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Google Tips for Math Class

When my district went virtual last March, all teachers began using Google products for all our teaching needs. Along the way, we learned some Google tips to make life easier and expand our strategies. Some colleagues were confused about how to use google slides (especially in math) for anything other than a presentation and limited themselves with using google forms to just quizzes. But ... Read More about Google Tips for Math Class

Why I am Obsessed with Digital Task Cards in Google Slides and Forms

A deck of task cards work fantastic in the classroom, but with distance learning we need a way to use those task cards digitally. Google Slides and Forms both serve that purpose. Task Cards in Google Slides Google slides is similar to PowerPoint and having the cards available in the google produces makes it easy to assign through Google Classroom (and other online learning systems) ... Read More about Why I am Obsessed with Digital Task Cards in Google Slides and Forms

How QR Codes Can Transform Your Classroom

You have probably seen QR codes and maybe even used them in the classroom. But since distance learning has become so prominent, the QR codes have become more important. What is a QR Code: QR actually stands for “Quick Response” and it’s a scannable (typically with a phone) image that send you somewhere. The QR code below will take you to the QR code generator that I use. It’s ... Read More about How QR Codes Can Transform Your Classroom

Ways to Use Task Cards in the Classroom

My students love using task cards in the class. Sometimes the activity is disguised so they don’t realize it’s the same deck of task cards they have already seen. But research tells us that people need to see something 7-20 times to remember it. At the beginning of the year, I like to prepare several decks of task cards to use and store in a container. The container I use is a picture ... Read More about Ways to Use Task Cards in the Classroom

Goal Setting for the New Year

The new year is coming and the old year will be just a memory (yes, please). This is the time of year when most people in the universe are planning some sort of New Year’s Resolutions and goals for the new year. This happens in the classroom as well. Each semester I plan some goal setting activities in the classroom. Most students will choose to work on their grades, or turn in work on ... Read More about Goal Setting for the New Year

Engaging Classroom Activities for Tired Teachers

Whew! I am exhausted. Now I will admit that I am normally exhausted at the end of every first semester but this year being virtual learning only it has been worse than normal years. And whether you are in the physical classroom or are teaching virtually, I know you are exhausted as well. But there are two weeks of classes left and students still need to be learning, reviewing and studying, so ... Read More about Engaging Classroom Activities for Tired Teachers

Jamboard in the Classroom

Jamboard is a google product and for a virtual teacher it has added an element of collaboration that I miss in the classroom. Jamboard is an online whiteboard and perfect for small group work. You can only have a total of 20 slides (boards) so if you have a large class, assign to pairs or groups. I like to have the directions, questions or instructions on the first slide so students can ... Read More about Jamboard in the Classroom