10 uses for Typedrummer in the classroom

Website which works on both computers and tablets www.typedrummer.com

Here are 10 ways to use Typedrummer, the first 9 are general classroom uses, number 10 is a classroom music lesson.

1. Welcome messages – Have this displayed on the data projector as students come in.

2. Spice Up boring content – The most boring time in the classroom is setting up your rules and boundaries at the beginning of the school year, this year I presented mine by typing each one in typedrummer.

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3. Instruction List – type a list of instructions for students to follow.

4. Instruction step by step – type each instruction as students complete them, This I found to be an awesome tool for packing up instead of raising my voice above the noise of the class.

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5. Names – teacher/students introduce themselves typing their name, investigate different combinations, first name, last name, full name.

6. Answers – ask your students a question, ask them to answer it in typedrummer.

7. Presenting a statement – maybe this is the answer to a question, the start of a presentation or the introduction for an exposition.

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8. Spelling activity – change one phonogram at a time or practice your spelling words.

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9. Question and Answer – one student asks a question, the other answers. In this example it is a Math question, note that type drummer does not have sounds attached to numbers, therefore the words need to be typed.

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10. Music Lesson – investigate the different sounds and loop combinations created when typing letters and changing the text structure.

• • 1 letter, 2 letters or 3 letters