Wow! The response to my last post, How I'm Gamifying my High School Government Class, was AWESOME! Your encouraging comments and Tweets are so reassuring, especially since I have absolutely no idea about the world of online gaming! Some of you expressed some interest in the actual setup of my gamified unit, so here it is! A quick note about the badges... I have been researching different ... Read More about Gamified American Government: The Nuts and Bolts
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Track Student Progress with Flippity
Seriously, Flippity just keeps getting better! In addition to creating flashcards, "quiz show" review games, and certificates by simply modifying a Google Sheet template, now Flippity fans can create Progress Indicators for their students! This newest addition to Flippity includes the same simple instructions as the features listed above. Simply copy, modify, and rename the template. ... Read More about Track Student Progress with Flippity
It’s Giveaway Time!
While I was attending the wonderful METC conference last month, so many presenters mentioned a wonderful book, Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess, that I just HAD to buy the book. I'm loving the book so much that I decided to share it with you! If you're interested in learning how to increase student engagement in your classroom, then fill out this form to be entered in the giveaway! My ... Read More about It’s Giveaway Time!
Why I Use Remind to Connect with My Students
As I sit at my kitchen table, writing to you the night before yet another snow day, I feel like I need to gush about an amazing tool. Remind! I haven't written about Remind for quite some time, and that's because I honestly haven't needed to use it that much. When I need to communicate with my students, I typically just send them an email. If we are at school, most of my students have a ... Read More about Why I Use Remind to Connect with My Students
Share Resources with Your Students with Start Me
I'm still sifting through the wonderful resources I learned about at METC this year. Such an awesome conference! In Glenn Wiebe's session about Social Studies tech, I learned about Start Me, a great tool to use to create a class "landing page" or a place to share resources with your students. Not only does Start Me allow users to create a, for lack of a better phrase, "starting" page for ... Read More about Share Resources with Your Students with Start Me
