In my last post, I talked about Nearpod and how it’s such a great app to use for blended learning activities. Today we’ll be discussing some other features of Nearpod and how it can open up new ways of student-centered learning. Nearpod does have a lot of great features in the free version. But if you’re willing to spend a…
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Nearpod is an amazing app for blended learning lessons, whether you’re experienced in blended learning or just getting started. If you’re not familiar with it, Nearpod is a browser-based app that lets your students interact with your lessons. You can upload Powerpoints or start making lessons from scratch on the website. There are also hundreds of teacher-made lessons right there…
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I Love Using a Document Camera in My Science Classroom! One of the tools that I couldn’t live without is my document camera. I really love how it makes my teaching life so much easier and how it helps make resources and content more available for my students. I admit that I was a bit slow to jump on the…
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Index Cards Became One of My Biggest Helps Simple index cards. Who would ever think that this simple tool would become one of my most-used teaching strategies? If you’ve been teaching for any time at all, you know how easy it is to get caught up in the “new stuff” … new technology, new standards, new administrative requirements. And the…
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This Duckweed Inquiry Lab is Fun and Engaging! There’s a huge push to move toward more inquiry biology labs. I’m glad for that, because it’s definitely more interesting for students and teachers both. It’s a win-win situation when you can run a biology inquiry lab that is engaging and also uses easy-to-find materials and isn’t very complicated. I like using…
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