Yay, you’re using Google Classroom™
this year! Just think of
all the amazing grammar activities you can share with your students. And no
more running around making photocopies. And even better, no more cutting and
laminating! Imagine the amount of money and time you’re going to save.
Getting comfortable with new technology takes a while.
We know how to flip through FaceBook, check and send emails, post to Instagram, but very few of us are super comfortable with
nitty-gritty techy stuff.
You know, the technical side of
things: setting up email lists, getting to know new programs, importing data,
merging lists etc.
And there’s so little time to play
with new software during your teaching year. When you eventually end up with
some free time, there’s always something to grade, somebody to see, something
to sort out.
The secret to not getting stressed out by new technology is
by taking baby steps.
You can’t run a marathon if you
don’t know how to walk, right? You don’t have to know everything on day one.
Don’t put that kind of pressure on yourself. Ask for help. Take it slow, ease
into it.
Don’t stress about creating your own content right away.
Check out my interactive activities for nouns, verbs, and adjectives for use
with Google Slides. There are seventy-four no-prep activities.
Just click on the
link in the PDF, make a copy for your drive and share the activities with your
students. It’s that easy.
The activities are user-friendly and great
for getting your students (and you) started on Google Classroom. Send the whole
set via Google Classroom, or share a slide at a time. You can decide exactly
how you want your students to complete the activities.
You can use the grammar activities
during center time, for homework, test prep, and even during whole class teaching on your interactive whiteboard. There
are so many ways to use digital activities.
Your students will use
various skills to complete all the tasks: typing, dragging and dropping,
underlining, and drawing with the scribble tool.
Digital activities are
winners!
It saves you time – no printing, cutting, and laminating. No
papers to file and sort. No running around looking for lost assignments.
It saves you money – you don’t have to buy paper, ink for your
printer, and laminating pouches.
Students learn valuable
computer skills –
typing, dragging and dropping, underlining, etc.
Students are engaged – students love using technology, it’s such a
big part of their lives.
Special needs students
prefer typing –
many students avoid paper and pencil tasks because they struggle with
fine-motor skills or spelling. Typing is so much easier and helps them feel
successful.
Artist: Nicolai Heidlas
Title: A Way For Me
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