Brief Description- Tricider ( Link to Site )
For the L section in TLC I chose Tricider to dive deeper into as I felt I could use this program in a very meaningful way within my science classroom next year. The basic premise of Tricider is the ability to create question and have your community/audience vote and engage with it! I have added a simple example one for you to take a look at, feel free to vote and write your own response. Tricider Example
I really like how you can contribute an idea while promoting the pros and acknowledging the cons of it as well. Other people are able to add their own pros/cons and then vote, there is a genuine sense of collaboration while promoting real conversation that can be taken offline and back into the classroom. I could totally use this as a collaborative prediction or hypothesis tool for students to engage with. I have example picture below of how I could use this in a science setting.
Ease of Use: This site is super easy to use and navigate. You need to create an account to post and link question, but I don't think you even need to have an account to interact with a question? If someone in the comments could let me know that would be great.
Versatility: I think the limitations of this program is your ability to write/ask engaging questions. The program is best used for generating ideas with class collaboration. I think you could also use this for simple decision making in the class as well, perhaps like a class reward or for students to vote on where next in the lesson to go. In science I could have students post where they think the next lesson should go, and others could vote on it.
Likelihood of Use: I will totally use this moving forward in class and maybe in my personal life, like planning a big family get together we could use tis to vote on the menu and location. I think Tricider is a pretty great tool.
Hi Jon,
ReplyDeleteI think your idea of using Tricider to help students make predictions or share ideas is great - it seems like a fun way to get everyone involved. The way people can add pros and cons is a cool feature too, especially for getting kids to think deeper. Would you recommend using this tool starting at the middle school level, or do you think intermediate elementary students - like 5th graders - would be able to work with it?
Great question Jess! I think younger students could benefit from a more simple question, but mainly use the Tricider to show students the power of their vote. I could maybe see using this in a social studies lesson for sure.
DeleteHi Jon,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your thoughts on Tricider! It sounds like a valuable tool for promoting collaboration and discussion in your science classroom. I appreciate how it enables students to weigh the pros and cons while making predictions and forming hypotheses.
Have you been able to consider specific questions you might ask your students to maximize the benefits of this tool?
That is a fantastic question, and I think I would really lean into engineering process questions. I love the pros and cons of Tricider, so students could create a design and then get feedback about what works and doesn't work for their design.
DeleteJon,
ReplyDeleteThis does seem like a cool tool. I like the pro/con structure for student comments.
I attempted to add an idea to your question (it was Sushi Blossom, which is another South Hill sushi gem), but after multiple attempts it just would not post, it would sit there loading for a long time. I don't need an account to respond, but the website itself seems slow. Did you encounter this when you were exploring it?
Oh man, Sushi Blossom is so good! That is interesting, I had not run into any problems like that. I will have to go back through and see if there is any issues. That could be very frustrating for students to encounter.
DeleteHey Jon,
ReplyDeleteTricider was not one of the sites I explored so your blog post was helpful. Tricider is definitely something I could see myself utilizing in the future. I can see the benefit of using Tricider for all content areas- it seems like a good tool to give students another way to demonstrate their ideas/learning. It didn't let me add my suggestion (Durkins- they have the best smash burger I've ever had), but i'm going to try again.
Hi Hannah, thank you for trying to add a suggestion. Isabelle had the same issue, so I went through and added another idea to the post and created a different one just to mess around with it. I have not run into any issues yet. What internet browser are you using? I will have to check Durkins out, I love smash burgers.
DeleteHi Jon!
ReplyDeleteI hovered over Tricider while I was going through the list of tools, but I never ended up exploring it (I got distracted by the thought of apple cider). I'm glad you were able to think of a way to utilize this, it seems like it could be fun to use as an entry task or exit ticket even. I might play around with it as well!
Also, The Flying Goat is great, you should absolutely check it out! Republic Pi up on the South Hill is owned by the same people and has very similar menu!
Great point about using this for opening and closing of a lesson, I love that idea. Bro, Republic Pi is one of my absolute favorite places in Spokane. I will totally be checking out The Flying Goat.
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