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| Title: Chalkboard in use in a school Taken by: Sidik iz PTU from Wikimedia Commons |
Sometimes we engage in technology-overkill. Today was not one of those days for me (Melissa, here). Let's not forget that in its day, a chalkboard was considered technology. Today, we used the modern day equivalent, individual whiteboards for each student. Add a whiteboard marker, and eraser and a Powerpoint presentation, and you've got all the makings for a great game show that involves almost all learners almost all of the time.
Here's what I did. I wanted my students to practice using figurative language, but I could not bear to use a worksheet. Instead, I put all the examples into a powerpoint, and called it "Name That Figurative Language." For each slide, they had to identify the type, and then analyze it. There was plenty of time for me to stop and ask questions to push them to deeper thinking. Last year they loved the white boards. I was glad to give them their first gig today.
Click here for a copy of the Powerpoint mentioned in this post. Feel free to use it, modify it and share it, as long as you give me credit for the work.
