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
Create Educational Games with Tiny Tap
Wow! This morning, I stumbled upon a gold mine. While randomly searching through Pinterest, a promoted pin popped up...I typically don't care for promoted pins, but this one caught my eye! Tiny Tap allows teachers to create, assign, share, and sell games and interactive lessons created via the Tiny Tap iPad (or Android tablet) app. I'm seriously so excited about this app, I can barely ... Read More about Create Educational Games with Tiny Tap
Google Forms: Pre-fill a Form for your Students
Google Forms are awesome. They just are. The ability to link responses to a Spreadsheet and then manage that data is an indispensable tool for teachers. A few weeks ago, I completely geeked out on Form creation...creating rubrics, self-evaluations, needs assessments, Bellringers, and more. What if you want students to complete the same form daily, or at least routinely. Pre-populating ... Read More about Google Forms: Pre-fill a Form for your Students