Ed Tech Tools and Technologies

Technology Enhanced Learning uses technology in and outside the classroom to

enhance and increase the effectiveness of the learning experience. It aims to:
 Increase and promote student achievement
 Promote and sustain student engagement
 Extend access and Flexibility to students
 Facilitate student discussion and group work

Technology should not be used for technology’s sake. Technology is most effective
when used for the specific purpose of:
 Improving the learning outcomes for students
 Solving problems for instructors or students

Key Reasons for using Technology

 Improving Learning Outcomes
 Provide access to resources and material not possible in the classroom
 To provide opportunities for continuous improvement through feedback and other
mechanisms
 To make the processes more efficient for the students or professors
 The technologies you select should be dependent on our instructional problem and
learning goals. Our Learning Strategy should be built around these problems and
goals.
The most widely used Ed-Tech tools are:
 Video Conferencing software
 Video capture software
 Learning Management System (LMS)
An LMS is the center piece of an institution’s Learning environment, providing the
platform and environment through which the learning delivery happens.

# Tool/Technology Functionality Link

1. Summary Street Summary Street . . . will http://lsa.colorado.edu/summarystreet/
compare your summary to
the original text. It will tell
you how well your
summary covers the
information in the original
text. It will tell you if your
summary is too long for a
good summary. It will also
give you advice on how to
 improve your summary.

Summary Street . . . is

experimental software. It is
not perfect and it cannot
understand everything you
write. It cnnot recognize
what you mean by
misspelled words, so be
sure to check your
summary for spelling
before submitting your
summary to request
feedback.

2. Automated Essay MI’s industry-leading https://www.measurementinc.com/products-

Scoring automated essay scoring services/automated-essay-scoring
system is able to
automatically score a variety
of constructed response
items and can work with any
number of predefined score-
point ranges and rubric
definitions. PEG® is currently
being used to provide scores
in both summative
assessments and formative
assessments.
 Project Essay
Grade (PEG®)
3. Technology According to the https://learnosity.com/products/assessments/
Enhanced Items Smarter Balanced
Assessment
Consortium, a
Technology-
Enhanced Item is
a computer-
delivered item
that includes
specialized
interactions for
collecting
response data.
These include
interactions and
responses beyond
traditional
selected-response
or constructed-
response.

TEIs have been

specifically
 designed to
encourage
students to
construct an
answer as opposed
to merely
selecting a
response. They
require students
to think
critically, and
thus, they gain a
better
understanding of
a student’s depth
of understanding
and knowledge of
a particular
topic.
4. uSpeak AI enabled
Presentation
Skills Coach
5. kWurd AI enabled
Writing coach