As the school year comes to a close, sum­mer­time is all stu­dents are think­ing about (don’t even get us start­ed on senior-itis). So let’s talk about reel­ing them back in with tips and tricks from Gretchen Stein­berg, an edu­ca­tor from Boca Raton, Flori­da. It’s a great time to use col­lab­o­ra­tion tech­nol­o­gy to re-engage and recharge stu­dents with enough juice to fin­ish out the year strong.    

Spring Back: Re-engaging Students Through Tech

Whether your stu­dents are com­ing back to school, or dream­ing of sum­mer break, sit­ting through a les­son is prob­a­bly the last thing on their mind. They could be on vaca­tion, sleep­ing in, and hang­ing out with friends—instead, they’re pow­er­ing through lessons. Your momen­tum  might seem like it’s nowhere in sight, but there’s still time to reel them back in. 

Gretchen says ‘Switch It Up’: “I have col­leagues who are com­plete­ly paper­less. Today’s stu­dents are dig­i­tal natives.” If your engage­ment is lack­ing after a break, maybe back­track a lit­tle. Engage your stu­dents by try­ing some­thing new—something they’re famil­iar with. Technology. 

3 Bloom-Worthy Collaborative Lesson Plan Strategies

1. Presentation Pizzazz: Interactive Lesson Planning

Inter­ac­tive learn­ing has many ben­e­fits, but mak­ing your pre­sen­ta­tions inter­ac­tive changes the game. QOMO col­lab­o­ra­tion tech­nol­o­gy cre­ates an enhanced learn­ing envi­ron­ment by intro­duc­ing inter­ac­tive, mul­ti-media tech that cap­tures your stu­dents’ atten­tion. QOMO’s inter­ac­tive pan­els, like the Bundle­board i, can take your pre­sen­ta­tions to the next level. 

The inter­ac­tive ele­ments of Bundle­Board i let your stu­dents become part of the instruc­tion and prac­tice their learn­ing mate­ri­als in real time. It’s a great tool to use to engage them, espe­cial­ly after a long school break. 

Fea­tures that make the Bundle­Board i oh-so-great: intu­itive inter­face, EDLA cer­ti­fi­ca­tion for advanced secu­ri­ty, access to Google Play­store, Seam­less Google inte­gra­tion, screen-cast, and file share, 50 points of touch, and wire­less connection. 

QOMO Class­room Tips & Tricks from Gretchen: Use inter­ac­tive pan­els as part of brain­storm­ing and dis­cus­sion ses­sions with stu­dents. “Some of the strongest engage­ment I see is when we use sticky note apps for stu­dents to add ideas from their own devices direct­ly onto our inter­ac­tive panel’s whiteboard.” 

2. Demonstrations Dynamite: Make Learning Come Alive

Demon­stra­tions are no longer about watch­ing, they’re more about doing. QOMO’s Wan­der­Cam Pro and QShare20 turn pas­sive obser­va­tion into active explo­ration by allow­ing edu­ca­tors (or stu­dents) to dis­play objects and mate­ri­als with clar­i­ty and, most impor­tant­ly, wire­less­ly. Doc­u­ment cam­eras like the Wan­der­Cam give their user con­trol at their fin­ger­tips and allow flu­id shar­ing capa­bil­i­ties from any­where in the room.

“Edu­ca­tion has become portable. The [stu­dents] are engaged in liv­ing col­or and sounds.”

QOMO Class­room Tip: Ask stu­dents to bring some­thing to class relat­ed to their time off from school. Whether it’s pic­tures, a sou­venir, or just a gam­ing con­troller, stu­dents can pass around the Wan­der­Cam Pro and share about their time out of school. Next time you bring out the Wan­der­cam Pro for a les­son, it’s sure to be a hit!

3. Feedback Frenzy: Use the Magic of Real-Time Assessment

Think beyond tra­di­tion­al quizzing. Real-time assess­ment tools trans­form your class­room into an inter­ac­tive learn­ing lab­o­ra­to­ry. For­get wait­ing days or weeks to under­stand your stu­dents’ com­pre­hen­sion. With tools like QOMO’s QClick you can instant­ly cre­ate polls that encour­age hon­est par­tic­i­pa­tion or gen­er­ate assess­ments that will pro­vide imme­di­ate insights. 

QOMO Class­room Tips & Tricks from Gretchen: When stu­dents get back from break, use QClick to sim­u­late a not-so-seri­ous review. This could look like a mix of ques­tions about what they learned before the break and ran­dom triv­ia. “I love using Qui­zlet to review and prac­tice with stu­dents. It’s easy to use on my inter­ac­tive pan­el,” and you can eas­i­ly incor­po­rate QClick to allow each stu­dent to input a response. 

Technology as a Growth Catalyst 

Tech­nol­o­gy can act as enter­tain­ment, but also as a great break from the same-old class­room techniques—not to men­tion it’s intu­itive for stu­dents and effi­cient for teachers.

 “My stu­dents have a smart bal­ance. Our inter­ac­tive pan­els allow stu­dents to close their devices and par­tic­i­pate on the board direct­ly. The engage­ment we see with tech­nol­o­gy is invaluable.”

Col­lab­o­ra­tive teach­ing tech­nol­o­gy bridges gaps, sparks curios­i­ty, and trans­forms pas­sive learn­ing into an active, engag­ing jour­ney. You could find your stu­dents learn­ing at accel­er­at­ed rates and cap­ture their progress in real time.

QOMO’s col­lab­o­ra­tion tech­nol­o­gy is your ally in the mis­sion of keep­ing your stu­dents engaged. We want to turn class­room chal­lenges into oppor­tu­ni­ties for growth, con­nec­tion, and break­through moments.

The final stretch of the school year does­n’t have to be a count­down. It can be a launch­pad— fueled by col­lab­o­ra­tion, and dri­ven by your abil­i­ty to inspire.

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