Watch this short video clip to see Board Relay in action in a 5th grade co-taught math class. Then think about how to use it in your class, no matter what you teach.
When someone sits for twenty minutes or more, blood begins to pool in the lower half of the body. Within seconds of standing up, the blood flow to the brain is increased by 15%. In other words, if students have been sitting in a classroom for more than twenty minutes, the blood in the brain has decreased by 15%! Board Relay reverses this trend by getting students up and moving in a fun, fast-paced instructional experience. As an added bonus, Board Relay does not require any advance preparation or purchasing on the part of the teacher. Watch this short video clip to see Board Relay in action in a 5th grade co-taught math class. Then think about how to use it in your class, no matter what you teach. For more co-teaching ideas, check out the entire video "Co-Teaching that Works in Inclusive Classrooms," available from www.ber.org
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Technology has given us many time saving solutions. One of my favorites is to create audio files of test questions and turn them into QR codes which can be embedded next to the test question. This saves an adult from having to sit next to a student to read a test aloud, and prevents inadvertent extra assistance. I have used Vocaroo in the past - super easy and you can create a QR code as you save the file. However, Vocaroo they will only save your audio files for an unspecified period of time, which means your QR codes on the tests may suddenly quit working. But in this recent post from Richard Byrne at FreeTech4Teachers, he shares about TwistedWave, a site that will record and allow you to export to your Google Drive. Of course, there is still the step of turning it into a QR code, for which I recommend QRStuff, because it allows you to create codes in colors. Great for color-coding by difficulty level, unit, language, etc. I just tried TwistedWave myself and it worked very smoothly. You'll need to sign up for an account, but it's free (key word for me!) |
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