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
Presidential Debate Activity
Don't you love when you're sitting at your kitchen table on a Sunday morning, enjoying a cup of coffee (perhaps a second or third cup) when inspiration strikes? Your heart pitter patters as the pieces of a neat project fall into place, and you frantically open a Google Doc to jot down the rough specifics. Well friends, I experienced this wonderful feeling yesterday morning!! My brainstorm ... Read More about Presidential Debate Activity
Great Update to Google Forms
Attention Google fans! Have you seen the new update to Google Forms?! It's great! The new Google Forms creation page looks a little less techy and a lot more comfortable. All of the features we love are still available on this new version of Forms. They're just easier to find! Check out some screenshots of my favorite updates :) ... Read More about Great Update to Google Forms