There are games appropriate for elementary school, middle school, and high school students. The games for younger students appear at the top of the Active Science list and the games for older students are at the bottom of the list.
This seems to be a a very simplistic model that in possibly only substitution for a good book and blank periodic table. What is novel about this concept is the score. Students like and thrive off competition. If these scores were posted on a class website. Kids would have a natural desire to see their names at the top of the list.
This seems to be a a very simplistic model that in possibly only substitution for a good book and blank periodic table. What is novel about this concept is the score. Students like and thrive off competition. If these scores were posted on a class website. Kids would have a natural desire to see their names at the top of the list.
QuickCast is another option to add to your toolbox to access when you need to create a short instructional video for your students or colleagues. Creating screencasts can be a good way for students to practice giving clear and direct presentations of information. One of my former colleagues used to have her students create screencasts as means for practicing scripting and narrating while teaching their classmates about help aspects of software on their laptops.
Seeing adults reading does more than set an example
children hear you model inflection and intonation (prosody),
It's priceless when
connect adults with opportunities to read to children and provide reading material through book giveaways and community partnerships such as Little Free Library (9).
correlate pictures with words
correct yourself on pronunciation or phrasing
variations in cadence and tone,
nuanced communication through the spoken word.
I guarantee that they will cite their personal experiences with a parent, teacher or another adult as a catalyst of their fondness for the written word.
Every student works at their own pace, so no student is in over their head, and no student is bored
They do this using a diagnostic pre-test the kids take the first time they use Front Row. This figures out where the kids are, and then they practice at their own level.
This article describes the application Front row which is a an app available on the iPad that allows students to practice math inside and outside of the classroom.
Free Parents’ Guides for Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook from ConnectSafely (9): ConnectSafely is a great source for tips and advice for keeping kids safe on social media. Their comprehensive guides for teens' favorite social networks highlight the risks, privacy settings and strategies for keeping young people safe. Some of educational ideas for Instagram:
As a consumer of today's culture myself. I have no idea what most of these apps are and how to use them in their own right. What importance do these really have in my classroom and what do they have to do with better understandings of chemical concepts.
As a consumer of today's culture myself. I have no idea what most of these apps are and how to use them in their own right. What importance do these really have in my classroom and what do they have to do with better understandings of chemical concepts.