Classroom Games and Tech

I created this number line game after hearing Jo Boaler's statements about how much even four sessions of a 15-minute game with number lines can eliminate gaps. Players move monkeys on a number line by playing a card. The goal is to land on spaces with bananas. I've played this with students ages 7 to 11 and they have had a lot of fun with it. Advanced rules are included for older or more experienced players. A six-sided die is required to play. All other components (cards, tiles, board and pawn

Let me teach this one for you! I created several short tutorials and put them in one document so your students (or you!) can easily see how to make Digital Posters. Posters require students to synthesize, evaluate and summarize information in ways that get them thinking. And they're a fun, creative way to show off what they've learned! If you or your students can make a new Google Slides presentation, this project will teach them how to use simple tools for creating posters of these types: Messa

I created this Google Slides presentation to allow teachers to play my icebreaker party game Say Whaaat?! with their class. It asks the question What matters most? I and other educators have used the game in different forms for years. Besides being a good activity at the start of school, it can be used to introduce lessons on goals, priorities and more. It can work well for distance learning situations too, both for live or asynchronous lessons. This free document contains: A link to your copy

If time is your enemy when it comes to tech projects, let me teach this one for you! This Interactive Story project from Mr. Petty's Tech Class is an engaging way for your students to tell a short story that lets the readers determine how it ends. Remember those fun Choose Your Own Adventure books from the 1980's? Now your class will have a ton of fun making similar short stories and reading the ones their classmates write. This is the first in a series of self-contained tech project lessons.

Here's an amazingly engaging technology project I created for use in a middle school computer class. The simple process of creating comics from photos using Google Slides can be adapted to fit many different classes and subjects. When students learn the basic process, they'll be able to make comics for other classes or for their own creative ideas. This assignment comes in two parts. You'll get a PDF version and a link to Google Docs versions, so you can edit them if you have a Google account

Want a creative, flexible project that will excite students? Show them this simple process of making comics from real life photos! This is the recently updated edition of the resources I've shared with hundreds of teachers. It's guaranteed to supercharge the creativity in your classroom! You and your students can create comics from real life photos (or other pictures) for free using G Suite tools like Google Slides or Google Drawings. These comics can be an excellent way to present information i