Enhance everyday class- room learning Promotes better parent- teacher communication Can free up much needed classroom time Be used as a “second teacher” Allows students a creative outlet to demonstrate their knowledge
Identify your students’ needs.
What is your class missing? Where do you need ‘help’? What are some areas for improvement?
Research and Implement!
Search the web for resources to meet your needs. Ask fellow teachers! And, implement! Try using technology to meet those needs! Don’t be afraid to try new Use it to improve your classroom! resources! If you can think of it, there is probably technology for it!
FLIP THIS OVER!
Find ideas dealing with student engagement, extra assistance, parent communication, and MORE. Remind Don’t be afraid to try new things! An app that allows you to send text message reminders and It might take some trail and error to notifications find technology that works best for you and your students. Use to communicate with parents Technology is always changing! Be Share what happens inside your classroom with parents flexible!
Class Dojo Make use of technology students
are already using! Phones, games, An app that allows you to track student behavior, communi- computers, get creative with brining cate with parents, and share images those into the classroom! Student en- This app does it all! Highly recommended for elementary gagement will improve! teachers!
SeeSaw An app that can act as a social media page for your class- room
Teachers and students can post videos, voice memos, pic-
tures, and text to the class feed
Parents can view the information and share in the classroom
happenings
Extra Helper! Random Name Picker: https://
www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/ Use sites, like YouTube, to find extra help for stu- dents (videos they will be able to access at home). If No longer call on the same students. you can’t find any, make your own! Use this website to randomly select students Group Work Google Drive: https:// Use Wikis, or Google Drive, to make group work www.google.com/drive/ easier Create polls, surveys, mind maps, it Students can always access a current document online, does it all! (all docs and info is stored and working together will be made simple! The Inter- online). net will save and track changes made to the project. Members of the group will no longer have to be in the Use for student group work. Students same room to work on the project. can access and edit the same docu- ment. Making changes, editing, and Creativity! sharing info in groups easier! Make learning fun! Find sites like Voki, or Sec- BrainPOP: https:// ondLife, and incorporate them into your classroom www.brainpop.com/ Students can show you what they know if different Hundreds of videos and activities! Can ways be used to enhance any lesson!