https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h Made with love en-us 2016-10-18 11:42:33 UTC 2016-10-18 13:52:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Diskette.png christinshea https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131420779 2016-10-18 11:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131420779 christinshea https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131421002 Teachers can get students to summarise information by tweeting about it as it has limited characters. This also creates a way for the teacher to instantly get in touch with students and keep them updated on the latest information or fun facts regarding their subjects. ]]> 2016-10-18 11:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131421002 christinshea https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131421208 Podcasts can be used within the classroom as teachers can makes their students create their own podcasts. This can get students to discuss their ideas or opinions on topics and issues. Teachers can also get students to listen to podcasts for homework on topics they will study in class. ]]> 2016-10-18 11:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131421208 christinshea https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131421534 Some online sites offer the ability for teachers to easily track students grades, keep on top of attendance and to create seating plans. They also offer the opportunity to email parents directly updating them on their students progress and grades. 
e.g. mygradebook.com]]> 2016-10-18 11:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131421534 christinshea https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131421898 Leveraging gaming merchanices can make learning more fun. For example, any time you bring compeition or levels of achievement to a classroom exercise, students become more interactive. E.g. have students search through an interactive computer history timeline for specific facts. The first student to correctly identify a fact (like "who was the first president of the US?") that they seek out wins for that question]]> 2016-10-18 11:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131421898 christinshea https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131422606 When students work becomes open to a larger audience, rather than just the teacher, the students tend to put more effort into their work. In addition by publishing students work online it opens their feedback up to a wider audience. Therefore teachers could have students create s short film published to YouTube or run a class website or blog that features students work and opinions. ]]> 2016-10-18 11:55:21 UTC https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131422606 christinshea https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131423256 Classes that can be taught online have grown in popularity recently with teachers constantly developing and posting webquests and tutorials online. These allow students to individually work through the course content online.]]> 2016-10-18 11:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131423256 christinshea https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131424093 Websites like pinterest are good to store helpful classroom resources to be easily accessible. Photographs, sound clips, videos and charts are just some of the many resources that can be saved on these sites. ]]> 2016-10-18 12:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131424093 christinshea https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131430692 Teachers can use online forums such as todaysmeet.com to allow students to communicate with other students and the teacher online. This can be helpful as students can post interesting things they find or ask questions. ]]> 2016-10-18 12:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/christinshea/t9txxbamdb1h/wish/131430692