Eclectic Technology

How can we create more engaging lessons? Using technology may provide an assist. and this post shares 8 ways you can leverage technology to help your students learn and to have creative lessons. The areas discussed are:

* Incorporate Student Input and Gather Feedback

* Gamify It

* Let Students Create

* Get Interactive

* Have Students Collaborate

* Project Based Learning

* Simulations

* Bring in a Guest or Two

Each area provides links to a variety of tools and resources.

CK-12, a website that provides free materials for educators and students across grade levels. This link goes to a new series of physics simulations. However, if you work with students and are interested in finding great free resources that include video, text, audio, images, quizzes and interactives then it is worth your time to explore CK-12. 

Are you looking for online interactive games and simulations for students in grades K - 5. Here is a website that provides links to a wide variety of sites across the curriculum. Click on a topic, such as science, and you will be taken to a page where a variety of topics associated with science, and each of these sub-topics drills down to yet another page which has links to specific sites that you may choose to use. The areas covered are shown in the screen shot above, and it appears that new games and categories are being added (currently the site music says coming soon and the others have links to games).