Want to try one of my digital math activities for free? Click the link to grab the teacher version or student version.

Making digital math activities is fun! It’s a great way to save paper, get students comfortable with online testing, and get student engaged! My digital math centers were created using Google Slides. They have a variety of question types such as sorting, matching, inserting shapes/lines, entering text, and more! But what happens when these interactive […]

This is a list of my Google digital activities that can be used in the elementary classroom. Disperse to your students via Google Classroom, Google Drive Shared Folder, your Learning Platform, etc..

Learning with games is a great way to start off the new school year. Check out these ways to turn your Google Classroom into a fun interactive experience.

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Interactive digital board game template. Free for Google Slides or PowerPoint. It features clickable spaces and cards. Create a custom game with this free template!

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I think you will LOVE these templates; check them out! They are Google slides with moving pieces for students to manipulate or “drag and drop”. I created several formats: one

Twenty five easy and fun Google Meet & Zoom activities to keep your kids engaged during distance learning. Freebie inside!

Go Digital! Have you been wondering how can you digitize your worksheets in Google Classroom? Then this blog post is for you! I’m going to share 7 ways that you can take a regular old worksheet and turn it into a digital version! This is perfect if you have a copy limit or need to […]

This post shows you how to put together a 3 Little Frogs drag and drop activity in Google Slides. It is a continuation from Part 1, which is the

Looking for some easy to prep digital learning activities? There are many engaging, yet purposeful activities students can do independently. These projects are easy to share on Google Classroom, and you can even grade digitally! If you have a student that can not go on the computer, you can download the lessons and print them ... Read more

Your students probably already use these tools to write papers or create presentations, but they could be doing other projects you may not have thought of.

In this video and podcast episode, I'm going to share with you a little-known secret--how to create drag and drop activities with Google Slides.

If you have never sent a Google Slides activity to students, I hope you will find this post helpful! It's a step by step on how to send Google Slides activities to students so that every student gets a copy. It's super easy!

Educational games can be a fun way to engage students while also teaching or reviewing subject area content. These can include activities such as word searches, crossword puzzles, bingo games, flashcards, Jeopardy games, and more. There are lots of tools online that can be used to create such activities. One creative option is to use Google Sheets templates from Flippity. This is a free website that provides a wide range of templates that you can download, fill in with your own content, and then play online through the Flippity site. As an educator you can make these activities for your own use or for review games for your class. However, students can also use Flippity to make their own activities, which could be a fun alternative project for those interested. For example, a student could create a set of digital flashcards for the content being covered in a particular unit. See below for how to access the templates and then use them to make your own interactive projects. The Flippity Activities Begin by going to the Flippity website at: www.flippity.net Once there you will see a grid of thumbnails showing the wide variety of interactive games and activities you can create with Flippity. New ones are added from time to time, but as of this writing, the following templates are available: Flashcards - Add text, images, and videos to create a flashcard set Quiz Show - The Flippity version of a Jeopardy game Random Name Picker - Great for selecting a random student or creating random groups and teams Scavenger Hunt - Create your own "Breakout" style game Fun With Words - Make artistic versions of words Timeline - Create an interactive timeline Badge Tracker - Display digital badges earned by students Typing Test - Practice typing speed and accuracy with custom texts Spelling Words - Create spelling lists for students to practice with a variety of games Word Search - Make an interactive word search Crossword Puzzle - Generate a crossword puzzle from words and clues Word Scramble - Make word scramble puzzles from a list of words, including a final phrase to solve Bingo - Play online or print Hangman - Play five styles of hangman from a custom word list Progress Indicator - Track and display student progress, such as pages read Matching Game - Create a memory game with words and / or pictures MadLibs - Make a story for users to fill in with different parts of speech Mix and Match - Randomly combine words or phrases to make writing prompts and such Tournament Bracket - Generate a bracket from a list of 4 to 64 competitors Certificate Quiz - Make a self-grading quiz that generates a certificate when completed If you would like to try out an activity or game to see how it works, simply click the "Demo" link below the thumbnail. This will open the activity, loaded with demo content to test out. If you would like to learn even more about an activity, click the "Instructions" link to get a page with detailed information about that activity. Make a Copy of a Template Once you have selected the activity you want to create, you will need to make a copy of its Google Sheets template. Click the "Template" link at the bottom of the thumbnail for that activity. You will get a new window asking if you would like a copy of the Sheet. Click "Make a copy" and the copy will be created. When done, you will have your own copy of the template with demo content entered. Fill in your Content Now that you have a copy of the Google Sheets template for your activity, you will want to remove the placeholder content and insert your own. Delete the existing content in the template. Be careful to not edit any cells with a blue background, as those cells are needed for Flippity to function properly. Now add in your own text, such as for the clues and answers for the activity. Some templates support links to images and YouTube videos. Publish the Spreadsheet Once you have your content entered into the template, there is still another step needed before you can play the game or run the activity. At the moment, your Sheet is private just to you, so Flippity is not able to access your content. You need to publish the Sheet for Flippity to be able to use it. Click "File" then click "Publish to the Web". When the pop-up window opens, click "Publish". Click "OK" when asked if you are sure. You can close out of the pop-up window after publishing. Get the Link for the Activity You are now ready to try out your game or activity! Look at the bottom of the Sheet to find the table titled "Get the Link Here". On this Sheet you will find the link to run the interactive Flippity activity with your content. Click the link to open and run the activity. You can also copy the link and make it available to others so they can run the activity as well. Tip - If you plan to use a certain Flippity activity frequently, such as the Random Name Picker to group students in your class, you can simply bookmark the Flippity link from your spreadsheet (from the "Get the Link Here" tab). Now anytime you need to run the activity, you can just click the bookmarked link to launch it. Post by Eric Curts. Bring me to your school, organization, or conference with over 50 PD sessions to choose from. Connect with me on Twitter at twitter.com/ericcurts

