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Make a Twitter board in your classroom! You can tweet to the class, encouraging students to discuss hashtags in order to stay on topic. Students can respond to other students directly (@) or "post" their own opinion/thought. If you laminate the sentence strips, the board becomes easily reusable.

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To check for student understanding during a lesson, implement traffic cards. Green means the student understands completely. Yellow means the student kind-of understands, but has some questions. Red means the student does not understand at all and needs assistance.

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Students pair up. You can use the classroom whiteboard or individual white boards. Students stand back to back. The teacher asks a question and both students respond on the whiteboard(s). The students turn around and discuss their answers.

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Graphic organizers provide a visual representation of student learning. Students are able to input their own thoughts and ideas about a concept. There are several different types of graphic organizers. An example is the Frayer Model, pictured below. Graphic organizers are very helpful because they can be used across all subjects.

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Write multiple choice questions about the current unit of study. The questions and answer choices shouldn't be too long. The teacher calls out the questions and answer choices. Each corner of the room represents an answer choice. Students choose a corner/answer and discuss with their peers. The teacher takes anecdotal notes as students discuss.

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Students ask and answer a question about what they've learned on a sheet of paper. Divide students into two groups. One group forms the inside circle. The other group forms the outside circle. Students pair up and face each other. Students ask each other their questions. The outer circle rotates. The teacher walks around the room to take anecdotal notes about questions, comments, and conversations.

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Write questions about a unit of study on sticky chart paper. Stick them around the classroom. Divide students into groups. Students rotate and answer each question (either in groups or individually). If students answer in groups, you can track the marker colors for each group. If students answer individually, students can write their name by their response.

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Socrative is an app. Teachers create questions to engage students during a lesson. Students respond through the app. The app provides immediate feedback and allows teachers to tailor instruction and scaffold as necessary. Click here to visit the website.

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Students can use their own notebook or a template similar to the one below. A double entry journal has two columns. In the left column, students write key words or ideas about their learning. The teacher can also pose a question. They give a personal response in the right column. The teacher reads their journals to assess knowledge and understanding.

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Students write three facts and a fib about a certain topic. Students share in a small group or with the entire class. The teacher collects them to assess understanding.