Really Cool Teaching Tools: Classtools.net

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I love Class Tools.net. Their flash games and graphic organizers are my wiki’s best friend.

If you have your students doing work or activities, have them create a timeline, fishbone, hamburger, etc. and embed it in their blog or wiki. Just copy the HTML code and paste it into the wikispaces widget or their blog.

These are so much better than the reproducible graphic organizers because they are interactive, even after being posted.

I also love using the games. Split up the vocabulary words and have each student build a game. Then, have them play each game for a set time limit and swap computers. If you split the vocab wisely, you have a fun game and you’re using video games to teach.

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Vicki Davis

Vicki Davis has been an educator and IT director in Georgia since 2002. Today, she also works as an instructional technology coach, staying side-by-side with active teachers and students so her work stays grounded in real classrooms.

She's a mom of three, wife of one, and loves talking about the wise, transformational use of technology for teaching and doing good in the world.

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