Use Google Draw in the classroom to have students make drawings for class projects. Follow my tutorial on drawing the layers of the Earth as one idea.

Learn about maps and locations while scanning QR Codes. This is step by step instructions in using Google Maps and QR Codes.

Upon the request of some of our readers here in EdTech and mLearning. we went ahead and created the infographic below which you can download and share in PDF format from this link. The visual is based on our post '10 Practical Digital Activities Teachers Can Do on Google Drive Using Chrome Apps'. Each activity is realized through a selected number of Chrome apps. We only featured apps that are integrated with Google Drive. These activities are:

Using Google Earth to send students on an engaging scavenger hunt around the world without leaving their chairs! Google Earth is one of my students' favorite online resources - they love looking up their homes, their school, and 'walking' virtually around the neighborhood. Paired with Google Classroom, I can now assign projects on Google Earth for my students to complete at home using Google Slides to record their findings. This Google App-smashing project works well for a social studies home work assignment, snow days, substitute lesson, or as a whole group technology integration activity. This post is part of my ongoing

In this video and podcast episode, I'm going to share with you a little-known secret--how to create drag and drop activities with Google Slides.

Games are a tried and true way to engage students. Whether teaching in-person or remotely via a live session like Zoom or Google Meets, teachers know that games, brain breaks, and icebreakers are an awesome way to get students actively involved in learning. With the ever-changing landscape of education, I thought it might be nice to compile some versatile activities that challenge students in really fun ways. Best part? These activities are very low prep and work in a variety of settings. These activities encourage students to listen, solve problems, be creative, and practice critical skills. They're designed to be easy to do with little to no prep. You can easily add one of these games to any lesson as a warm-up, closure, community building activity, or lesson extender. GAMES & ACTIVITIES ⭐How Many? Give students a category and then challenge students to see how many different things they can fit within that classification. At first students will respond with obvious ideas. However, as they brainstorm, their ideas will stretch and their creativity will grow. Students can jot their ideas down on scrap paper and earn points for each unique response when they share out. Here are some categories to get started: occupations, things that are slimy, things that roll, animal noises, articles of clothing ⭐Listen Carefully: Read a short passage out loud to students. Then, have them answer questions based on what they can remember. Make it especially fun by awarding points for every answer that students get right. You can change up this activity by reading two versions of the same story. Mix up some of the details in the second version for students to listen for. Give this activity a try with the passages in this set of FREE Brain Bursts. Add your information below and then check your inbox! ⮟⮟⮟⮟⮟⮟⮟⮟ ⭐Silly Silent Spelling: Practice spelling words in a super silly way. Explain to students that you are going to be giving them a practice spelling test (definitely NOT the real thing). Just like a typical practice test, they'll listen for the word and write it down. However, here's the catch: you're only going to silently mouth the words. Students will need to read your lips to figure out what word they will need to write down. Of course, figuring out a word from a silent cue is not easy. That's what makes this fun. Students will write down some wild guesses as they spell their way through this game. ⭐One Word: Pose a fun question to the class and have them all think of a one-word answer. Then, give every student a chance to share their responses as you call on each of them. Here are some questions to get started: --- If you were a type of dessert, what would you be? --- Where do you feel happiest? --- How would a soccer ball describe its day? --- Where is somewhere that you would like to visit? --- What would be the perfect gift for you? ⭐Mystery Item: This activity is quick and easy to play. To prepare, write 5 or 6 clues about an object. Make the clues gradually increase in their specificity. Then, read the clues to students as they jot down their guesses for the mystery item until you