Deb Norton Tech

If you are finding yourself teaching the same lesson year after year with the same materials and teaching style; then it's time to add some new technology and spice up that boring lesson.  It's refreshing and motivating for students to see a teacher using new instructional strategies and materials in a lesson. Here are a bunch of ideas: 1)  Involve the students - Use an online poll or backchannel to interact with your students during your lesson. This gives every student a voice and builds character and understanding amongst peers.  a.   Poll Everywhere b.   Tally.tl - Click here for my blog post. c.   Today's Meet d.   Padlet e.   Geddit - Click here for my blog post. 2)  Student Choice - Allow your students to show their learning with these choices. Giving students a say in how they show their knowledge is empowering. a.  Mindmapping with Slatebox or Bubbl.us - Click here for my blog post b.  Creat...

Geddit is a great tool for the 1:1 or BYOD classroom.  This site makes polling your students extremely easy.  Watch this episode of Chat with Deb to see my own two sons, Ryan and Robert, use Geddit on an iPad and cell phone.