This is a “highlight reel” of ways to integrate technology into any classroom. I’ve covered each of these topics in-depth in separate blog posts so dig deeper if something interests you.
- YouTube (see my post Become a YouTube Teacher)
- https://www.youtube.com/
- Create your own playlists by subject area
- Built-in close captioning
- Become a creator!
- Google Forms (see 8 Effective Ways to use Google Forms)
- https://forms.google.com/
- Ticket out the door
- Mood tracker
- Pre-Assessment survey
- Self-Marking Quiz
- School-wide Event Using Google Forms
- WikiGame (see Exploring the new WikiGame Groups)
- https://thewikigame.com/
- Think “6 degrees of separation” where we try to connect 2 Wikipedia articles
- Try to go from the start article to the end article in as few clicks as possible
- Teachers can create their own games
- Works on a phone / iPad
- GeoGuessr (see Guild Battle – Geo Guessr)
- https://geoguessr.com/
- Randomly places the player on the map (worldwide or limit it to Canada or another country)
- Players have to look for clues (geography, language, architecture etc.) and then make a guess as to where they are
- Points are awarded for accuracy
- I usually have students work in teams, one student controlling the map and another doing research through Google
- Works on a phone / iPad (either through the website or the app)
- Kahoot
- https://kahoot.com/
- Create or play existing quiz games on any topic
- Similar to “Time Play” at the movie theatre
- Pre-Assessment
- Quiz Review
- Works on phone / iPad (teacher needs access to a device and projector/TV to host the game.)