Motivating Students to Keep Learning During Breaks

1. The The Knowledge Knowledge Journey: Ways to Keep Students Learning During Breaks Ways to Keep Students Learning During Breaks Journey:

2. School is out!

4. “If  you  think  of  learning   as  a  path,  you  can  picture   yourself  walking  beside   her  rather  than  either   pushing  or  dragging  or   carrying  her  along.”     ~  Polly  Berends   Parent and child by Skyseeker, Flickr

6. Consider the following when designing tasks:? Meaningful? Connections? Interests? Routines? Time well spent? Learning rituals?

7. What do they like to do?? Listen to music Use social networks Text/ Chat Play games Edit & share photos Create videos

8. Set-up a Social Network!? Facebook Wants a New Face by rishibando, Flickr

9. Keep  it     Ac@ve  

10. Facebook.com/groups/improvespoken?

11. Meme it!?

12. Imgur.com/memegen?

13. Photo & Video Challenges?

14. Edmodo.com?

15. Google Communities & Hangouts on Air?

16. Hangouts on Air?

17. Add apps to do more!? •  Soundation- Create music together •  Scoots n Doodle- Draw and problem solve together •  Watch Youtube videos •  Collaborate on a document

18. Motivation through Games? P. Maglione, Slidesha.re/pmteenmotivation

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21. Kindersite.org

22. Sheppardsoftware.com

23. How  do  I  get  them   to  play  the  games?

26. Create a Digital Advent Calendar Create a Digital Advent Calendar

27. Click & find a surprise! Click & find a surprise! •  Game •  App •  Experiment •  Brainteaser •  Optical illusion •  Clue to solve a mystery •  Joke •  Meme •  Video. Thinglink will have a Youtube pop-up. •  Fact of the day

28. Google Spreadsheet, Bit.ly/digicalendar

29. Make a copy to edit or download it!

30. Take a screenshot, add to Take a screenshot, add to Thinglink Thinglink TeacherRebootCamp.com

31. Do it with Weebly or Wix http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=5205

33. prizes! [977] by brianjmatis, Flickr

34. Mission: Snap a photo of graffiti you think could be art and tell us through an audio recording why you think it is art versus just graffiti. What You’ll Need: Fotobabble App or visit Fotobabble.com Points Worth: 10 Bonus Points: Post a short reflection in your blog for 5 more points. Mission: Visit a park and collect a rock you think is interesting. Tell us why it is so interesting or create art with it. What You’ll Need: A bag, way to get to the park, camera Points Worth: 10 Bonus Points: Visit this online Rock Key and identify your rock for 5+ Rockhounds.com/rockshop/rockkey/#Using Key

35. Set-up a class blog?

37. No email required! http://kidblog.org/MsTerrellsClass

38. “The blog was awesome. I wrote stories and Marcos, my uncle who lives in Spain, read them and left comments for me!“ “People READ our blog. Greta read our blog too, but we got comments from all over the world” “The blog was the best, I blogged all the time, when I was happy, sick, bored… all the time!“ “I blogged about everything I like: my friends, my pet, my thoughts. I even blogged when I was sick and couldn’t come to school“ “I blogged about my passion: rugby” “I wrote about our country and things that were important to me”

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40. Scavenger Hunt with Friends free IOS/Android App Scavenger Hunt with Friends free IOS/Android App 20 20 10 90

45. ShellyTerrell.com Pear.ly/bt1gr