reveal the answer. ⭐Punchline: Start telling a joke to students, and then have them guess the punchline. Find a ton of jokes for kids here. ⭐Strike a Pose: Explain to students that they are going to pretend that they are in a photograph. They will need to imagine that the photo was taken at the height of the event. All they have to do is strike a pose after you give them a situation. For instance, you might say, "haunted house," and then students would freeze in a pose that shows them frightened or terrified. Here are a few situations to try: Dentist Office, Roller Coaster, Last Day of School, Scary Movie, Food Fight, Race ⭐Timed Writing Activities: Engage students with a creative writing prompt. Then, "amp up" the fun factor by adding a timed element. Challenge students to race the clock as they write as much as they can in a fixed time period. Find my favorite prompts here. ⭐And Then...: This is a listening game for the entire class. Students will need to listen to and add to a growing story. You'll start the story with an opener like, "At the zoo, I decided to open the lion's cage, and then..." Next, you'll call on a student to explain what happened next. That student will add one line and the phrase "and then" before selecting another student to add to the story. ⭐Listen and Draw: Students love this activity! To prepare, create a simple illustration filled with shapes and designs. Then, write out the directions for students. Have students complete the activity on a piece of paper. Read each direction to students and challenge them to replicate the illustration you instructed them to draw. (These are included in the exclusive freebie below.) ⭐Class Pet: Pretend that you have a new class pet. Explain to students that they will need to guess the type of animal. Students will need to ask questions and write their guesses on a piece of paper when they think they have figured out the new class pet. ⭐Add the Ending: Engage students as they practice writing and storytelling skills with this activity. First, students will listen to the beginning of a story that you read to them. Then, they'll take over the writing and complete the story. The story starters are a fun way to motivate students to write. ⭐Alien, Tiger, and Cat: Here's an improvisational theatre game that works in the classroom. Explain to students that they can be one of three things: an alien, a cat, or a tiger. If they choose to be an alien, they need to hold their pointer fingers next to their head (like antennae) and say "bleeb, bleeb." To be a cat, they need to rub their wrist along their face (like a cat cleaning itself) and say "meow." Finally, to be a tiger they need to push their hand forward with a claw stance and roar. On your cue, every student will choose and act like an animal. The goal is to get everyone to choose the same animal (which is nearly impossible, but fun to try). ⭐Rapid Recall: Create a list of random words. Then, read the list of words to students. As you read the words, you might have students put their hands on their heads so that you know for sure that they aren't taking notes. Once you've read the words to students once or twice, wait about a minute before letting students write down every word that they remember. (Find ready-made lists in this complete resource.) ⭐Finish the Fact: Share the beginning of a fact with students. Then, challenge them to complete the fact. Have them share their guesses before revealing the complete fact. Find a collection of random facts here. Want a free set of virtual classroom activities designed to be NO PREP and NO COPIES? Just add your name and email below. ⮟⮟⮟⮟⮟⮟⮟⮟ BONUS: Here's one more idea: ⭐Paper Airplanes: Help students practice following directions by challenging them to fold a paper airplane by following your directions. To get started, choose a paper airplane design to have students fold. Then, have students take out a piece of paper. They'll need to listen carefully to each of your directions to make their paper airplane. Wishing you tons of fun in your (virtual) classroom, Mary Beth P.S. Find a TON of ready-made activities HERE.

Have you ever wanted to add slides to existing Google Slides presentations your students have already started working on? Come read about the Slip-in-Slide Add-On that is ideal for teachers who use digital notebooks, digital writing journals, digital activities and more that are created in Google Slides! This is a game changer for the Google Classroom.

In this video and podcast episode, I'm going to share with you a little-known secret--how to create drag and drop activities with Google Slides.

