Ideas

  • Moreofit.com is a site that has related and similar sites on the web
  • Have kids operate the pace, roles, and accountability of book club
  • software to use Nearpod/haiku/edmodo/classdojo/prezi/teded/kahn/learnzillion/readworks/
  • 25 great youtube channels for education. I want to make sure to use this to make a new page on the website so kids can access lots of new videos
  • This page has over 190 youtube channels that help kids and teachers alike.
  • Make a link to certain area of page VIDEO TUTORIAL
  • EXPLORE.ORG has a ton of webcams of natural animals 
  • Udemy is a MOOC
  • Learn about the book DRIVE (what motivates us)
  • life coaching application for the classroom.
  • use M&M's to teach fractions and probability
  • Use FreeRice to get kids to do work
  • Find out about kids dreams and aim to help them acheive those dreams in life.
  • montesorri practices
  • Play pods
  • smart notebook will now be applicable for our district.  (SMART EXCHANGE) Look for lessons
  • Easy MP projection to project wirelessly.
  • remember to think about the students perception of class.  Too much sitting, not enough input from them.  Ar they just sitting or doing something to solve?
  • padlet is an idea of tech to do with the kids
  • gamestar mechanic is a site where kids build video games
  • institute of play seems like a good source of inspiration
  • mathisfun.com a place for some decent math resources
  • YUMMYMATH real world math problems
  • E-Line Media doing game based education
  • HISTORIA game based history and civilizations game 
  • Comic book generator for kids to be able to design and publish comics that tell info.
  • Infographics as another way to publish knowledge and information (find generator)
  • Current events for kids each day or week (find a site with kid-appropriate and  interest
  • ILP indiv. learning plan.  I want to meet with each kid every other day and discuss all their work and their assessments to track and monitor progress.  Also have personal relationship with each of them and ask fun questions about their life.
  • Call home to parents every other week or as needed.  Create a better bond with them.
  • Send voice notes and texts to parents regularly
  • Call when kids don't do HW.  Hold in for recess and find alternatives to holding in recess
  • Flip HW alot and find fun HW yet still have worthwhile learning both at home and school.
  • What is success and challenge their thinking of success as simply going to college
  • Mindshift is a site of innovative teaching ideas  Their Pinterest board
  • Photo editing sites: Fotor / Be Funky / Ribbet / and PicMonkey
  • NexGenLearning is awesome website for innovation in education
  • Grade 5 Inquiry project  seems like an ok site
  • http://www.christenseninstitute.org/education/