Google is rarely used properly - by students or teachers. It's more powerful than you think. This is a short video 1.34mins - it could save you a lot of time.
If you enjoyed Class Dojo, you might also like this. Augments classroom management but it will never replace the teacher - you still need to develop your own effective classroom management techniques.
If you look at Hattie's research (I posted earlier today) you will see Formative assessment as one of the big influencers on student learning. I posed the question - 'how do ICT's feed into this?'. Here's one example ... (well, 8 examples ...)
I feel this fits in the 'Augmentation' section of the SAMR. It enhances your current Behavioural Management strategies, but does not replace. If I was still in the classroom, I would definitely be using this resource.
As demonstrated in yesterday's tutorial. You can use this to help you find and store your favourite online resources and create pages for your students to use - particularly useful for Early Years students who have difficulty working with URL's.
Hattie identifies Feedback as having one of the biggest impacts on learning - if done right. Every teacher should know how to give effective feedback.
ICT's can be useful as they have a capacity to give immediate feedback.
Student engagement is something really important to me as an educator and a school leader. High engagement equates to higher student outcomes.
Although I'm not sure on the research behind this, I'm not surprosed to see technology high on the list. Definitely worth a read for all teachers (current and future).