• activation during "lecture" and work - stop and think, reflect along the way, collect input and summarise

• assessment of and for the learning - What have the students learned and how to move forward? 

• cooperation and students' participation

• involve all students, even those who do not raise their hands and talk in class

• can be anonymous - opens up for more honest input?

There are various interactive learning tools; try them all and find your best.

• Curipod - a Norwegian company, GDPR compliant- gives students fictitious names and can create everything from word clouds to presentations with activities, including drawing activities. BONUS: monitor function for you as a teacher, where you see actual names and what the students are doing before publishing. Can enter into a school agreement. Has AI integration that can generate activities and content based on text and learning objectives for a given age group.

• Learnlab - a Norwegian company that has created a learning universe. Consists of "Storylab" (similar to "Book Creator"), "Idealab" (mind maps, timelines, figures), "Colab" (interactive presentation tool), "Medialab" (video production, podcasts and animations) and "Mylab", which is a tool for formative assessment. Can enter into a school agreement. Has integrated AI with, among other things, its assessment tool.

• Padlet - a virtual bulletin board

• Mentimeter - simple and fast, everything from word clouds to creating presentations with activities

• Quizlet - flashcards/question cards, quiz/gamification, step-by-step explanations

• Kahoot - quiz/gamification

• Blooket - Quiz, same as Kahoot, but with many different "game modes". Motivating students.

NB! Check privacy and GDPR for login; if necessary, consult your employer.

• Mathematics: Make presentations in Curipod. Let students participate actively by responding. Use  "My favourite no" teaching technique and let students write or draw problem solutions anonymously in the Curipod tool. For example, solutions to algebra problems, equations, and fractions.

• Use interactive learning tools (as Curipod or Learnlab) for reflection during the session. Display some answers on the screen and discuss them in pairs/small groups and plenary. It is great to ask "what do you know about that topic" before the session starts, as an initiation and activation of prior knowledge.  

• Other subjects: create exciting and student-active presentations in Learnlab. Let students provide their feedback during the lessons. Use the "Train the mind" teaching technique and combine it with opportunities for students to respond digitally or discuss plenary.