The Trading Card Creator is a tool that gives students an alternative way to demonstrate their knowledge. Students can create their own trading cards about a real or fictional person, place, object, event, or abstract concept.
Socratic Smackdown offers a fun approach to having students practice discussion strategies. Socratic Smackdown is a printable game designed to be played with up to forty students at a time. In the game students are awarded points for using each of six questioning and discussion methods. Students can lose points for interrupting or distracting others. There are a number of other games on this site.
Today's Meet provides students with a place to ask questions throughout the day. By using a back channel tool like Today's Meet students who have a lot to say don't dominate the classroom conversation and the shy students are able to comfortable ask questions. Today's Meet now offers the option to create accounts and close discussions early. The newest feature is the ability to moderate comments in a discussion.
“Research confirms the link between movement and learning” Here are Five Movement Strategies in the High School Classroom, they can be used in any content area to integrate movement into your lessons.
Check out this opportunity to attend the Region 10 & 11 TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association) on November 1st in Carrolton-Farmers Branch. There will be sessions and discussion in the following areas: Google Apps for Education, Emerging Technologies and Web Tools/Apps for the Classroom and more. They are still looking for presenters, so share some of the amazing things happening in your classroom.
The Professional Learning page on our district webpage houses many FISD specific handouts and tutorials, including Google, 7C's, and BYOD.
