Yes, you read the title correctly. After my last post discussed many of the wonderful aspects of Google's Classroom, namely being able to distribute documents to my students without having to run scripts, it may sound strange that there are at least two things I DO NOT like!Before I begin, I must admit that I was almost expecting Classroom to drop down from the heavens in a nice, pretty package ... Read More about 2 Things I DON’T Like About Google Classroom
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Stoplight Flipped Learning Activity
Looking for another flipped video activity? Check out my Stoplight Assignment!This is a Google Doc, so it can be easily embedded into your class website, sent to your students assignment folders using Doctopus, or simply shared with your students.The first section of the Stoplight Activity provides the students with note-taking space. If you'd like to adjust the space available, or add a skeletal ... Read More about Stoplight Flipped Learning Activity
Summer Professional Development
Have you heard any of the following?"Teachers only work part of the year.""You teachers get the whole summer off.""The rest of the world has to work in June and July."I've heard this since I became a teacher. I heard this as a child because my mom is a teacher. It never seemed to me. though, that Mom took any time off in the summer. She's always in her classroom or researching new ways to reach ... Read More about Summer Professional Development
Check Out This Note-taking, Organizing, and Hashtagging Tool!
Fetchnotes?I know you are probably thinking...another note-taking app? Really? I use Evernote or Google Docs! I don't need anything else!Have you tried Fetchnotes?To me, Fetchnotes is a Twitter-like note-taking tool that students, teachers, or anyone can use to take notes about anything.What makes Fetchnotes so cool? The organizational system!Many of us, especially students, are well versed in the ... Read More about Check Out This Note-taking, Organizing, and Hashtagging Tool!
Book Club Discussions with Google Drive
With the increasingly emphasized Common Core standards, teachers both in and outside of the English/Language Arts classroom are looking to incorporate more reading and writing in their curriculum. Wouldn't a book club be a great way to accomplish this task?Recently in my classes, I encountered an issue...I teach four sections of dual credit Social Studies classes in which only about half of the ... Read More about Book Club Discussions with Google Drive
