March 11, 2017

My question for EDGR 625 Course:

How can I use technology at the start of my classes to get student's re-engaged in classwork efficiently and meaningfully.

I have enjoyed have a form of technology available for students to just come into class and start using immediately to get them re-engaged in health content, skill and work.  They are now used to just coming in, looking on the projector screen to seek what their technology task is.  Ways I have used technology for this purpose so far include:

• Padlet:  Post the answer to your project question on Padlet (I e-mail them the link ahead of time).  Another day they posted a picture of the healthy meal they made to Padlet (add it to their question answer).
• Google Form Reflections:  I e-mail them a Google Form for reflection purposes on class activities, learning or content understanding, etc.
• Quote with an Image:  Put a quote and image on the board and have them pair and share with a classmate near them about it to see what they think it means an why.  Follow with a class discussion.

 Other ways I hope to do this in future classes include:

• Video Clip:  Pair and share about short video clip and then class discussion.
• Website Preview:  Look at a website we will be talking about in class. 
• Google Slide Show:  Have a slide show that guides students through the days classwork.