good instructional tools
• Student engagement using Podcasts – watch up to but not including the “planning of podcasts” section of the video
• Play it Forward: New XBOX games for learning

Structure your study so you can produce results that include mention of:

• the role of the teacher when the technology is used;
• the role of the learner when the technology is used;
• the kind of tasks typically given to students;
• best strategies used for engaged learning using technology;
• your evaluation of how meaningful and sustainable the technology is for learner engagement.

Include a reference list of the resources you used.

Report

1. Produce a personal report of your results in a format of your choice.
2. Save the report using your name at the beginning of the filename. If your report has been done online, place a link to that report (which must be shared and publicly accessible) in a word processor document and save it.
3.  Submit the report to your tutor using the upload link at the bottom of this page.

Assessment