High Interest Novels for the middle classroom with movie clips to introduce them therefore motivating the students form the “getgo”. Here is book title, possible themes, and movie clips that introduce the beginning or the book, themes, objectives especially when comparing a book event similar to that of another. Also, it often helps struggling readersContinue reading “Movie clips (Wednesday Tech Tips) that go with the novel being taught reaching themes and objectives-middle school”
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Wednesday Tech Tip for the classroom-Control F + F aids when teaching online lengthy novels
When teaching a lengthy novel it is an expectation that we would like for students to “be on the lookout” for figurative language, foreshadowed moments, character’s traits and actions and emotions, evidence for ____, etc. By using the shortcut for FIND the students can recall dialogue or lines of text and plug them in theContinue reading “Wednesday Tech Tip for the classroom-Control F + F aids when teaching online lengthy novels”
Google Documents vs. Microsoft Word Differences-Making a poster to help students-Wednesday Tech Tip
In many computer classes Microsoft word is used to type and complete assignments. In other school districts it is Google documents. FYI, Google documents do not capitalize your I’s for you. You have to make an effort to check that. So tell your students or make a poster reminder to have that and other preferencesContinue reading “Google Documents vs. Microsoft Word Differences-Making a poster to help students-Wednesday Tech Tip”
Movie Clips that go with the novel you are teaching reaching themes and objectives-upper elementary
High Interest Novels for the Elementary Classroom with movie clips to introduce them therefore motivating the students form the “getgo”. Here is book title, possible themes, and movie clips that introduce the beginning or the book, themes, objectives especially when comparing a book event similar to that of another. Also, it often helps struggling readersContinue reading “Movie Clips that go with the novel you are teaching reaching themes and objectives-upper elementary”
Movie Clip Intros-Monkey*s Paw teaching tone and suspense
Movie clips always help to motivate no matter your age. Remember the last training you went to and told yourself when they said, “You need to engage your students, motivate them, keep them interested” you murmured to yourself, “Then do something other than worksheets in the training.” Maybe they could use a few clips atContinue reading “Movie Clip Intros-Monkey*s Paw teaching tone and suspense”
Bell to Bell-Classroom Management in an ELA classroom
Teaching middle school students with hormones raging and preoccupied minds on today’s social media, a teacher HAS to keep them motivated and at attention. Teaching bell to bell is one of your best tools with no added skill to be involved other than planning well. You ask, How do I do that? How do YOUContinue reading “Bell to Bell-Classroom Management in an ELA classroom”
Computer Shortcuts-Wednesday Tech Tips
Make a poster of different shortcuts to hang in your classroom. It will save you time and worry when students “forget” how to do simple computer tasks. There are tons all over the net to print or order for whatever computer used in the classroom. Whether Apple or Chromebook, etc. For example: Have posted shortcutsContinue reading “Computer Shortcuts-Wednesday Tech Tips”
Small Group Instruction Tip. Let them answer in small groups.
Too many times we forget as teachers to use wait time and give students time to let them minds wander. Yes, I said wander. When asking higher order thinking questions, quite often there is not an exact answer of “yes” or “no” or “Professor Green in the study”. When analyzing a text, and especially aContinue reading “Small Group Instruction Tip. Let them answer in small groups.”
Wednesday Tech Tip
If using Google Classroom, always attach a blank document for students to write their essays or classwork in for two reasons… You can see their work from your own computer and can therefore monitor, make comments for editing and revisions, and use their samples for teaching purposes by copying and pasting into a clean documentContinue reading “Wednesday Tech Tip”
ELA On The Move 