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7 Free Online Discussion Tools
When I first started teaching, we had one computer in each office and each classroom, and I remember waiting in …
10 Student Led Discussion Strategies for Whole Class Discussion
Do you struggle with student led discussion strategies? Been there! Done that! Before this school year started, I kept …
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10 Ways to Make Sure Whole Class Discussions Will Fail
With school starting, it has been awhile since my last post where I talked big picture about class dicsussions, …
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Should Teachers Lead a Class Discussion?
In this post, I'm sharing my tips for how to lead a class discussion that rocks. (Hint: YOU are not the most important …
Student-Led Discussion Made Simple
James Stephens once said, "we get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered, we get wise, for a …
Easy Data Collection Using Google Forms
I have been using Google Forms in my secondary English classroom for several years now. Forms is the perfect tool …
Use Seesaw for Schools to Create Digital Portfolios
When one of my office mates called me over during a prep period to show me how her third grade daughter had just posted …
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