Hello visitors and families! It's a new school year, which means the first week is filled with forms and things to return to the school. This year there will be two extra permission forms for our classroom. One is a technology use form, as Waterloo Region District School Board requires parent permission for third party apps. This year, we will be using Weebly again to create student blogs. We will also be using PearDeck in class which is an app that I LOVE and wholeheartedly stand behind. It makes Google Slides interactive, and I have found that it really encouraged student participation. Especially in those first few weeks of school when students are more shy than usual, PearDeck allows opportunities for students to silently share their opinions. For me as a teacher, I can also see what they think without having to point someone out, and I find that students are more prepared to share their answers once they've written them out beforehand. Another reason I love it is because you can quickly check to see student understanding and use the data as a formative assessment. If you want to know more about it, please see the video below and if you are a parent in my classroom, please contact me with any questions!
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AuthorHi! I'm Mrs. MP and I teach grade seven English! I'm so excited for you to learn along with me Archives
January 2022
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