I am going to use this space right now to talk about some
strategies that has worked for me in the classroom. I used to run my own website, but the up keep
become too much. Most of the times the
students had trouble navigating it as well.
I always tried to make it simpler and simpler. I found out over the years that more and more
of my students have cell phones. My
first year teaching, none of my students had them, now almost all of my
students use them.
Instead of using my own website to store and share information
with my students, I switched over to Edmodo.
I found that the students like the application and it works on their
phones. It formats everything for me to
make it mobile friendly. It also creates
and stores usernames and passwords for the students as well. I have found that using existing technology
is always easier than trying to create something on your own. While you may not be in the same position as
well (students with cell phones) it’s not a bad idea to survey your room and
see how many you have. You can always
create groupings for the students.
Embracing technology is always a good thing in my mind.
