Engagement

toc =Active Engagement Strategies=

Below are some tools that could be used to get students actively engaged in learning.

post sticky notes without having to log in. || Getting to know you Sharing prior knowledge on a topic What did you learn What do you still want to know Exit slips || (Access via WHSD Mail) || An online form that || Assessment, taking polls ||
 * TOOL || WHAT IS IT? || POTENTIAL USES: ||
 * ===[|Wallwisher]=== || Online bulletin board that allows users to
 * ===[|Glogster]=== || Online poster creator || Almost anything that you might assign a poster, brochure, or powerpoint for ||
 * ===Google Forms===
 * ===Wikispaces=== || Online website that allows for collaboration ||  ||
 * ===[|Cover It Live]=== || A tool that allows for an online discussion ||  ||
 * ===[|Poll Everywhere]=== || Classroom response system using the internet || Taking polls, surveys on the spot ||
 * ===[|Voicethread]=== || Slide show that you can annotate (add voice and text comments - can be used collaboratively) || http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/ ||
 * ===[|Wordle]=== || Visual word cloud creator. See examples below. Words that are used more frequently appear larger. || Copy and paste anything into wordle to get a visual word cloud. Great for looking at famous speeches, children's writing (to check for sentence variety.) ||
 * ===[|Prezi]=== || Online "zooming," non-linear powerpoint tool. || http://edu.prezi.com/ ||