Using Kahoot! with Learners of Any Age and Subject “The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.” By Carl Rogers Recently I was introduced to Kahoot! via Twitter (my favorite professional development) and asked to be a beta tester. I have been testing it out and love it. Kahoot! 1. 2. 3. If you find a public quiz, discussion or survey you can also ‘favorite’ it by clicking on the heart. Students do NOT need to have a Kahoot! This infographic explains how Kahoot! Other Kahoot! How to play a game of Kahoot! Kahoot – Create Quizzes and Surveys Your Students Can Answer on Any Device The Whiteboard Blog Post If you have used it in your classroom, let me know how! Like this: Like Loading...
Leading Sites for Elementary Educators » Elementary Education Degree Today’s elementary school kids grew up in the digital age, and they love computer-based activities and learn from them easily. Learning and sharing online isn’t just for students though. There are hundreds of fantastic sites online to help elementary educators do their jobs as well. The sites here aren’t listed in ranking order, as they all have different strengths and will meet different readers’ needs. Many sites on elementary education do a good job of pulling together info from every class subject or just sharing advice on how teachers can work with the education system to provide the best learning experience to their youngsters. Edutopia Edutopia helps Identify trends in education and what methods are currently working. 4th Grade Frolics is a useful site that helps 4th grade teachers with the particular challenges people confront when working with that specific age group. There’s hardly a better place to learn about elementary education than from an actual working professional.
Best Websites for Teaching & Learning 2015 The 2015 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. They are free, Web-based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover. Gone but Not Forgotten The following sites have closed, reorganized, or become pay-based since being recognized as an AASL Best Website: Answerables (Social Networking) Tackk (Media Sharing) BeenPod (Social Networking) Knowmia (Curriculum Collaboration
How To Use Plickers in your Classroom - Cassie Dahl: Teaching & Technology How boring are your assessments? Guess what... they don't have to be anymore. Plickers is a free assessment tool that is uses the concept of students responding with a clicker... except- there are no clickers! The Cards: First the cards. You can easily use the same card with multiple classes if you are not self-contained. If you look closely, the card number is on all four corners. With the case of the card with the clothespin, the scanned answer would be C. We also have a set of white (regular printer paper) that we glued into our notebooks. The Questions: The questions and answers. Here are some example questions: As you can see at the top of those questions there is a "my library" tab as well as a "math- unit 2" tab. You can also add questions from your mobile device! Oh it gets even better than that! In Action: To teach your students how to use the cards, I recommend adding a few "fun questions". Then you click the "scan" button on the app and start moving your device around the room.
Eastern Illinois University :: Booth Library | BTC | Practical Sites for Teachers-General Sites, Gateways, and Meta-sites Gateways and Meta-sites About.com Education Lots of information, lesson plans, articles and the kitchen sink. Eduhound.com Features an up-to-date database of over 15,000 education related web sites and resources. ProTeacher.com Networks of support, lesson plans, behavior management, administration--this site has it all. Sites for Teachers A not-very-well organized, but extensive site with links to lesson plans, literature, reference, ideas, activities, and organizations. The Surf Report Links to all kinds of educational web sites, sponsored by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. Thinkfinity A gateway to a wide variety of materials including lesson plans and a deep range of professional development and training material. Library Media Specialist Sites American Library Association's Great Sites Although actually a link for parents, this site includes 700+ appropriate web sites for children. Teacher-to-Teacher sites A to Z Teacher Stuff Education World "Where educators go to learn". Teachers.net
A List of 16 Websites Every Teacher should Know about 1- Teachers Network Teachers Network provides lesson plans, classroom specials, teacher designed activities for different subjects and many other resources. 2- Smithsonian Education Smithsonian Education offers a wide variety of free resources for teachers, students and parents. 3- Education World This is another great website for teachers. 4- Discovery Education Discovery Education offers a broad range of free classroom resources that complement and extend learning beyond the bell 5- The Gateway This is one of the oldest publicly accessible U.S repositories of education resources on the web. 6- EdHelper EdHelper provides teachers with free printables, graphic organizers, worksheets, lesson plans, games and many other activities. 7- Thinkfinity Thinkfinity is a free online professional learning community that provides access to over 50.000 educators and experts in curriculum enhancement, along with thousands of award-winning digital resources for k-12 8- PBS Teachers 9- Teachers.net 10- 42explore
13 New EdTech Tools to Boost Engagement 2016 By Learn2Earn Blog Team When students are engaged in learning, they experience increased attention and focus, are more motivated to practice higher-level thinking skills, and have meaningful learning experiences. Luckily, technology makes it easier than ever to engage your students. Make 2016 the year you master the art of creating an engaging learning environment. These 13 tools are sure to help you do just that, whether students are reviewing for an exam or logging their reading online. Mentimeter If you’re in a BYOD classroom, this app is a must-have. Quizalize Turn classwork and homework into a personalized educational game with Quizalize. Zaption Video is a great way to engage your students, and now you can use Zaption to make sure students comprehend the content they’re watching. More: How to Encourage Independent Reading With Video Creation iLearn Series from Jumper Mobile Make geography more engaging with this series of apps from Jumper Mobile. Whooo’s Reading Stack the States Seesaw
100 Lesson Plans And Ideas For Teaching Math 100 Lesson Plans And Ideas For Teaching Math Teaching Math is a great process, since it is oriented towards applications and practical thinking. The versatility of a teacher with innumerable innovative ideas on hand paves way for success in teaching Math. Or else, the classes become boring and the teacher could not get across his or her ideas successfully. It is the basic grasping capability of the targeted students that a teacher needs to keep in mind while preparing for a Math class. When one set of ideas suits the needs of a particular set of students, it could be something else that would appeal to yet another group. Number System Numbers that are not rational are called irrational numbers and students understand that every number has a decimal expansion. Function Function is a rule and it assigns exactly one output to each input. Radicals and Integer Exponents Students know and apply the properties of integer exponents for generating equivalent numerical expressions. Creating equations
25 Best Websites for Teachers | Scholastic 1. Best Teacher Resources: Scholastic Teachables From lesson plans and reproducibles to mini-books and differentiated collections, Scholastic Teachables has everything you need to go with your lessons in every subject. It’s the best of Scholastic classroom resources right at your fingertips. 2. Use Scholastic’s Book Wizard to level your classroom library, discover resources for the books you teach, and find books at just the right level for students with Guided Reading, Lexile® Measure, and DRA levels for children's books. 3. FInd hundreds of standards-based lesson plans, crafts, and activities for every grade level, plus art techniques for beginners to practiced artists. 4. Establish a morning routine with Scholastic's Daily Starters — fun, fast math and language arts prompts and questions, including Teachable Moments from history and Fun Facts. 5. Find teacher-written reviews of thousands of educational tools, apps, and programs with Common Sense Media. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2015 While doing research for my upcoming e-book, The Teacher’s Guide to Tech, I have come across dozens of tools with pretty awesome potential for teaching and learning. These six are the ones I think are the most interesting and most useful right now. Wherever you fall on the technology spectrum — from newbie to experienced user — there’s probably something here you haven’t tried yet. Although most of these tools aren’t brand-new, they are all steadily growing in popularity, and each one can enhance teaching and learning in a unique, time-saving, or engaging way. For every tool, I provide a brief overview, my personal rating of its difficulty, a video that demonstrates how the tool works, and a list of suggested ways you can use it. Turn Hand-Picked Content into Your Own Online Newspaper Difficulty Level: MediumPrerequisites: It helps to be familiar with Twitter. Curation digs into all of this. A tool like Paper.li is a fun, visually appealing, tech-savvy way to teach curation. I do now.