Classroom Integration Ideas

• Use TodaysMeet as a parking lot for questions that come up during the lesson.
• Watch a video and have students discuss the video using guiding questions.
• Take the transcript from the discussions after a lesson and put them in Wordle. See what they are talking about (the biggest words are the ones used most often – you will see what students are participating the most in the conversations).
• Collaborate with another teacher to have two or more classrooms engage in a conversation by listening to the same content at the same time.
• After students finish an activity, have them record their responses to the activity in TodaysMeet.
• Before a science lab, have students record their hypothesis. After the lab, have students share their conclusion.
• Have a silent discussion after reading a specific text.

          Expectations for Acceptable Use

• Before using this tool with students, it is essential to outline expectations for acceptable posts and provide specific examples of unacceptable posts.
• Share the consequences for unacceptable posts.
• Set specific rules on how students name themselves in the TodaysMeet Room. If students aren’t comfortable providing their real first name, have them create “pen names.” Create a list of these names so you can monitor student progress.

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When considering having students blog, Linda Yollis has been my go to resource. Her blog contains lots of information about how to get started in your classroom. A must have resource!

Integration Ideas for KidBlog

Link to Lessons and Student Samples using Kid Blog

Using Idioms with KidBlog


Additional Ideas for Blogging with Kids

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Watch the videos below to gain ideas for integration with Chatter Pix in your classroom.

Link below to AWWapp Tweets. They want to know how teachers have been using AWW in their classrooms.

Integration Ideas for AWW

• Have students create a visualization from a text collaboratively with other classmates.
• Think of the site as a digital round table where students can post their comments in either text or a drawing format.
• Young students can develop writing skills by labeling completed drawings.

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