Recently, I came across a website that I felt was worth sharing. It contains hundreds of cool websites, that teachers can use in the classroom to make the lessons more interesting and that support the 21st century teaching strategies. These websites will get students to think, write and publish. They range from building a website for your classroom, creating comic strips, using pinterest to organize and share things they like, and there's even a website called fakebook, where students and teachers can create imaginary facebook pages to stay connected.
Mathway is one of the webpages provided. It allows the user to solve equations step by step, with explanations. This is a great website for students to learn exactly what they have to do to solve the problem, especially those who are struggling can benefit greatly from this tool.
Class Dojo is a cool new way to improve behavior and engagement in the classroom. The teacher can give instant feedback to students using his or her iphone. An avatar is created for each child, and the teacher can record and take away points throughout the day. It provides instant visual notifications to the students such as, "Well done Josh! +1 for homework!" Class Dojo also provides behavior tracking analytics for parents and administrators.
Blabberize is another cool website that is a flash based tool to make pictures talk. Sometimes students simply get tired of listening to the teacher. So this is a great way to differentiate the lesson. You can pick a funny picture and a funny voice, type in what you want it to stay and just watch as students pay attention. They will enjoy the lesson and learn.
These are just some of the fun websites that teachers can use. With the availability of tools now, teachers can make all their lessons fun and engaging.
http://www.21stcenturyschoolteacher.com/cool-websites.html
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