Tools and Apps

Pedagogical Affordances

• Organizing learning activities

• Scheduling assignments, due dates helping students with organization and time management difficulties 

Social Affordances

• Shared calendars for collaboration and communication between students and teachers, promoting communication on deadlines and group projects.

Technological Affordances

• Cross-device syncing

• Keep track of upcoming tasks and events

• Homework and due dates are automatically added to their Google Calendar for those using Google Classroom. 

Pedagogical Affordances

• Organizing learning activities

• Time management

Social Affordances

• Limited collaborative features, primarily focused on personal organization.

Technological Affordances

• Cross-device syncing

• Shared calendar to keep everyone on the same page, hence ensuring consistent support across all environments.

Pedagogical Affordances

• Useful for brainstorming sessions and visual learning

• Idea organization, critical thinking (simplifies complex information into smaller, more manageable parts)

Social Affordances

• Supports collaborative mind maps for students to work together on a single map (e.g. group)

Technological Affordances

• Cross-device functionality

• Multimedia integration

Pedagogical Affordances

• Enhances reading fluency and comprehension with personalization

• Encourages independent reading and supports diverse educational materials

Social Affordances

• Facilitates shared reading experiences in school

• Limited collaborative features

Technological Affordances

• Device compatibility

• Offline reading option for downloaded books

Pedagogical Affordances

• Provides access to real-time news and information across various topics

• Text to speech feature supporting auditory learners and increases accessibility

Social Affordances

• Facilitates discussions on news topics

• Limited collaborative features

Technological Affordances

• Device compatibility

• Provides real-time news updates and notifications

Pedagogical Affordances

• Gamified learning

• Formative assessment, engagement through quizzes

Social Affordances

• Peer competition

• Collaborative games, real-time feedback

Technological Affordances

• Device compatibility

• Real-time updates, multimedia integration

Pedagogical Affordances

• Gamified learning

• Content reinforcement, formative assessment

Social Affordances

• Peer competition

• Shared gameplay, real-time feedback

Technological Affordances

• Device compatibility

• Real-time game updates, multimedia content

Pedagogical Affordances

• Gamified learning

• Interactive lessons, real-time assessment

Social Affordances

• Collaborative boards

• Discussion features, peer sharing

Technological Affordances

• Device compatibility 

• Real-time updates, multimedia integration 

Pedagogical Affordances

• Interactive presentations

• Formative assessment, visual learning

Social Affordances

• Anonymous feedback

• Peer interaction through polls and word clouds

Technological Affordances

• Cross-device functionality

• Real-time updates, multimedia support

Pedagogical Affordances

• Provides a platform for all students (including those shy ones!) to ask questions and express needs through a click of a button 

• Useful for monitoring by tracking the types and frequency of questions 

Social Affordances

• Supports teacher-student interaction by organizing student requests for help

• Promotes quieter students to ask for help

Technological Affordances

• Simple interface with two buttons: request help and cancel

• Device compatibility

• Real-time updates on requests

Pedagogical Affordances

• Facilitates collaborative learning, allowing students to brainstorm

• Teachers can present information in multiple formats, catering to diverse learning styles (e.g. images, videos, links)

Social Affordances

• Peers’ interaction through commenting on posts

• Safe place for sharing as it encourages participation from all students, including those who feel shy or less confident, without the fear of being judged

Technological Affordances

• Friendly user-interface and the ability to integrate with multiple-platforms (phones, ipads, laptops)

• Supports multimedia posts (text, video, audio, links), customizable layouts.

Pedagogical Affordances

• Good for formative assessment to check on learners’ learning progress.

• Can be used to do a check-in to active prior knowledge and exit ticket to consolidate learning with class.

Social Affordances

• Students can interact by answering questions, contributing ideas, and seeing peer responses in real-time.

• Increase students’ motivation to learn as reward is given immediately through points.

Technological Affordances

• Direct integration with Microsoft PowerPoint, supports live polling, multiple choice, and real-time feedback for presentations.

• Immediate feedback + responses by participants can be saved and revisited.

Pedagogical Affordances

• Organizes student requests for help in real-time.

• Content generation, and problem-solving

Social Affordances

• Facilitates individual student interactions

• Supplement teacher instruction

Technological Affordances

• Device compatibility

• Real-time, conversational AI responses, supporting multi language

Pedagogical Affordances

• Similar to ChatGPT, provides personalized writing

• Content generation, and problem-solving

Social Affordances

• Reduces manual work, enabling public officers to focus on higher level tasks

Technological Affordances

• Secure, works on government-issued devices (Log in with whitelisted gov.sg email address)

• Real-time AI assistance

Pedagogical Affordances

• Content creation like posters, presentations to enhance creativity

• AI apps within Canva for further enhancement to slides

Social Affordances

• Supports collaborative work of shared projects

Technological Affordances

• Cross-device compatibility

• Real-time collaboration and feedback

Pedagogical Affordances

• AI-generated content to support classroom management

• Lesson creation

Social Affordances

• Helps with lesson preparation

• Manage classroom needs

Technological Affordances

• Cross-device functionality

• Real-time updates and feedback, assisting with teacher workflows.

Pedagogical Affordances

• Generate learning materials and content that can adapt to different learning paces and styles

• Supports the creation of lesson plans and instructional materials

Social Affordances

• Facilitates individual student interactions

Technological Affordances

• Cross-device functionality

• Real-time feedback on students’ answers, helping them identify errors and learn from mistakes

Pedagogical Affordances

• Automating teaching tasks like generating learning materials such as quizzes, assignments, and presentations

• Supports creation of lesson plans, instructional materials

Social Affordances

• Provides automated feedback for student work, enhancing the learning process

Technological Affordances

• Cross-device compatibility 

• Generates resources in real time