Google Slides Interactive-ish

Here is a Google Slide presentation that I put together for Texas Indians in the 5th grade. I set it up so that the 'quick facts' could be printed as needed. Then, they can slide the box over to check answers as they complete the questions. I'm trying to come up with some ideas that can be interactive without having to use the SmartBoard software. See if you find this helpful! :)

Google Story Builder to make class examples

Google Story Builder has lots of uses in your classroom. Here's a quick example of how to use it to show kids ways to enhance their descriptive language as a team of collaborators.

Have a student in one class work with a student in a class down the hall just for fun! They can collaborate class to class or have a third grader work with a younger student and peer tutor remotely!

"Describe it" by Shannon

Gif for engagement and tie in with First Grade Teks

I wanted to show you how simple it is to make a gif and incorporate it into your lesson. I used Gifmaker.me and used it to tie into a first grade social studies lesson. They are drawing their own maps with Google Draw and get to make a fun compass to go with them. You can also use images on your gif - I can see photos of kids acting out a verb being super fun - but for this project we kept it simple. Take a look at the video to see how easy it is!

More Gif ideas:
* Make a sequence of events
* Text features
* Cause and Effect
* Illustrate a verb
* Word then example (vocabulary)
* Branches of government
* Life Cycle
* Show a number in all forms (standard, expanded, base 10)
* Highlight place value

Scan and send multi page pdfs with your mobile device!

I'm extremely fortunate to work with some amazing teachers in my district. One fifth grade team uses Remind to keep me on track as a mom. If it's paper at my house, then it gets 'cleaned up.' They are combating my issues by sending answer keys and paperwork through their Remind. In trying to send an answer key or homework packet in an efficient manner, I compiled a cheat sheet of how to scan and send a multi page pdf from a mobile device.

There are also designated app in the app store or the Google Play store to do this. Two good ones are iScanner and Fast Scanner.