On the 3rd Day...3 Digital Assessment Tools

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In my class students dread taking assessments because they are so boring. With all the new technology they are experiencing in their lives, traditional teaching styles must be enhanced with the integration of technology.

With a class set of iPads and 80% of my students with an iPhone or Android creating online assessments was a great idea. There are many to choose from that can suite your needs.

Here are 3 assessment tools I've had great success with using iPads, iPhones, and Androids.

1. Nearpod is an interactive presentation and assessment tool. Teachers create a multimedia presentation and then share it with students. The teacher controls what the students view, students engage in presentation through quizzes, surveys, polls, or writing. It's easy, free, and engaging. www.nearpod.com

2. Socrative is a smart response student assessment tools that allow teachers to engage and assess students with exercises and activities. www.socrative.com

3. Polls Everywhere is an assessment tool that allow teachers to assess students using their iPad, smart phone, desktops, or laptops. Students respond as a text message, using a URL, or using Twitter. The teacher creates multiplier choice or open end questions using the free site. Unfortunately if your audience is more than 30, you will have to pay. Questions can be integrated into PowerPoint or Keynote presentations to create the ultimate multimedia presentation, where responses are shown live.
www.polleverwhere.com

Each of these can be used to assess prior knowledge, an understanding of knowledge after the end of a unit, or be used as practice, warm-ups, or exit slips activities.

Other options are Google Docs, Survey Monkey, Class Scape, and Study Island.

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Felecia Young

Preparing A New School Year with the 4c's of 21s Century Learning

It' less than 2 weeks away...we are about to embark on another educational journey. I always get excited to begin a new school year. This year is extra exciting because we are going 1:1. Each of our students will have a MacBook Air to learn 21st century skills in each of their classes.

In my classroom, students will embrace the 4c's of Century Learning.

The foundation of the 4c's will begin with the understanding of each mathematical topic in Math 1.

With 1:1 I can continue with my Flipped Classroom. It will be much easier to hold gets accountable because each of them will have technology. I've saved all my videos as a file in the event students do not have Wifi. I like YouTube videos better to teach concepts to my students. Each video was saved as a MP4 file using Clip Converter.

Sample Playlist

Google Drive is my storage hive. I created a shared student folder for each unit that have all videos, homework, and lap book (we will discuss soon) worksheets. Students can save each file for later use.

Google will play a large role in my Flipped Classroom. Google Sites Announcement will be use to provide students with their Math Workshop Assignment and Resources. Students will also use it in combination with Google Drive for their Digital Portfolio (I will post this soon. Still working out details. )

When students have an understanding of the topic and have practiced the concepts learned, we will enter into the 4c's Critical Thinking, Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication.

Collaboration 

Working together to solve critical thinking problems is the core of Math 1. Students will be completing Math Workshops for each unit. Each Math Workshop will consist of a Problem Base Learning Activity. Students will work together in Groups to complete their MathWorkshop. Math Workshops will be posted using Google Sites Announcement.

Collaboration tools we will use includes....

                                        

Today's Meet is a BackChannel website that will be used for quick communication during class. You only have 140 characters for your response.

Today's Meet Block 1

Today's Meet Block 2

Today's Meet Block 3

Chat Wing

Padlet

Critical Thinking

Math Workshops ~ This site will have all information and links for our Math Workshops.

Socrative ~ ROOM: SHSRoom117 ~ Socrative will be used as an assessment tool throughout our unit.

Kahoot ~ Video trivia game to assess your level of understanding throughout the unit.

Blogging ~ Students will blog with their digital portfolio using Google Sites. Each student will create their own page. Blog of the week will be posted and shared via Twitter and Facebook.

ThingLink ~ Make images interactive with words, music, and video.

Communication

The key to any successful relationship! I will be communicating with my students and parents with

Remind 101, Google Voice, Google Blog, Facebook, and Twitter (Follow us @4Room117). Parents will be able to have a full look into our classroom each day. With the digital communication tools, students will be able to get help after school hours.

Twitter ~ @4Room117

Google Voice ~ Our Text to Learn number is 704-856-9076. You can text me or screen shot me a picture of your problem and I will text you through it. Text to Learn is Monday - Friday 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm. If you have questions or issues about any class related concerns you can also use the Text to Learn number.

Facebook ~ Come look into Room 117 as we share with you what we are learning.

