12. Texting in Class
• Texting :: Questions, Announcements, Homework
•Students can be provided with various concepts to research.
•"Text a friend"- Bring the world into the classroom.
Create mobile groups
•Send reminders to an entire class or individual students.
•Students and parents can text if they have a question.
25. A
• What is the assignment?
• Instead of a typical lecture or a boring power point project, my students
created 2-4 minute public service announcement videos trying to advocate a
particular topic.
• How did they create them?
• My students picked their partner and their interest group from a list. I am all
about student choice and ownership!
• For homework, they researched their topic. They spent two days in class
creating a Google Doc. PowerPoint in which both partners were able to work
on a specific part of the project at the same time
• On the third day students created their Animoto video projects by saving
their PowerPoint as a JPG and adding effects/music.
• To see a sample handout or project:
http://notanotherhistoryteacher.edublogs.org/2012/11/28/student-created-
interest-group-psa-videos/
28. + What techniques, tools and
methods might you use with your
students?
Collaboration ideas
Research methods
Combining collaboration and research
Integrateslowly – Start with just a couple of
tools and focus on the student
collaboration.
Thank you for all you do with your students
everyday.
