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Want to employ speed as a strategy?
Want to employ speed as a strategy?
Kids love competitions and one way to provide natural-born motivation is by incorporating speed!
Kids love competitions and one way to provide natural-born motivation is by incorporating speed!
You can use this strategy using NO Tech!
You can use this strategy using NO Tech!
Consider:
Consider:
- Bells, Whistles and Buzzers
- Flags or Tickets
- Timers or Alarms
You can use this strategy using Lo-Tech!
You can use this strategy using Lo-Tech!
Consider:
Consider:
- Sound Clips (mp3 or wav audio files)
- Visual Cues (color coding or sensory timers)
Speed Trap using FREE search
Speed Trap using FREE search
Speed Traps are based on how fast teams can answer questions.
Speed Traps are based on how fast teams can answer questions.
In Speed Traps students must use Search Engines to find answers. Credibility of sources is included.
In Speed Traps students must use Search Engines to find answers. Credibility of sources is included.
Free searches are a recommended strategy for grades 5 and up.
Free searches are a recommended strategy for grades 5 and up.
To provide a digital Speed Trap, use the following guidelines:
To provide a digital Speed Trap, use the following guidelines:
- Determine your topic and state objectives
- Generate questions that further learning
- Provide base rules and directions
- Determine grouping parameters
- Review the rules with your students
- Consider access of the file for editing
- Set a time frame and let the games begin!
This model has teacher interaction, the teacher has to approve the post before the question is cleared and a point is gained for the team.
This model has teacher interaction, the teacher has to approve the post before the question is cleared and a point is gained for the team.
Get excited with them!
Get excited with them!
Enjoy watching them be happy and learning!
Screencast on How to Run a SPEED TRAP
Screencast on How to Run a SPEED TRAP
Tips: Set up teams and have them choose their team color in advance, only the recorders get editing access of the document. All other team members race to find the information to give to their recorder.
Speed Trap for Student Engagement.webmResearch Race using GUIDED search
Research Race using GUIDED search
Research Races are also based on how fast teams can answer questions.
Research Races are also based on how fast teams can answer questions.
In Research Races students are provided with the resources that contain answers.
In Research Races students are provided with the resources that contain answers.
Guided searches are a recommended strategy for grades 2 and up.
Guided searches are a recommended strategy for grades 2 and up.
To provide a digital Research Race use the following guidelines:
To provide a digital Research Race use the following guidelines:
- Determine your topic and state objectives
- Generate questions that further learning
- Provide base rules and directions
- Determine grouping parameters
- Review the rules with your students
- Consider access of the file for editing
- Set a time frame and let the games begin!
With the younger crew, you may need to pause occasionally as excitement grows quickly!
With the younger crew, you may need to pause occasionally as excitement grows quickly!
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