Email ~ youngfm@rss.k12.nc.us or 4room117@gmail.com are ways to reach me.

                                             Creativity

Students will create innovation presentations and projects throughout the semester. Projects such as Vocabulary, Math Workshop presentations, and  Word Problems will allow students to think outside the box and get creative in the math classroom.

                                         

Powtoon ~ A web 2.0 tool to create animated presentations and animated videos.

Glogster ~ Glogster allows students to combine videos, music, sounds, pictures, text, data, etc. in a digital poster format.

Go Animate ~ An animated video creation program.

Voki ~ A tool that all students to create their own talking character.

ThingLink ~ Make images interactive with words, music, and video.

Communication

The key to any successful relationship! I will be communicating with my students and parents with

Remind 101, Google Voice, Google Blog, Facebook, and Twitter (Follow us @4Room117). Parents will be able to have a full look into our classroom each day. With the digital communication tools, students will be able to get help after school hours.

 

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3 Think FASTS ~ Fun Assessment Strategy Tools for Students

In my class students dread taking assessments because they are so boring. With all the new technology they are experiencing in their lives, traditional teaching styles must be enhanced with the integration of technology.

With a class set of iPads and 80% of my students with an iPhone or Android creating online assessments was a great idea. There are many to choose from that can suite your needs.

Here are 3 assessment tools I've had great success with using iPads, iPhones, and Androids.

1. Nearpod is an interactive presentation and assessment tool. Teachers create a multimedia presentation and then share it with students. The teacher controls what the students view, students engage in presentation through quizzes, surveys, polls, or writing. It's easy, free, and engaging. www.nearpod.com

2. Socrative is a smart response student assessment tools that allow teachers to engage and assess students with exercises and activities. www.socrative.com

3. Polls Everywhere is an assessment tool that allow teachers to assess students using their iPad, smart phone, desktops, or laptops. Students respond as a text message, using a URL, or using Twitter. The teacher creates multiplier choice or open end questions using the free site. Unfortunately if your audience is more than 30, you will have to pay. Questions can be integrated into PowerPoint or Keynote presentations to create the ultimate multimedia presentation, where responses are shown live.
www.polleverwhere.com

Each of these can be used to assess prior knowledge, an understanding of knowledge after the end of a unit, or be used as practice, warm-ups, or exit slips activities.

Other options are Google Docs, Survey Monkey, Class Scape, and Study Island.

www.funintegratingtechnology.blogspot.com

Felecia Young

Blended Learning

While at the ISTE 2015 conference, I attended several sessions on Blended Learning. Blended learning combines several teaching methods for students to be successful. As I sat in the sessions, one thing continued to resonate with me...blended learning give students the opportunity to have a diversified learning experience.

Before attending the sessions, I really thought blended learning was just using technology to teach students. I now know that technology is only one component of blended learning. Blended learning has several models:

1. The Flipped Classroom

2. The Station Rotation

3. Virtual Learning

These models you can stick to one or mix and match. 

What is Blended Learning? Blended learning is an opportunity to create a student-centered learning experience where students experience personalize education that makes them successful. Blended-learning helps teacher focus on students individual needs...meeting each student where they are with any activity and when they need it.

As I begin my blended learning journey, I will be mixing and matching. They key is creating a personalized learning experience that will allow my students to be successful. 

Blended Learning Agenda for 90 minutes

10 minutes: Warm-up

60 minutes: Station Rotations (20 minutes each)

10 minutes: Closure

Blended Learning Agenda for 45 minutes

10 minutes: Warm-up

30 minutes: Station Rotations (15 minutes each)

5 minutes: Closure

Pre-Teaching Phase

Students will be assigned a video/PowerPoint (Discovery Education, Khan Academy, SchoolTube, etc.) to pre-teach the topic/concept the night before the topic/concept is being taught. Students will be required to take notes to ensure they have watched the video/PowerPoint. A survey or some type of recording document will be create for students to share what they learned from the video/PowerPoint. I will use Google Drive to create my Digital playlists (using Schoology as a hub) for students. This will give me data to use to assess prior knowledge and the starting point for the lesson. Guided notes, sample questions, concept maps, and graphic organizers  will also be tools I use during the pre-teaching phase of blended learning. All of these tools will provide me with the data that will allow me personalize student learning.

