CLASSROOM IDEAS

Ranging from a one-time discussion

to a virtual classroom

Sharing Documents

“sharing Google Docs, and using the backpack feature” , tweets @jpkitchener

BOOK CLUBS

“Connect with multiple classes and discuss a common book that all are reading” , tweets @engaginged

Save Paper – grade digitally

Students can submit assignments electronically, and teachers can annotate to provide feedback without printing (digital portfolios).

Track & Record assessments

“I use Edmodo to keep track of formative & summative assessments,” tweets @CiarrocchiM

Digital Footprint

What you complete and upload is there to review in June, or reuse next September.

Quiz Review

Use the quiz feature to provide students daily or unit reviews. Self grading & provides students instant feedback.

Assess Prior Knowledge

Share a class poll to collect prior knowledge for a new unit or content area.

Presentations- Create a Backchannel

Keep students engaged, and allow them to participate in a discussion during presentations.

Connected Field Trip

Use the mobile app and encourage students to document a field trip (upload photos and comments).

Built-in To Do:

Customize settings and use notifications to stay on top of what needs to be done, or new events (email, web and mobile alerts).

Homework Help

Create a space for students to post questions and get help before they return to school (create a community and allow students to get help from one another).

Manage Events

Teachers and students can both update their own calendar to track important dates (assignments are automatically added to student calenders).

Reward Achievements

Teachers can reward student effort and achievements with badges (create mini awards to motivate your students).

Stay OrganizedTag posts, and create different groups to manage all your classes and students (hard to misplace – thanks to the built in search bar).

Sick – No Problem“Daily postings of what was done in class, so if a student is absent they can stay on top of work”, tweets @RCMcLean.

Class WebsitePick and choose what to share publically (safely manage what content you want to share on a public page).

Discussion BoardHave students share and review content.

Embed ContentShare a PowerPoint, Videos, Link, and many others (built in viewers).

Share Assignement Criteria – and collect

Post rubric or success criteria, and students can turn-in final assignments.

Learn with OthersConnect and co-teach with other teachers and communities.