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in reply to: Establishing Relationships #15383

I am not a fan of ice breakers, nor are my kids. But I do believe in getting them up, moving and discussing. I like to do Philosophical chairs or Four corners. Some activity where they can discuss ideas, question each other’s ideas and most importantly, get ideas to build on where to start. Often I see kids speak up after one of their classmates makes a comment.
One thing my 12th graders really like are Socratic Seminars. They like the intimate circle and me being out of the way for them to share their ideas. For some reason, they aren’t as intimidated to share when looking at each other verse looking at the teacher.

[steins1]

in reply to: Expanding Your Tech Toolbox #15196

I too love Kahoots. One of my favorite aspects is how excited the kids get. They are in the 11th and 12th grade, but they go from bumps on a log to literally standing/dancing by their desks with the song comes on. One of my kids said they have been playing this since elementary school so it makes them feel like little kids.

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in reply to: Expanding Your Tech Toolbox #15194

This is a great tool and so helpful during Covid and online teaching. It’s also great for when kids are shy and don’t want to speak up in class. They can still type their responses.

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in reply to: Expanding Your Tech Toolbox #15192

Kahoots. It’s fun and engaging because kids like games and they like the competition aspect. I use it to review new skills ( like logical fallacies) or to to review terms for final exams.

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