I love game shows. Game Show Network was always playing on my family T.V. growing up. So, bringing game style assessments into my online classroom was inevitable. Here are my top favorite game-based platforms that you can host games for live whole or small group participation in your online classroom.…
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The virtual classroom can be very versatile with many resources to engage your students from Powerpoints/ Google Slides, and Prezi presentations to the pandemic distance-learning craze, Bitmoji classrooms, that are full of digital libraries and activities. According to Gamifiy.com, gamification can be defined as “the application of game-design elements and…
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The “Great Teacher Resignation” is seeing teachers leave the classroom in infinite numbers. While the COVID-19 global pandemic plays a significant part in the numbers, the truth is, teachers have been overworked, mistreated, and underappreciated for a long time. According to a CNBC, 1 and 4 teachers are considering quitting due…
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It is not unusual for teachers to take on multiple jobs outside of teaching. We are multi-talented people, creative, and underpaid. The hours we put in (well beyond our contract hours) seems to never to match our paychecks. Many teachers like myself pursue an advance degree and take on student…
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Revised list- Match 5, 2024 One of my favorite classic cartoons as a kid was The Jetsons. In one episode, Jane’s friend called on the television, but she wasn’t ready to speak to her. So, Jane put on her “morning mask.” Some days I wish I had a morning mask…