What is it?Think you're intelligent? Try playing Google's newest game featuring AI (artificial intelligence). This game describes itself as being a "word association game powered by machine learning." A bonus, the game is formatted like Tetris, so get ready to be addicted. Google provides the player with a set of words. The players job is to type a word that relates to one of the words in the given set as quickly as possible. Google's AI takes the word and ranks it against the other words in the given set. The word that Google's AI thinks is the most closely related is then eliminated. There are two modes you can play: How can I use this in the classroom?
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12 Tech Blogs to Follow11 Techie Youtube Videos#1 Filters in Gmail #2 Create Animated Headers in Classroom #3 Make Narrated Slides for FREE #4 Add Emojis to Google Drive Folders #5 The NEW Google Calendar Tutorial #6 Using Google Keep to Research #7 How to Archive and Create Classes #8 Import Scores into Google Classroom #9 How to Force a Copy in Google #10 All About Revision History #10 Insert a Timer on Google Slides #11 Drive Organization 10 Google Tools You Should Be Using9 Smart Ways to Use Google Classroom#1 Digital Warm Ups or Exit Slips There are several ways to create these depending upon preference. Check out the links below to see if any of these interest you. Google Classroom: Posting a Daily Warm-Up Warm-Ups in Google Classroom Using Google Forms in Google Classroom to Create an Exit Ticket #3 Student Feedback Ask students to post feedback about an activity, project, or lesson you assigned in classroom. You can even add your own comments. This way if you want to reuse the post for next year you can revise the assignment using the comments. #4 Collaborate With Other Teachers Invite other teachers to join your classroom as a co-teacher. This can be by grade level or subject area. #5 Utilize the "About" Section Post items in your about section that students can access all year.
#7 Communicate With Your Quiet Students Use private comments to check in with your students who may be shy and quiet. You will be surprised as to how much they will communicate with you from behind their device. #8 Reuse Posts This one is a MUST DO! Reusing posts is extremely easy and saves you loads of time. Click the "+" sign in the bottom right corner and choose reuse post. Then choose which post you would like to reuse. You can edit the post before you repost it! #9 Create a Class Photo Album
Link a class photo album to the "about" section of the class page. Take pictures often of students learning, working in groups, participating in class games, or holding up their best work. My students loved looking at their pictures and it helped create a great classroom environment. 8 Formative Assessment Tools to Keep in Your Toolbox!
Google's Santa VillageVisit Google's Santa Village for awesome holiday games and a Santa Tracker! Several of the games are just for fun, but there are many that are educational.
Try out the following games:
Hyperdocs, hyperdocs, hyperdocs.If you have yet to try hyperdocs in your classroom, you are missing out! Hyperdocs are interactive Google Docs that you can customize and make yourself. Think of it as a worksheet that will provide students with instruction through links, images, videos, and more. Hyperdocs also allow students to collaborate easily with peers and receive quick help and feedback from the teacher. This website, Hyperdocs.co is your one stop shop for all thing Hyperdoc! It has a Resource page with samples, templates, and some great how-to's. My favorite part of this website, Hyperdocs.co, is their Teachers Give Teachers page. You can choose to give a digital resource, or take a digital resource and edit it to fit your needs. Their database of Hyperdocs is massive!
Sugarcane.comSugarcane.com is a free to use website that allows you to create your own games and data sets for your classroom. You can use the data sets you create and turn them into over 18 different types of games. Visit their website to create an account and get started! 1. Create a data set with information you would like students to learn, practice, or review. You can insert images and symbols, as well as add more columns with additional info. 2. Create a game to study your data set. The games are categorized into groups so you can easily choose how you want students to practice. The categories are: Ordering, Typing, Categorizing, Association, Matching 3. Share the game with your students. You can share the link with your students or push the game directly to Google Classroom. 4. Play the game! Each game has a leaderboard. Let students see how fast they can move up in ranking! Sugarcane is a great tool that you can use in all parts of your lesson cycle. Don't forget to Explore on the Sugarcane home page. There are tons of teacher-created games already made!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO SUGARCANE.COM Polar Express Digital BreakoutIf you are looking for a challenging yet fun holiday activity to get in the holiday spirit, look no further! This Polar Express Digital Breakout promotes critical thinking and lends to sparking student creativity.
How to Play: 1. Choose the link appropriate for your grade level (the only difference is the level of the math problems)
2. As the teacher, print out the Polar Express Breakout Answers and then play the activity yourself first. Believe me, playing through the breakout first is essential. It took my awhile to get all of my answers correct :) 3. Explain the digital breakout concept to your students.
4. Decide if this will be whole class or group activity. This is not recommended to be played individually.
5. Watch the video on the Polar Express. The story plays very quickly. For younger students, I recommend pausing and interjecting with class discussion ever so often. 6. Begin trying to solve the puzzles by clicking on the different images on the webpage. You can guide students as much or as little as you see fit for their ability levels. 7. Enter answers into the Google Form as each puzzle is solved. If the answer is incorrect, the form will say "Try Again". 8. Click Submit once all answers appear to be correct. Extensions of Lesson
Tips Make this a fun Holiday activity for students by:
This is a great activity that students will ask to play over and over again. If you wish to do this in your class, but aren't sure how to get started, please let me know. I will be more than happy to assist or help co-teach as students play! Disclaimer: Digital Breakouts are addicting! |
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