AnswerGarden is a new minimalistic feedback tool. Use it as a tool for online brainstorming or embed it on your website or blog as a poll or guestbook.
Algebra II Students in High School
"The student council has asked the principal to add one more minute between classes, to cut down on the number of students tardy for class. The principal has asked your class to study the matter and make a recommendation. Here are guidelines provided by the principal:
1 - Bus schedules cannot be changed.
2 - Classes must meet at minimum of 210 minutes a week
3 - Homeroom time is required."
Benefits:
Strong student buy-in! Students are always complaining about time between classes.
Teaches data collection, statistics, time management, and poll taking techniques.
Pitfalls:
Students will come up with illogical arguments.
Time!
"The aim of this step is to introduce you to a range of easy to use online tools that you can embed into posts and pages. We've embedded examples of each tool in this post to help you work out how the tool could be used with your students.
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