Google Drive Digital Playlist

The Blended Learning Phase

This is the phase I will build on what students learned in the pre-teaching phase. During this phase formative assessments is vital. I know the importance of continuously checking for student understanding in order to drive instruction. Having students use red, yellow, and green cards to indicate their level of understanding or using digital tools like microblogging or Socrative, will help me manage students progress. Formative assessments during this phase will allow me to determine if I need to reteach the topic/concept or maybe pair students for 1-on-1 peer tutoring. I will also use body language and facial expressions as an indicator of student's understanding.

The Blended Learning Phase is where I creatively design stations for my topic/concept and place students at stations that will enhance their learning. In this phase stations will be organized to help students build on the pre-teaching phase. Stations will can be, technology integration, literacy, practice, direct instruction, PBL, virtual learning, and more. 

Time will be set for students to spend at each station, then rotate to the next station. Based on the length of class and depth of the topic/concept I will determine the amount of stations.

Here are a few stations in my Google Drive I have already prepared...

PBL Station

MAPS Station

Post-Teaching Phase

The post-teaching phase is where I will again assess students understanding of the topic/concept. It is a great opportunity to expand student's learning on the topic/concept. Ticket out the door, blogging, digital assessment tools, and Google Doc are a few examples for post-teaching. Post-teaching tools will provide me with data to see if the pre-teaching and blended learning phase was effective. It will allow me to determine where I should go on the following day.

Homework for Extra Practice...

Homework Practice

I will use Schoology for my LMS importing my Google Drive and having students turn in their assignments via Schoology. 

I am so excited and really can't wait to implement Blended Learning into my classroom. I really believe this teaching model will actively engage students in their learning and provide success for all students. 

For more information on Blended Learning check out:

Juliana Finegan's website:

Blend Your Teaching Today: 4 New Modules Focused on the Blended Space

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Using Digital Tools to Integrate Blooms Taxonomy

I love to integrate multiple educational researched based activities in my daily lessons. This is an example of a lesson that incorporates the 6 (six) levels of Blooms Taxonomy using digital tools

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A Blooms Taxonomy Math Lesson on Systems of Linear Equations

Remember: Create a mindmap to demonstrate when isthe best situation to use each method for solving systems of linear equations.

Understand: Tweet your favorite method to solve systems of linear equations and explain why.

Apply: Given a system, use ScreenChomp to solve ande xplain the steps to solving the system of linear equations.

Analyze: Create a Stickyboard to explain thedifference between the methods of solving linear equations.

Evaluate: Assess using Socrative to determinewhether or not you understand how to solve systems of linear equations.

Create: Use Sock Puppet to compose a skit on the3 methods to solve a system of linear equations.



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Having Fun in Common Core Math with Digital Learning Tools

Who Says You Can Not Have Fun with Common Core Mathematics

The beginning of the school year brought forth many challenges as our district implemented the Common Core Mathematic curriculum. I faced the challenge of a brand new curriculum with no effective training (in my opinion) to effectively implement these new standards.

I began the first semester as I was instructed to. Placing students in groups to complete the investigations, having them complete the Check Your Understanding and Summarize the Mathematics independently or in groups. My students were getting frustrated because of their low reading levels did not give them a fair chance to understand this new math.

As the semester continued, I wanted to find ways to motivate my students to learn the new Common Core Mathematics Standards. Since I had a class set of iPads, I began to research and find ways I could add a little fun into my curriculum with the use of digital learning tools.

From apps such as Socrative, Study Blue, Sonic Pic, and Screen Chomp, my students began to get engage in learning. I saw a difference in their motivation to experience the Common Core journey with me.

By the end of the semester we were beginning to have fun in Integrated Math 1 (the new name given to the course, although now it has changed again). Students completed assignments using their iPads and Macs. It was amazing to see the difference in their attitude to complete Investigations with digital tools versus using their textbook.

I knew I had to give my students the opportunity to experience this math at the beginning of the new semester. I embarked on a new journey to find ways to make Common Core Math fun. I created lessons, assignments, and projects that would integrate Common Core Mathematics and digital learning tools. An integration of standards and digital learning tools that would allow students to understand the standards and do it in an engaging way. Although a long process, I innovatively created the ultimate resource tool for my first unit.

