One of the reasons we love tools like Nearpod & Classkick is so that we can increase student participation and engagement in the classroom. The ability to see all student responses real-time offers a unique opportunity for timely feedback. In addition, having all students, or groups of students, on individual slides in the same deck has built-in potential for peer scaffolding and collaboration.
Instead of a straight-up how-to tutorial, today I will share with you a scaffolded discussion strategy that I used with Spanish 8. The goal is to share out and possibly to inspire you to do a spin-off of this activity with your students.
This strategy models collaborative slides and leveraging the "Master Slide" layouts.
Watch 0:00-3:00 to learn how to set up and deliver a group Google Slide Deck.
*Can be delivered through SeeSaw as well!
Watch 3:00-7:00 to see how I had students interact with the slides, and how I changed the prompts through the master slide layouts.
Watch
this video to see how I "prepped" all of the prompts in the "Master Slides". Or, learn straight from the SlidesMania guru, Paula, by going
to her blog.
Did technology enhance this activity? Yes!
Without the technology:
- there would have been significantly less student participation
- I would not have been able to see all responses in real-time
- I may have lost teachable moments based on student responses
- students would not have benefited from the guided pace, scaffolding, and ability to learn from their peers
- there would have been a lost potential for future spiraling, collaboration, elaboration on the discussion
Interested in trying something like this? Let's do it together your first time through!
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Let me highlight the awesome strategies that you are using in your classroom to inspire others!
