I feel like I am forever attempting to get better with time management, and I'm also trying to get teachers to utilize their time more efficiently and effectively. We are continuously working on increasing instructional time in the classroom. With this in mind, I started researching some ways for teachers to save time in their classrooms.
This article on the site TeachThought has some excellent ideas of how teachers can save some time. I know that I could benefit from cleaning up my desktop, as well as my desk!
The first suggestion in the article is to go paperless. I have a hard time with this, as I like to highlight and make notes when I read. Did you know that you can highlight in Adobe? Just click the highlight text icon.
The article mentions Moodle and Blackboard in regards to going paperless. Both are great tools that I have used, but I have expanded my horizons and currently use Edmodo for many reasons. I love the library in Edmodo, where I have unlimited storage for documents and links, as well as folders. I share these folders with various groups in Edmodo, such as classes I'm teaching, colleagues in my school, colleagues in my district, etc. I am able to attach files and links to posts, and Edmodo looks very similar to the all-to-familiar Facebook. I also love that I can create small groups in Edmodo, within larger groups. Collaboration is so easy through Edmodo! When one creates a group, students can sign up with Edmodo with that code, and not have to give an email address. The owner of the group can lock the group after students have joined, and others who end up with the code cannot do anything with it! Safety is #1! I can go on and on about Edmodo. If you haven't tried it, you should!
No comments:
Post a Comment