https://padlet.com/tllindley/mvmnzicf15zcl64g Sparking student interest in content with strange or fascinating information. en-us 2020-11-27 19:07:33 UTC 2020-11-27 20:31:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f92f.png tllindley https://padlet.com/tllindley/mvmnzicf15zcl64g/wish/966293639 Providing students with unusual images, intriguing news articles, or thought-provoking videos to engage them in the learning.]]> 2020-11-27 20:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tllindley/mvmnzicf15zcl64g/wish/966293639 tllindley https://padlet.com/tllindley/mvmnzicf15zcl64g/wish/966296223 Using a class website such as glogster or weebly, teachers can link or share online content prior to the lesson for students to preview and discuss. Another possible option to is display a mystery image and have students predict how the image relates to the content using polling software. ]]> 2020-11-27 20:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tllindley/mvmnzicf15zcl64g/wish/966296223 tllindley https://padlet.com/tllindley/mvmnzicf15zcl64g/wish/966300345 Students can engage with field experts and ask questions about the content to someone new. This can be a novel experience and allows teachers to provide students with real-world applications with the content they are learning about. ]]> 2020-11-27 20:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tllindley/mvmnzicf15zcl64g/wish/966300345 tllindley https://padlet.com/tllindley/mvmnzicf15zcl64g/wish/966302234 In the recent environment, teachers and students have become much more adept at using online video-conferencing software. Teachers can invite a guest speaker to join via Zoom, GoogleMeets, or Microsoft Teams. Another way I have seen students and teachers engage with guest speakes and firsthand consultants is by utilizing twitters to ask questions or participate in a conference on twitter with a specific hashtag. ]]> 2020-11-27 20:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tllindley/mvmnzicf15zcl64g/wish/966302234 tllindley https://padlet.com/tllindley/mvmnzicf15zcl64g/wish/966305489 Teachers can present opposing viewpoints and contradicting news reports from historical events to provoke student thinking about an event or period of history. Students could also be asked to research different perspectives from a historical event and present their findings to the class. ]]> 2020-11-27 20:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tllindley/mvmnzicf15zcl64g/wish/966305489 tllindley https://padlet.com/tllindley/mvmnzicf15zcl64g/wish/966308605 Teachers can curate a file of primary sources for students to read and analyze.  Also, students can research online databases from PBS, NPR, the Smithsonian, National Archives, and other websites such as Ellis Island Virtual Tour https://www.nps.gov/hdp/exhibits/ellis/Ellis_Index.html]]> 2020-11-27 20:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tllindley/mvmnzicf15zcl64g/wish/966308605 tllindley https://padlet.com/tllindley/mvmnzicf15zcl64g/wish/966314082 Webquests are a teacher-designed learning path students complete to learn new and intriguing information about the content. ]]> 2020-11-27 20:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tllindley/mvmnzicf15zcl64g/wish/966314082 tllindley https://padlet.com/tllindley/mvmnzicf15zcl64g/wish/966315745 Webquests can be completed by creating a hyperdoc. A hyperdoc is a document with working links that students click on to go to a specific website. Within those websites students view information and graphics and return to the hyperdoc to reflect on their learning. Throughout the unit, students can complete specific sections of the hyperdoc or it can be completed all at once as a pre-unit activity to generate thinking. Teachers can randomly choose a student to present information from the hyperdoc and the students in the class can respond using polling software to predict how the content relates to the unit of learning. ]]> 2020-11-27 20:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tllindley/mvmnzicf15zcl64g/wish/966315745