MacBook-less Activities
There will be a day or two at the end of May where your kids don't have MacBooks. You might be thinking, "what the heck do I do with them?" Here are a few previous blog topics on what you can do in class that requires technology only on your end: 1. Plickers Both teachers and students can submit multiple choice or true/false questions as an assessment tool or simply to survey the class. You will need to print off Plickers cards prior to your lesson. Technology needed: Your iPad 2. Sporcle Choose a category that relates to your content area and have students compete in teams or as individuals to complete the quizzes. Technology needed: Your MacBook/Apple TV 3. Virtual field trips Pick a location that you have talked about during the year and visit it in Google Earth, or check out the topics avalable at Discovery Education. Technology needed: Your MacBook/Apple TV 4. Skype Plan ahead and have another middle school in the district or any class anywhere