My gamified unit is drawing to a close! I will most definitely continue gamifying my classes next year…most likely as a course long activity. However, I will admit that, other than having no clue about the gaming world, the thought of keeping track of my students’ experience points was extremely daunting, and nearly deterred me from attempting […] The post Gamified Government: Keeping Track of Experience Points appeared first on Teaching with Technology.

My Presidents Unit is rapidly drawing to a close, and my students are preparing to reap one of the benefits of the flipped classroom. Constant access to lecture material! To help my students access and manage video resources for this unit, I created a Blendspace board that includes the instructional videos they were assigned. This […] The post Review Activity for the Flipped Classroom appeared first on Teaching with Technology.

Do your students appreciate gaming for than homework? My guess is that the closer we get to the wonderful month of May, your answer is a resounding yes Below are two of my favorite online game sites that are actually relevant  to our wonderful content!     Pursued This game begins as the player is dropped into […] The post Great Gaming Sites for Social Studies Classes appeared first on Teaching with Technology.

My gamification experiment is over, and the results are in! The most common questions I received from my students were… "Can we do this again?" And… "You mean you’re going to do this all year next year?! Why couldn’t we do it all year?!" I’d say they liked it Most of my students earned enough […] The post Gamified Government: Mission Accomplished! appeared first on Teaching with Technology.

Today, I stumbled upon an awesome new tool on Schoology’s public resource page…Quizizz! Quizizz, a gamified student response system, is fun to say and even more fun to play! Teachers simply access the Quizizz website, make a FREE account, and create their review game. Quizizz provides the teacher with a split screen during the creation process, which I find extremely helpful. […] The post How to Create Review Games with Quizizz appeared first on Teaching with Technology.

If I had a dollar for each time I heard these questions….I would be incredibly wealthy "The webpage isn’t loading" "My screen froze. What do I do?" "Um, I don’t see the right stuff on this website." Do you hear these same questions from your students? Are you frustrated with repeating the same instructions day […] The post Technology Troubleshooting Tips appeared first on Teaching with Technology.

Finally! Google Classroom has listed to the desperate pleas of techy teachers everywhere and has FINALLY added a Co-Teacher option! To add a Co-Teacher, or it seems multiple teachers, simply open a section on Classroom and select "About." This feature allows you to customize the name of your class, add a location, and most importantly, […] The post Google Classroom Adds Co-Teacher Option appeared first on Teaching with Technology.

I am SO excited to feature my first post from a guest blogger! Thanks so much to Jessica Sanders at Learn2Earn for contributing this awesome post!! Without further adieu…here are "3 Ways to Improve Student Engagement with Technology!" 3 Ways to Improve Student Engagement With Technology By Jessica Sanders Peer connections, curiosity and a thirst […] The post 3 Ways to Improve Student Engagement with Technology: Guest Post appeared first on Teaching with Technology.

Hi! I am Martha McGuire, a credentialed independent evaluator who has been working with a great group of people from around the world: Burt Perrin, Soma De Silva, Pablo Rodriquez-Bilella, Serge Eric Yakeu, Rochelle Zorzi, Ramon Crespo, Dayna Albert, Eric McGraw and Scott Bayley. We have been gathering stories about evaluations that make a difference. Here are some lessons learned about how to carry out evaluations so they can change people’s lives: Lessons Learned: We have learned a tremendous amount from the project Evaluations that Make a Difference: Stories from around the world, funded by an EvalPartners Innovation Challenge Award. A key learning was that evaluators need to understand the difference between excellent evaluation design and evaluations that make a difference for people. Evaluators need to move from conducting evaluations that are simply methodologically sound to conducting and presenting evaluations that make a difference in people’s lives. Evaluations need to go beyond being of high quality, they need to go beyond being used, they need to go beyond improving programs, organizations and policies to actually improving people’s lives. That is a tall order. So what are some of the things evaluators can do? Hot Tips: Focus on evaluation impact - think about this from the beginning of the evaluation Give voice to those whose voices are often not heard Provide evidence that is credible to users We found that in order for evaluations to have an impact, evaluation users need to value the information the evaluation provides. Having a champion of the evaluation within the organization helps tremendously. We also found that it is important to create inter-linkages between the evaluators and the users. On Saturday, November 14 at the AEA conference in Chicago, Burt Perrin and I will be conducting a workshop on what evaluators can do conduct impactful evaluations. We will use interactive methods to that will allow us to share what we have learned with you and share the knowledge that participants bring with them. We hope to see you there. Want to learn more? Register for How to carry out evaluations so they can change people’s lives at Evaluation 2015 in Chicago, IL. This week, we’re featuring posts by people who will be presenting Professional Development workshops at Evaluation 2015 in Chicago, IL. Click here for a complete listing of Professional Development workshops offered at Evaluation 2015. Do you have questions, concerns, kudos, or content to extend this aea365 contribution? Please add them in the comments section for this post on the aea365 webpage so that we may enrich our community of practice. Would you like to submit an aea365 Tip? Please send a note of interest to aea365@eval.org. aea365 is sponsored by the American Evaluation Association and provides a Tip-a-Day by and for evaluators.

How to create a powerful cover letterYou’ve got two minutes. The typical hiring manager will spend about two minutes reviewing each resume, CareerBuilder estimates. Most employers (86%) typically have more than one employee review candidates’ resumes. Your resume and cover letter need to be relevant, accurate, and powerful. Your cover letter has to hook the reader in the first sentence. After…