Engage Your Students with Game Show Style Learning

What motivates kids and creates a desire for hard work? What do they like to do in their free time? If you answered play games (video games, outside games, sports, etc.), than you are correct!

I stumbled across a new learning tool called "Kahoot". Students can join a survey, discussion, or quiz that teachers have created from any device. In the quiz portion of the tool, teachers flash questions on the screen about whatever subject matter they choose. As students participate, they get points based on the speed and accuracy of their response. After each question, students get to see what "place" they have been awarded. A top 5 leader board shows on the screen in the front of the classroom. The students love the motivation of attaining a high score, much like on a video game!

Example of Kahoot in the Classroom

If you want to take your classroom a step further and have your students help to design a Kahoot to share with others. Their understanding will skyrocket as they work to create multiple questions on the assigned learning goal.

If you're looking to inject some excitement into some learners that are craving engagement, this tool is for you!

Click here to start using Kahoot.

Tech. Tip of the Week: Boomerang Calendar Group Scheduling

Have you ever had to schedule a time for a number of people to get together, but have trouble finding time that everyone is available? Do you tire from sending and receiving countless emails to finally settle on a time? I found a tool a few weeks ago that will help to efficiently schedule a meeting called Boomerang Calendar.

Here is a video that introduces the magic of the Group Scheduling feature in Boomerang Calendar.

https://vimeo.com/41044757#t=156s

To get download Boomerang Calendar, click the link below.

http://boomerangcalendar.com/

There are many other useful features included with Boomerang Calendar as well, but the is one of the features I found to be the most helpful. Enjoy!

Tech. Tip of the Week: The Best Email Tool Ever!

All right. A few months ago I posted a tech. tip that presented what I believed at the time to be the best email tool ever. Well, I found a new tool that I'd like to put at the top of the list.

Boomerang is an email app that integrates beautifully with Gmail on your PC or your Android device. It allows you to schedule emails to be sent at specific times, and "Boomerang" emails out of your inbox to return at a later time. Don't worry if you're an Apple user! You can still use Boomerang on your computer effectively. Here are more details about the amazing features Boomerang offers!

Boomerang allows you to schedule emails to be sent at a time of your choosing:

Boomerang allows you to put an email away until a more convenient time. It will disappear from your inbox until you schedule it to return, hence the name Boomerang!

If you are interested in using Boomerang, go to http://www.boomeranggmail.com. When you get to the page, click on the "Add this to your Gmail" button and get ready to be wooed!