Ideas+for+the+classroom

It is always useful to hear new ideas people have used in the classroom. Use this section to post activities, games, strategies, exercises...anything that you think might be of use! It is important to keep up to date on new teaching ideas but it can be hard to do, especially with a full teaching load. Any ideas from any contexts are welcome here!

=35 interesting ideas for using twitter in the classroom. Some can be easily adapted for use in ELT.= []

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This is a useful tool for the classroom and it's free! It has lots of cool things you can use in the classroom. For example, it has a function that assigns partners completely at random! It has another that helps to keep score for games. It has a timer that helps keep track of how long exercises are! These are only the tip of the iceberg. You can customize it for your own class and use it as you see fit! Click on the link to download it.

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=TodaysMeet.com=

One useful tool introduced in our professional practice class was todaysmeet.com. It is a website that allows anyone in the class with internet access to participate in a chatroom with other members of the class. While the usefulness of the site was debated during class initially, it was later used in a practice lesson to great effect. The site allows members of the class to talk with each other and the teacher in the chatroom. It is a great tool for students to ask questions without interrupting the teacher and allow those students that are somewhat shy to still participate in the class. The possibilities are endless really. Have a look at todaysmeet.com.

**The Padagogy Wheel**
Here's an interesting tool based on Bloom's taxonomy, called the Pedagogy Wheel. Click on the iPad apps in the outer circle.

http://www.unity.com.au/padwheel/assets/player/KeynoteDHTMLPlayer.html#0