Whoa! It's been a while since my last post...end of the semester craziness has commenced! I first learned about Nearpod about a year ago, when I began my journey as a flipped classroom teacher, and immediately brushed it aside as a tool that I would have used in a more traditional classroom setting. This year, however, my schedule is basically split between flipped instruction in my ... Read More about Using Nearpod in the Classroom
Use Padlet to create a Pro/Con Chart
Padlet is an amazing tool for classrooms. This interactive "cork board" has opened so many opportunities in my classroom, and has drastically changed many of my activities...for the better :) ... Read More about Use Padlet to create a Pro/Con Chart
Assignment Submission with Google Forms
We're beginning a vocabulary intensive unit in my American Government classes over Constitutional freedoms, and this academic vocabulary will most definitely be built upon during the remainder of the course. Therefore, learning and being able to apply this vocabulary is essential! Throughout the course of this year, I have offered (an encouraged) a vocabulary activity for my students with ... Read More about Assignment Submission with Google Forms
Students Can Play Review Games with Kahoot! Individually
Do you love Kahoot!? My students and I are definitely huge fans of this wonderfully fun, game-based formative assessment tool! Kahoot! is tons of fun to play in the classroom, however it can also be played by students individually or with a small group. I typically create a Kahoot! activity toward the middle of a unit, after a few instructional videos, and add to that activity for the test ... Read More about Students Can Play Review Games with Kahoot! Individually
Formative Assessment with Spiral
Teaching in a 1:1 flipped classroom provides an amazing opportunity for formative assessment. Learning what students know and where they need help is vitally important to teachers. Fortunately, many great tools are available for teachers...and many of them are FREE! I stumbled upon Spiral a few months ago, and I'm so glad I did. ... Read More about Formative Assessment with Spiral