I love getting informal feedback from my students during lessons, and usually use the Socrative app for this in my classroom. Socrative is wonderful, and works on practically any device, but it certainly works better if you have more than one device in your classroom. Obviously, not everyone has this luxury. So, I was very … Read more
UPDATE 1/26/2021 – Here is my up-to-date Wakelet collection of Valentine’s Day resources. Since I only see most of my students once a week, I have to think ahead when it comes to holidays. It suddenly struck me that we are in the middle of January, and I haven’t given thought to Valentine’s Day, yet. … Read more
Thank goodness for people like Laura Moore (@LearnMoreStuff). She collected a ton of December-themed tech activities, and bundled them all up in a Listly she embedded in this post. With 3 more weeks until Winter Break, she realizes that we all need some ideas to get us through this crazy month. I’m pretty sure Laura’s list will … Read more
I’ve posted some QR code reward coupons for the classroom on this blog in the past. The kids enjoy the air of mystery when they get a coupon and get to “discover” their reward. As regular readers have probably figured out, though, I easily get bored. So, I decided to change up this year’s reward … Read more
For many of you, today may be your first day of the new school year. If so, I hope it’s a great one! My goal is to make it an unforgettably fabulous year for my students. In the immortal words of Kid President, Update: *As of 1/2/14, you can now download all of my current … Read more
Update: *As of 1/2/14, you can now download all of my current Genius Hour resources in a bundle on Teachers Pay Teachers for $5. Or, you can still download them separately (for free) by clicking on the links below. This is a continuation from yesterday’s post regarding Genius Hour Challenge Cards. I shared the ones I … Read more