Interactive Worksheets Create a Happier, Wizer.Me

Paper and pencil cannot compete with the YouTube generation. Districts are now moving towards one to one devices for students that make educators seek digital alternatives to printing worksheets. Plus let’s not mention the infamous “Paper Budget” or lack thereof.

Wizer.me has you covered. All of those PDFs and Docs you made during pandemic and online/hybrid learning, can easily be remixed for a more interactive experiences. You can create as many interactive Wizer.Me worksheets as you can imagine! There is not a limit on the number you can create with a FREE account! A free account also gives you access to unlimited question types such as multiple choice, video, audio, puzzle and more.

Educators have access to all of the teacher made resources in the Wizer.Me community. Just search for items already created at the top of the dashboard once you have signed in.





Add unlimited students and even split them into groups for a more personalized experience. Differentiate with personalized questions as well as with audio instructions. Students can also answer questions with audio!





Assign to Google Classrooms easily and then sit back while the Wizer.Me worksheet auto grades! It saves to Google Drive with the click of a button.





Let’s get you started! Go to https://app.wizer.me/ and sign up for a free account using your Google Sign on! Get started on making your first interactive worksheet and open up a digital world of possibilities.

And the Survey Says... Crowd Buzzer for the WIN!

So you love playing educational games with your class?
But...let's be real...how in the world do you know who raised their hand first?

You will now with Crowd Buzzer, a free web based buzzer. Play with players in the same room OR virtually with players from any location. 

☝️ To HOST a game:

• Go to http://CCG.BUZZ/host/
• Give your game a TITLE & click BEGIN
  

  
  
• Look for the GAME CODE in the top-left that allows students to join
  
  

✌️ STUDENTS join your game:

• Send students to https://CCG.BUZZ or provide the link in your current LMS
• Have students enter the GAME CODE, their name & team name
• Once students ENTER, they click BUZZ the first time to join the game

👌 To play a game using the BUZZERS

• Start your GAME, it could be a slide deck, flash cards, a twist on Jeopardy, or whatever! 
• Students click BUZZ to be the first to answer

• As HOST, you will see WHO buzzed in first and what order the others buzzed in.

• To reset student buzzers, use the ON/OFF slider at the top. Now students will show in READY mode until the next question.
  

Happy Crowd Buzzing! 

Video tutorial here.

Interactive Notebooks with OneNote

 

Use Seesaw to Check for Understanding

❤️❤️ Love Seesaw? But feel tired just thinking about creating amazing, perfect, graphic design worthy activities for learning? I have good news, you DON'T NEED to! 

Seesaw recently released some ready-to-go Check for Understanding Activities that can be used without prior planning. These are meant to be just-in-time, formative assessment for your class.  

These ready-to-go Check for Understanding Activities make learning visible. Choose either PreK-2nd Grade OR 3rd-5th Grade in the areas:

✍️ Show What You Know
💭 Explain Your Thinking
🤔 Reflection Routines
🚪 Exit Tickets
👐 Choice Boards

So let's say you've just finished a lesson in your 3rd Grade class and you think as teacher, 'I'd like to add an exit ticket to this lesson to visibly see what my students learned, what questions they have and what they might still want to know.'

Simply open Seesaw and assign the Exit Ticket Activity for 3rd-5th Grades.

There's no prep on your part, yet you have valuable information about what your students know!

Want to learn more? Watch here:

Seesaw Resources: 

Read more here: Use Seesaw to Check for Understanding Teacher Implementation Guide
See all Activities here: Check for Understanding Activity Collection