Although we have all heard about it and it is far from new, Twitter remains as one of the most effective ways in which students connect with the class in a fun and meaningful way.
Let's take a look at this twitter class page: Click Here
To Access Socrative:
Available for Android and Apple devices.
Add, arrange and annotate your photos. Then save or share them.
A great tool for Academic Vocabulary. Students can take pictures or find pictures that represent Academic Vocabulary terms. They can arrange them into a collage and write notes on or around the photos. Then they can share it with you by emailing you the link or by saving the image and attaching it to a collaborative web or app location.
*If your students do not all have the app, they can share mobile devices or you can direct them to a web-based collage alternative. I even had a few students do this on a PowerPoint slide or they printed the pictures out and made a poster of the pictures and drew arrows and wrote labels for each picture.
After introducing the vocabulary, my students had to take their own pictures of different types of forces, make a collage and write the types of forces on their representative photos. Some even made a story out of their pictures!
Activity:
1. Select a few related vocabulary words from your content area.
2. Since it may be difficult to take your own pictures right now, you can find images in your existing photos or search for photos on the web to represent each of these words.
3. Make a Pic Collage using the free app.
***If you do not have the ability to download the app right now, you can use the web-based program piZap located Click Here
4. Save your collage and add it to the Google Doc Click Here
Here are some other ways for students to post their digital/app-based assignments:
-Create a class Padlet, Popplet, or Murally
-Create a class Google account and have them add their assignments to a shared class Google Drive
Let's take a look at this twitter class page: Click Here
Now let's play a little game
1. Who can tell me the object and location of the picture behind my twitter name?
2. Please go to March 6th and answer the question about the World War II pilot.
3. Now check out February 20th. Who can tell me what become of the man that was on the Nazi's most wanted list?
These are just a few ways to add a little life to your Twitter page. Can you think of any more ways? Please comment if you can.
Many teachers maintain blogs to connect with their students, but how about letting your students create a blog about any topic they want and then you can comment on their blogs. This is a great way to connect with students and it shows that you care about their dreams.
Check out the this student made blog: Click Here
Now do your good deed for the day and leave a positive comment on this students blog.
Try having the students create and update their blogs when they finish an assignment early or as a reward.
Blogger
Many teachers maintain blogs to connect with their students, but how about letting your students create a blog about any topic they want and then you can comment on their blogs. This is a great way to connect with students and it shows that you care about their dreams.
Check out the this student made blog: Click Here
Now do your good deed for the day and leave a positive comment on this students blog.
Try having the students create and update their blogs when they finish an assignment early or as a reward.
Remind 101
Remind 101 is hands down the most efficient way I have found to connect with my students. It is safe and the teacher and students never share numbers. When the students sign up they have to input their name so the teacher is always aware of who is receiving messages and who is not.
Take a minute and explore the remind 101 webpage: Click Here
Take a minute and explore the remind 101 webpage: Click Here
Socrative
Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets.To Access Socrative:
1. Options: Go to m.socrative.com OR open the Socrative Student Clicker App (Free)
2. Login to Room Number 222444
Practice Activities
A) Answer this question using Socrative as your clicker: Have you ever used Socrative before in your classroom?
True = yes False = no
B) Go to socrative.com and create an account or login to your account. Explore the dashboard once you are logged in. Think about all of the ways you could use this in your classroom.
C) Answer this question using Socrative as a clicker again: What is one way you could use this in your classroom?
D) Complete the Practice Quiz.
Practice Activities
A) Answer this question using Socrative as your clicker: Have you ever used Socrative before in your classroom?
True = yes False = no
B) Go to socrative.com and create an account or login to your account. Explore the dashboard once you are logged in. Think about all of the ways you could use this in your classroom.
C) Answer this question using Socrative as a clicker again: What is one way you could use this in your classroom?
D) Complete the Practice Quiz.
Pic Collage
Available for Android and Apple devices.
Add, arrange and annotate your photos. Then save or share them.
A great tool for Academic Vocabulary. Students can take pictures or find pictures that represent Academic Vocabulary terms. They can arrange them into a collage and write notes on or around the photos. Then they can share it with you by emailing you the link or by saving the image and attaching it to a collaborative web or app location.
*If your students do not all have the app, they can share mobile devices or you can direct them to a web-based collage alternative. I even had a few students do this on a PowerPoint slide or they printed the pictures out and made a poster of the pictures and drew arrows and wrote labels for each picture.
After introducing the vocabulary, my students had to take their own pictures of different types of forces, make a collage and write the types of forces on their representative photos. Some even made a story out of their pictures!
1. Select a few related vocabulary words from your content area.
2. Since it may be difficult to take your own pictures right now, you can find images in your existing photos or search for photos on the web to represent each of these words.
3. Make a Pic Collage using the free app.
***If you do not have the ability to download the app right now, you can use the web-based program piZap located Click Here
4. Save your collage and add it to the Google Doc Click Here
Here are some other ways for students to post their digital/app-based assignments:
-Create a class Padlet, Popplet, or Murally
-Create a class Google account and have them add their assignments to a shared class Google Drive
