kagan

A simple random name selector that can be used as part of AfL when questioning the class to ensure the same students don't always answer the questions. Macros will need to be enabled.

A fun starter activity that gets students out of their seats. Each student is given a piece of paper with either a word or a definition on it. Students must move around the room to find the person with the asociated word or definiton.

A fun slide to have on the board while holding a thumb-o-metre session

What is Thum-o-metre?

Using a thumb-o-metre is a great AfL technique. The teacher asks students how they feel about a topic e.g. how confident do you feel using the SUM function in excel. Student indicate with thumbs up, down or level. This gives the teacher a really quick overview of how well the whole class understand the topic.

An excel spreadsheet using a macro to run a countdown timer. If you want to set students on task and give them X minutes to complete it, why not have a countdown on the whiteboard so they know how long they have left?