Something new that I have started to do in my class is try to implement more technology! Eventhough I have not come up with a crazy big idea yet, I have really tried to implement technology it in our busy schedules that doesn't allow too much of anything!
Every week students have to listen to a video on brainpop.com in relation to what we are studying in social studies. For example, this week they had to listen to the video on Pocahontas since we are studying the first settlements in North America. After listening to the video, students have to take a quiz that is offered by Brain Pop and instead of recording it, they have to email me their score. This gives them the opportunity to practice their typing skills, and practice the emailing system. I am really trying to make them independent students, and I think that them emailing me is taking one more step towards that goal.
They receive two grades, one for their quiz grade, and one for emailing. If they forget to email me, then they will receive a failing grade for that part.
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