Google Forms is a quick and easy way to give an assessment, but it can be time consuming with all of the clicking necessary to make quizzes. Here is a short video that will walk you through some time saving tips. (Last week I actually wrote out a post with these directions, but decided on …
I love using Google’s Q and A feature to get students talking. In a 1-1 classroom it’s an efficient way to ask a question and elicit a response from the entire class; or rather from each student. Here’s five ways you can use Google Slides. Last week we were working on questions. Students wrote questions …
Slides Q and A is an efficient way to elicit student responses. This embedded video shows you how to start a Slide Q & A session.
Write a Review I made a French Yelp template for Google Slides for an assessment last week. It has a place for students to write two reviews. I wanted to design a prompt that would have students using the past tense and wouldn’t you know it-that’s what you do in a Yelp Review! Quelle coïncidence!! (Yelp.fr …
Having just attended an EdTech Summit on Friday in which there was an hour and half presentation by a lawyer about the laws and regulations governing student privacy, you’d imagine I’d have something interesting to add to this topic…but not so much. In addition to making sure that I do my best to insure student …
Google announced a new feature and I am ecstatic. You now can add videos directly from your Google Drive! They don’t have to be on YouTube!!! (If you’re on a school Google account, this feature may not be available just yet depending on how your administrator has set up for rolling out new features. Just …
I’ve been working on a presentation on reading strategies and updated my “Open Mind” Template for Google Slides. An “Open Mind” activity is pretty simple. Students insert words or images into the mind of a character or person they’ve been reading about. (For example for Romeo Montague a student could put a heart and say …
I made a collaborative slide activity for creating sentences. Students drag the cards onto the slide to create different sentences. It’s a round about way to talk about grammar. Once the students get all done- the different colored cards can help facilitate a discussion about grammar. What do you notice about all of the red …
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I am always up for some good number practice. In my perfect lesson plan there would be some attention to numbers every day- I just feel like students always need more practice. Of course, there’s a ton of ways for students to practice listening to numbers, but not so many for them to practice speaking …
I’m so excited to use the new Google Forms quiz feature, but I doubt that I will use it much for quizzes. I can see using this feature as a quick exit ticket. I’m going to ask my students five to seven questions at the end of each lesson based on the lesson objectives. Because I …
