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Thursday, October 16, 2014
Socrative...Have you tried it?
I LOVE this new discovery. Our administrator used it yesterday in a faculty meeting, and it is my new favorite technology discovery. Students can load the app on their phones or go to the website. You can load quizzes, polls, even a quiz-based team game, or my favorite right now - exit tickets! I have been displaying it on my projector screen, and the class can see what other people write anonymously. I highly recommend you guys check this out. My 8th graders LOVED it too! It was pretty easy to figure out, but there are tutorials that you can use that will walk you through exactly what to do. Hope someone finds this information just as useful as I did!
We too had a little workshop on our Workday. They had various stations set up where you can use different types of devices to keep "up to speed" with the students. That's great you have already implemented this with your kids. I am sure introducing them that young will provide them with a better understanding of information literacy when they finish high school. You are now going to be one of the "cool" teachers that uses "cool" tools in class. Great job on being proactive and starting this early. I hope to begin something that I can use with my students from beginning level to my advanced students.
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