For our new semester, we start with Unit 2, Patterns in Data. I created a Digital Learning Pack filled with activities, strategies, and projects that will capture the essence of the standards in an innovative way. Students will be engaged in learning statistics using animated video software to learn vocabulary (Go Animate), Speed Dating and Gallery Walks to share ideas, graphic organizers to organize notes, blogging (Kid Blog) to answer the Summarize the Mathematics, micro-blogging to participate in conversations from Think About The Situation, and choice boards to summarize the unit using a multiple of digital learning tools. Investigations will include a Skittle project, Height project, and a project of the student’s choice.

I am very excited to give my students an innovative way to learn the new Common Core Math. Whoever says the Common Core Math cannot be fun just hasn’t taken the time to find ways to integrate fun into the curriculum. For the Unit 2 Common Core Pack, visit my Store to get your pack today!

The Paperless Classroom

I always wanted to know  how I could actually go conduct a paperless classroom. Could I create a learning experience for my students that does not require making copies of notes, worksheets, and assessments. After a couple of hours of planning, I think I have a plan. Tomorrow students will complete their warm-ups on the iPads using Socrative, followed by their assignment list on EDU 2.0. I have created their worksheet as a pdf file, that they can write on using the neu.Annonate app. Our class discussions will be posted on Today's Meet and Corkboard.me. Excited and ready to see how this work.

Our paperless classroom begins with students completing their warm-ups on EDU 2.0 and then reading their agenda for the day. Textbooks are provided to students as a PDF file that they can highlight and annonate as needed to understand the lesson. Students use their own paper to complete problems and take notes. Practice problems are embedded in our EDU 2.0 class for students to complete during class. Online tools such as Today's Meet and Corkboard.me provide our class with the opportunity to collaborate with each other. We use apps such as Doddle Buddy as our personal whiteboard to share our answers during our class discussions. Class ends with students using EDU 2.0 to complete their Exit Slip and summarizing what they learned in class on our Discussion Board.

We are definitely saving trees and copy cost in Room 117. How do you use technology in your class?

(11/8/2012) Adding a new feature to our Paperless Classroom...Evernote!

Evernote + iPad = e-Portfolio

Evernote is a wonderful free app for students to be creative and stay organized. Evernote is an app that provides students with the opportunity to create a digital file of their notes, projects, assignments, and more.

I am going to use the iPad and Evernote as a tool to create e-portfolios for students to see, understand, reflect upon and share thier growth as a learner in my class. Students will be able to store anything in it and access it anywhere, from school, home, or their phone.

E-Portfolios will be used to store finished work and allows students to use it as a place for ongoing work.

5 Ways My Students Will Use Evernote

1.    Take notes in class. – Students can write their notes in Evernote or write handwritten notes and take a picture of it to save in Evernote.

2.    Go paperless. – Students can use Evernoteto save all assignments

3.    Portable textbooks. – Take pictures of required reading, charts, activities and save it into Evernote.

4.    Multiple Notebooks – Create multiple notebooks to organize different subjects.

5.    Record important lectures – You can record audio notes on your phone or iPad right in Evernote to ensure you didn’t miss anything from the class lecture.

 

 

The Talking Worksheet

Have you ever heard of a worksheet that talks to you. This is a fun way to leave specific instructions when you are out. Students can create a talking worksheet to explain a topic or complete an assignment to show their understanding of  a topic. It is very easy and fun to create. With Photo Booth or iMove and Pages, you can create a worksheet that talks to your students.

Project Ideas: Math ~ Explaining the steps of a word problem. English ~ Reading a paper that was written. Social Studies ~ Explaining the events on a timeline Science ~ Explaining the Scientific Method...the possibilities are endlessly!



Talking Worksheet Directions

7 Innovative Assessment Tools

 

Sometimes math can be a bit challenging for some students. Math is that subject with no grey areas, either your response is correct or not. With the opportunity to have 1:1 iPads in my classroom, it provided with a chance to create innovative assessments to engage my students in learning.

The integration of technology has motivated my students to not only learn, but participate in learning. For the first time, I see students being engaged in everything from note taking to assessments. Yes, assessments. Digital learning tools have taken the place of the traditional paper and pencil math test. For my students digital learning tools has given them the opportunity to be successful.

Mobile devices such as iPads, iPods, and mobile phones allow students to engage in assessments that are fun and engaging.

The followingis a list of digital tools you can use in your classroom. All are free, engaging and promote academic success.