Digital board games with Google Forms and Google Slides are an engaging way to review skills online. As students get answers correct, the 'character' appears to move across the game board. Learn more about using digital board games in the classroom and download a FREE game just in time for Mar10 Day (or use any time)! Reasons to Use Digital Board Games Use a digital board game in your classroom as a fun alternative to traditional review. Google Forms lends itself to digital board games that are independently completed and self-checking whereas the Google Slides version is more geared to

You can grab this resource at my TPT store here. Happy teaching! What are the 2 things that kids love the most? Technology and games! Why not combine the two AND add some learning in at the same time? Meet my online board game template. This template is set up completely for you - all you need to do is add in your questions for your students! The hyperlinks are set throughout the entire board game so that your students can jump to the question they are supposed to be answering and then jump righ

Games are a tried and true way to engage students. Whether teaching in-person or remotely via a live session like Zoom or Google Meets, teachers know that games, brain breaks, and icebreakers are an awesome way to get students actively involved in learning. With the ever-changing landscape of education, I thought it might be nice to compile some versatile activities that challenge students in really fun ways. Best part? These activities are very low prep and work in a variety of settings. These activities encourage students to listen, solve problems, be creative, and practice critical skills. They're designed to be easy to do with little to no prep. You can easily add one of these games to any lesson as a warm-up, closure, community building activity, or lesson extender. GAMES & ACTIVITIES ⭐How Many? Give students a category and then challenge students to see how many different things they can fit within that classification. At first students will respond with obvious ideas. However, as they brainstorm, their ideas will stretch and their creativity will grow. Students can jot their ideas down on scrap paper and earn points for each unique response when they share out. Here are some categories to get started: occupations, things that are slimy, things that roll, animal noises, articles of clothing ⭐Listen Carefully: Read a short passage out loud to students. Then, have them answer questions based on what they can remember. Make it especially fun by awarding points for every answer that students get right. You can change up this activity by reading two versions of the same story. Mix up some of the details in the second version for students to listen for. Give this activity a try with the passages in this set of FREE Brain Bursts. Add your information below and then check your inbox! ⮟⮟⮟⮟⮟⮟⮟⮟ ⭐Silly Silent Spelling: Practice spelling words in a super silly way. Explain to students that you are going to be giving them a practice spelling test (definitely NOT the real thing). Just like a typical practice test, they'll listen for the word and write it down. However, here's the catch: you're only going to silently mouth the words. Students will need to read your lips to figure out what word they will need to write down. Of course, figuring out a word from a silent cue is not easy. That's what makes this fun. Students will write down some wild guesses as they spell their way through this game. ⭐One Word: Pose a fun question to the class and have them all think of a one-word answer. Then, give every student a chance to share their responses as you call on each of them. Here are some questions to get started: --- If you were a type of dessert, what would you be? --- Where do you feel happiest? --- How would a soccer ball describe its day? --- Where is somewhere that you would like to visit? --- What would be the perfect gift for you? ⭐Mystery Item: This activity is quick and easy to play. To prepare, write 5 or 6 clues about an object. Make the clues gradually increase in their specificity. Then, read the clues to students as they jot down their guesses for the mystery item until you reveal the answer. ⭐Punchline: Start telling a joke to students, and then have them guess the punchline. Find a ton of jokes for kids here. ⭐Strike a Pose: Explain to students that they are going to pretend that they are in a photograph. They will need to imagine that the photo was taken at the height of the event. All they have to do is strike a pose after you give them a situation. For instance, you might say, "haunted house," and then students would freeze in a pose that shows them frightened or terrified. Here are a few situations to try: Dentist Office, Roller Coaster, Last Day of School, Scary Movie, Food Fight, Race ⭐Timed Writing Activities: Engage students with a creative writing prompt. Then, "amp up" the fun factor by adding a timed element. Challenge students to race the clock as they write as much as they can in a fixed time period. Find my favorite prompts here. ⭐And Then...: This is a listening game for the entire class. Students will need to listen to and add to a growing story. You'll start the story with an opener like, "At the zoo, I decided to open the lion's cage, and then..." Next, you'll call on a student to explain what happened next. That student will add one line and the phrase "and then" before selecting another student to add to the story. ⭐Listen and Draw: Students love this activity! To prepare, create a simple illustration filled with shapes and designs. Then, write out the directions for students. Have students complete the activity on a piece of paper. Read each direction to students and challenge them to replicate the illustration you instructed them to draw. (These are included in the exclusive freebie below.) ⭐Class Pet: Pretend that you have a new class pet. Explain to students that they will need to guess the type of animal. Students will need to ask questions and write their guesses on a piece of paper when they think they have figured out the new class pet. ⭐Add the Ending: Engage students as they practice writing and storytelling skills with this activity. First, students will listen to the beginning of a story that you read to them. Then, they'll take over the writing and complete the story. The story starters are a fun way to motivate students to write. ⭐Alien, Tiger, and Cat: Here's an improvisational theatre game that works in the classroom. Explain to students that they can be one of three things: an alien, a cat, or a tiger. If they choose to be an alien, they need to hold their pointer fingers next to their head (like antennae) and say "bleeb, bleeb." To be a cat, they need to rub their wrist along their face (like a cat cleaning itself) and say "meow." Finally, to be a tiger they need to push their hand forward with a claw stance and roar. On your cue, every student will choose and act like an animal. The goal is to get everyone to choose the same animal (which is nearly impossible, but fun to try). ⭐Rapid Recall: Create a list of random words. Then, read the list of words to students. As you read the words, you might have students put their hands on their heads so that you know for sure that they aren't taking notes. Once you've read the words to students once or twice, wait about a minute before letting students write down every word that they remember. (Find ready-made lists in this complete resource.) ⭐Finish the Fact: Share the beginning of a fact with students. Then, challenge them to complete the fact. Have them share their guesses before revealing the complete fact. Find a collection of random facts here. Want a free set of virtual classroom activities designed to be NO PREP and NO COPIES? Just add your name and email below. ⮟⮟⮟⮟⮟⮟⮟⮟ BONUS: Here's one more idea: ⭐Paper Airplanes: Help students practice following directions by challenging them to fold a paper airplane by following your directions. To get started, choose a paper airplane design to have students fold. Then, have students take out a piece of paper. They'll need to listen carefully to each of your directions to make their paper airplane. Wishing you tons of fun in your (virtual) classroom, Mary Beth P.S. Find a TON of ready-made activities HERE.

