Best+Practices+for+Educators

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Examples for Acceptable Classroom Use:

 * Blogs**
 * Class Website**
 * // a // calendar // of class events (including field trips, student birthdays, special events) //
 * a copy of acceptable use policy;
 * // a // summary of what the students are learning // and what is going on in the classroom; //
 * // the week's // spelling or vocabulary list// ; //
 * pictures // of the students at work in the classroom; //
 * hotlist of websites // for students and their parents to visit; //
 * place for parents to post questions and/or comments;
 * a list of upcoming deadlines;
 * assignment expectations and rubrics;
 * a summary of day' acctivities for absence students.
 * Class Projects**
 * Blog about a place students are studying
 * Blog classroom discussions about literature
 * Use a blog to post class notes


 * Wikis**
 * adapting a document for a new audience
 * brainstorming
 * chronicle an ongoing event
 * class practice tests
 * class-produced exam study guide
 * classroom learning beyond the classroom
 * classroom websites
 * club activities
 * collaboration of notes
 * collective note-taking
 * computer program coding
 * concept introduction
 * content presentation
 * discussion questions
 * experiments
 * exploratory projects
 * favorite booklists
 * frequently asked questions
 * group collaboration on writing sentences
 * group presentation
 * group problem-solving
 * help-desk training
 * individual assessment projects
 * instructional design plan
 * interactive library research
 * lab report
 * lessons summaries
 * newsletter
 * open storytelling
 * organizing audience sessions for speech class
 * peer counseling
 * peer editing
 * peer tutor training
 * poem construction
 * posting web quests
 * presentation/paper/course development
 * problem-solving
 * procedural manuals
 * proofreading
 * role playing
 * scenarios - potential indicators
 * student papers
 * teacher collaborative on best practices
 * teacher editing marks or corrections
 * teacher posts
 * website design
 * what if?