1.   Nearpod is an app similar to PowerPoint or Keynote. One major difference,you can integrate surveys and quizzes. It is a multi-media app that lets teachers create presentations that includes text, images, videos, assessment,and a drawing tool.

2.   Socrative can be used to practice problems as a warm-up, exit slip,reviews, or assessments. Reports are sent to your email as an Excel file.

3.   Google Docs allow teachers to create true/false, multiple choice, oropen-ended assessments in a survey type format. A link is provided for studentsto go to the assessment and results are sent to the teacher. This can be usedon Macs, PCs, and all mobile devices.

4.   Polls everywhere is an interactive online program that allows teachers tofacilitate online polls to students via a link and/or texting.

5.   Survey Monkey is another online survey builder that can be used to engagestudents.

6.   Flisti is a free online polling tool that does not require a sign-up.Enter a question(s) and give voters url to go to poll! Great for fastassessment tool to check student understanding.

7.   Quiz Star is free Web-based quiz maker that allows the teacher to create,administer, and automatically grade quizzes online.

For more ideas on fun ways to integrate technology into your classroom, visit me at www.funintegratingtechnology.blogspot.com.

iPad Review Stations

With the end of the semester drawing near, so are the plans of preparing students for final exams. Check out these 8 iPad apps to create fun, engaging, review stations for your students.

1. ScreenChomp - explain the process to solving a problem.

2. StudyBlue - create flash cards to review vocabulary words.

3. Socrative - Game mode to practice review problems.

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Twas The Day Before Exams

Just for the holiday season. What happens the day before exams?

Twas the day before exams and all through the class not a student was bored or even sleep.

Their teacher set out to find such engaging apps, so none of them would want to take a nap.

They came in class and got their iPads, with a twinkle in their eyes, she knew they were glad.

To help them with those exams that were drawing near, she found some apps to help them prepare

Ones to assess and engage, and those that brought life to each page
Apps to interact and participate and those to help collaborate

The first was Socrative to warm up their brain. Then Study Blue to help them train. Sonic Pic and Story Kit to create. And Collaborate.me and Today's Meet to collaborate.

The students were engaged and doing so great. She didn't notice it was getting so late. Now it was time to end of class and she can tell the kids had a blast!

Nearpod was used for a review that was interactive and fun. And to end with a video reflection of their day, iMovie was chosen to complete that one.

Class was over and kids were fill with such glee, they felt confident they would pass their exam successfully.

These were the apps she used in her class. They turned the kids traditional review into a blast.

Try a few and you will see. How these apps can engage your students successfully. They allow the students to interact and collaborate.
Using engaging apps for review projects they can create.

Happy Apping to all and to all Good Apping!

By Felecia M Young


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On the Twelfth of Christmas ...12 Digital Exit Slips

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas F.i.T. gave me 12 Digital Exit Slip Tools to use...

This year our district implemented the use of exit slips to assess student daily learning. So, what are exit slips...

Exit Slips are used to help students reflect on their learning and express their ideas and learning about a topic. The Exit Slip strategy also provides the teacher with the opportunity to integrate writing into the classroom.

Exit Slips can serve as 2 purpose: (1) It can be used to document student's understanding of a lesson, (2) as an informal assessment, and (3) the effectiveness of the teacher's instruction.  The strategy allows both the teacher and student to reflect on their daily experiences in class.

 

At first, I was not excited about doing one more thing in my class. After doing a few, I realized how useful Exit Slips were to the overall success of my students.

 

The Exit Slip strategy works extremely well with integrating digital tools in your classroom. You could allow students to write on their own paper or even print-out cute exit slips from online sites. But with so much other tasks we have to do, web-based tools and apps, makes Exit Slips can easy  implemented and analyze.

 

There are three categories of exit slips (Fisher & Frey, 2004):

• Prompts that document learning,
  • Ex. Write one thing you learned today.
  • Ex. Discuss how today's lesson could be used in the real world.


• Prompts that emphasize the process of learning,
  • Ex. I didn't understand…
  • Ex. Write one question you have about today's lesson.


• Prompts to evaluate the effectiveness of instruction
  • Ex. Did you enjoy working in small groups today?

Other exit prompts include:

• I would like to learn more about…
• Please explain more about…
• The most important thing I learned today is…
• The thing that surprised me the most today was…
• I wish…

Fisher, D., and Frey, N. (2004). Improving Adolescent Literacy: Strategies at Work. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.

