Bethany Petty Profile: Throughout my teaching career, I have been devoted to revolutionizing my classroom to encourage my students to work to achieve their full potential. The advent of technology tools and initiatives have helped me create a 21st-century classroom and equip my students with skills they will use outside the classroom in our ever-changing ... Read More about Resume
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Gamification: How I Make My Badges
When I began my gamification experiment this year, I asked the students in my classes a simple question: would you rather have digital or physical badges? I was ABSOLUTELY surprised when my students overwhelmingly demanded physical badges. Even after I said that these badges would be simply be printed on card stock, they were adamant! I originally thought that these students, who are digital ... Read More about Gamification: How I Make My Badges
Ultimate Teacher Binder
Hello. My name is Bethany, and I love technology. (Hi, Bethany!) By now, you've no doubt have figured me out. I love technology. I love its potential in my classroom. I love how I can use it to increase student engagement. It's fantastic. However, sometimes, I need to write things down. I know. This is extraordinarily uncharacteristic of a 21st-century educator. Everything is online or in my ... Read More about Ultimate Teacher Binder
Using Quizlet’s New “Live” Feature
Do you ever stumble upon an app or a website and think, "nah I don't need to look at this," or "this is cool, but I'll check it out later," ... and then you never look at it again? This was my relationship with Quizlet until last week. I read about an addition Quizlet made to their website, probably on Twitter or Pinterest, and decided to give it a go to see what it was all ... Read More about Using Quizlet’s New “Live” Feature
Using Countable During an Election Year
Unless you've been living under a rock for the last year and a half, you know that this is an election year. Not only is this a Congressional election year, but this year, we are also charged with the enormous task of electing a new President of the United States - and leader of the free world. No big deal, right? :) As a teacher, I feel that it is my job to not only guide my ... Read More about Using Countable During an Election Year
