No More Name Plates
Thanks to Timeouts and Tootsie Rolls here is a great trick for writing on desks to eliminate name plates!
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Thanks to Timeouts and Tootsie Rolls here is a great trick for writing on desks to eliminate name plates!
Bouncy Balls – Bounce balls with your mouse or microphone. Use this website to quiet down your class! The balls bounce when there is noise in the room. The challenge is to get the balls to settle down or stop moving. Calm Counter is another great tool to measure noise
(Thank you Hello Literacy for these great ideas!)
If you need some advice this is a great place to start! 10 Digital Resources For New Teachers – Edudemic
More than 18,000 educators from around the world are in San Antonio this week at the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference. Thanks to “Technology Rocks Seriously” a Pinterest board was shared (created by Shannon Long) for the conference to highlight the latest tech tools, apps, sites and ideas. Locate the ISTE 2013 board to follow along.
Ms. Johnson’s class recently completed Author Studies using Google Docs. Students worked in small groups to find information about authors in their upcoming novels. The Fourth Graders learned how to cite information using the Google research tool and how to properly use images found on the internet in school projects. If you would like to view these projects visit Ms. Johnson’s Author Studies page on her class website.
Thinking about using Edmodo in your classroom? Not sure where to begin? Here is a Livebinder created by Tricia Rodriguez and Steve Ryan that was highlighted on Diigo. You can find everything from the basic start up to lesson plans, safety tips, rubrics and webinars for teacher training information.
Looking for a new way to use Edcanvas? Tired of your old assessments? Take a look at Edcanvas Quizes
You Can use Edcanvas quizzes to create:
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