 

Listed below are my favorite Digital Exit Slips Apps and Web-based Tools. All are free, with the option to get premium membership. It makes doing Exit Slips easy to implement, analyze, and document. Print the responses and keep them in a portfolio for your students!

 

 

1. Survey Monkey

2. Polls Everywhere

3. Socrative

4. Goggle Docs

5. Email

6. Today's Meet

7. Twitter

8. Class Blog or Wiki

9.  Edmodo

10. Poll Daddy

11. Fluid Survey

12. Zoomerang

 

Have fun with these 12 Digital Exit Slips Apps and Web-based Tools.

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On the Eleventh Day of Christmas...11 Digital Instructional Strategies

On the eleventh day of Christmas, F.i.T. gave to me 11 digital instructional strategies you can use in your technology integrated classroom. Provided students with a variety of ways to learn promotes success for all students. Challenging them to think in creative ways helps motivate and inspire them to learn.

1.       The Author’s Chair is a strategy that provides a way for the student to share with other students their favorite moment in a reading or their own writing. Teachers can use the Author’s Chair with the use of a Talking Worksheet. Students can include their writing and record a selected piece of the reading or their writing. Have students rotate to other student’s iPads, computers, etc. and read and listen to their peers Talking Worksheet. Leave sticky notes at reach iPad, computer, etc. for students to leave responses and comments.

2.      Concept Maps is a great way for students to explore learning through the gathering and sharing of information. Concept maps can be used to show a relationship among different topics, brainstorm ideas, or organize thoughts. Students can use such digital tools as Inspiration, Minddomo, Gliffy, or Flowchart.

 

3.      Think – Pair – Share is a strategy that allow students to think about a concept, reading, or steps to solve a problem, pair with a peer to discuss the reading or solve the problem, and share their thoughts or outcome. Students can use an app such as Corkulous to create their thoughts of a passage, problem, etc. Then pair students together and have them discuss their thoughts. Have student share their thoughts and/or discussions with their partners with the entire class.

 

4.      Many apps such as SonicPic or StoryKit  will allow you use the Jig Saw method in your class. Assign students to a base group of 4 to 5 students. Have students to number off within their group. Assign topics to the base group members. Students move to their expert groups. Students work with members of their expert group to research/read/learn the topic. Expert groups create a short presentation to present to their base group. Students return to their base groups and take turns teaching their group members the material using their presentation.  See the Printable Page for a printable instruction sheet.

 

5.      Speed Dating is a fun strategy to review concepts, vocabulary words, chapter summaries, etc. Create 2 circles, a inner and an outer. Space is a must for this strategy because students in the inner or outer circle will be moving. Assign students a review problem, vocabulary word, or chapter review to create a presentation on. Many different digital tools can be used for this based on your assignment. Students share their presentation for a certain amount of time. When time expires, they move to the next person. See the Printable Page for a printable instruction sheet.

 

6.      Pause Breaks is lesson chunking. You can use pause breaks in many ways. If given a problem, reading passage, or prompt, have students turn around and discuss their problem, reading, or prompt to a partner. Students can write a summary in Notes or some other writing tool or use an interactive whiteboard app and share it with a neighbor.

 

7.      Acting It Out is a strategy that allow students to act out a problem or situation to help students deepen a student’s understanding of a topic. Digital tools such as Go Animate or Sock Puppet are great for this strategy.

 

8.      Alphabet Summary is great for reviews. Assign each student with a different letter of the alphabet and have them pick a word or concept that was discussed in class. Students can use digital tools such as SonicPic, ScreenChomp, or DoddleBuddy to create and present.

 

9.      Choice Boards or Tic-Tac-Toe Choice Boards is a strategy that offers students a way to make a decision on how they will learn or practice their understanding on topic. See the Printable Page for a sample Tic-Tac-Toe Board The internet as a wealth of examples for review.

 

10.  Flashcards is a strategy that students can create note cards with a question, problem, or fact. There are many online flashcards tools that students can use to create and review flashcards.

11.  Exit Slips and Warm-ups are strategies that can be used to assess prior knowledge, get an understanding of how well students understand a topic, reflection, etc. Exit Slips and Warm-ups can be surveys, writing prompts, or problems for student solve. This can be given to students using Socrative or a digital survey tool.  See my post on Exit Slips for ideas!