Graphing in Google Sheets is an “intro to spreadsheets” skill my kiddos learn early in the school year. I have designed several activities that involve the kids manipulating a Google Dr…

Interactive digital board game template. Free for Google Slides or PowerPoint. It features clickable spaces and cards. Create a custom game with this free template!

5 Reasons to Use Digital Choice Boards in the Classroom: Personalize learning with digital choice boards and activities. Great way to integrate technology into the classroom while providing a rich learning experience for a variety of learners. Digital differentiation! Think of it like a hyperdoc or hyperslide :)

Use this hack to hide and reveal hidden text when creating digital activities for students to complete on Google Slides. Learn how and why hidden text on Google Slides can add another layer of engagement to your Google Slides digital interactive notebooks, activities and more! What is Hidden Text? Hidden text refers simply to text that is the same color as a background object or shape on the Google Slide. Since it is the exact same color, students will not be able to read the text without each moving the text or revealing it using this hack! Why hide and

Zoom Games With Students During Distance Learning shares a variety of games, many familiar from the classroom, that you can play with students virtually.

This Google Sites gallery is a collection of 100+ Google Sites created by teachers from all levels, subject areas, and locations. Enjoy!

These beginning coding activities are great for beginners to learn the basics of directional coding. There are 25 different activities that have students follow directional codes and create their own program using arrows. A printable version and a version using Google Slides™ for distance learning. ...

Your students probably already use these tools to write papers or create presentations, but they could be doing other projects you may not have thought of.

Check out this Google Classroom tutorial that includes 10 tips to help you make the most of this online teaching platform!

In this post, I'll show you how to convert task cards into Google classroom activities for your students. These task cards are self-grading!

Transitioning to online teaching has been a challenge to say the least. And while I’m not teaching content “live”, I am meeting with my students weekly via Zoom. I wanted to make sure I had fun, fresh resources to review skills and continue building our classroom community in engaging ways. I know not everyone can ... Read more

Collaborative Filtering is an information filtering technique which is used in Recommendation Systems to find patterns within data in order to generate personalised recommendation. This Hub provides an overview of Collaborative Filtering including a simple matrix example of how both user based and item based collaborative filtering would generate personalised recommendations for a user.

Google Slides is my absolute FAVORITE G Suite tool! It is really the most versatile tool in the Google toolbox. So today, I'm giving you 12 Google Slides Resources That Will Make Your Day! Yes, I'm going to say it. Google Slides is like a Swiss Army Knife for your classroom. It is so much more than a presentation tool. Google Slides can help you transform your classroom assignments, give students room to stretch their creative legs, engage them in new ways, and make the learning more DYNAMIC!

5 Engaging Google Slides Activities DITCH THE PAPER ACTIVITIES AND GO DIGITAL! These activities are great because: They help 4th/5th grade students learn important math skills. No printing required! They can be completed at home or in class. They can be assigned quickly using Google Classroom. They contain a video that shows the students how […]

One thing I miss about face-to-face teaching is my whiteboard. I miss writing on it, drawing, watching my students play whiteboard games or draw funny pictures!Whiteboards are a great learnin…

Twenty five easy and fun Google Meet & Zoom activities to keep your kids engaged during distance learning. Freebie inside!