EDCI

313/516 Computers in the Curriculum

Technology Tool Review
Title (name of tool you are reviewing)
Name: Daniel Marruffo
Date: 4/21/2016
Summary

Source

Main user (select all applicable)

The purpose of this tool is to bring together all the information and content of a
single class or multiple classes onto one platform. Using schoology allows students
to get quicker updates on their progress and gives teachers, schools and districts
the opportunity to communicate over schoology and share ideas. .
https://www.schoology.com

Teacher
Student
Administrator
Type of tool (select one):
Web 1.0

Web 2.0
Web 3.0
ISTE-S (standards for students)

3.b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information
from a variety of sources and media.
3.c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the
appropriateness to specific tasks

Blooms Taxonomy (select all
Analyze: students will be able to examine in detail assignment
Create
applicable)
requirement and feedback. This can be done be done on the
Evaluate

description function of assignment teachers can set up or the
Analyze
comments and graded work students can examine after an
Apply
assignment has already been graded.
Understand
Understand: Students will have the opportunity to infer on
Remember
information for upcoming assignment before they are due.
Students will also have the capability to contact the teacher
for any questions through schoology in case they have any
questions on the assignments or even already graded work.
Remember: This tool will give students a remainder or bring
awareness of upcoming assignment and their due date when
they look at the course page. This can give students ample
opportunity to manage their time and decrease the risk of
students turning in work late.

SAMR level (select all applicable) Redefinition
(explain your choices i.e. if you selected that this tool can be
used at the modification level give a brief example of how
Modification
you would do that)

Although this tool does perform already common tasks, it
Augmentation
offers a more effective performance of grading, and
Substitution
communication. Schoology allows student receive their grades
more quickly, look over graded material so they may lean from
their mistakes, and gives students and parents a platform
which they can use to directly communicate with the teacher
about a student progress.

General Usage Notes

Strengths/bright spots

Limitations/drawbacks

Reflective Analysis and

Implementation Ideas

(login info, cost, clarification of anything confusing about the tool, interesting
things to remember related to what the tool can do, how to find the most useful
parts of the tool, notes for future students to guide their usage, etc.)
I found this program to be quite efficient for students, teachers, and parents. The
set up of the tool is much like Facebook therefor the use is much easier because of
the similarity in use to Facebook. I also found interesting how this programs allows
teachers to build a community of teacher in their school, and district where they
can ask questions and discover new ideas for their own class.
User friendly
Free
Encourages involvement of parents
Can offer student and parents feedback on a childs progress

- May not be accessible for student and parents who do not have a computer
- It is dependent on prior knowledge of the use of technology for students and
parents to use schoology.

I found schoology to be quite impressive. As a future teacher I would use this
technology, to give the students quicker access to feedback, assignments and
already graded material. Both students and parents would be given access codes
to use this program which allows both to not only assess the progress of a student
they could both also send me as the teacher messages about an questions they
may have.
By using schoology it brings parents, teacher, students, and administrators
together into one community where we can all work together to increase the
success of students in the classroom. Although there are many benefits to this
tool, there are also some possible drawbacks such as dependence on prior
knowledge on the use of technology. However, there are many tutorials found on
YouTube and as well on schoologys website where they give you a guided free
tour of the use and functionality of schoology.