What+new+and+different+strategies+do+you+use?

What new and different teaching strategies do you use to reach your students?

Being that this is a wiki, perhaps you could add one cool and engaging teaching strategy that you use in your classroom.

I used the SmartBoard (interactive white board) for the first time today and the students haven't been so engaged and excited since I've been back! Christine Robinson

I am currently working on a Webquest for my grade 7 FSL students. I am creating it on a Moodle. The students have really responded well to the fact that they can access course content (study guides, homework hints, and useful websites) anytime.- April Hilland

I have found the "Letters to the Editor" category on my school blog especially effective. Students are writing about anything and everything that is important to them. It is enlightening for staff and empowering for our students, many of whom are otherwise marginalized in society. http://blogs.wsd1.org/waec/ - Rhonda Morrissette

One simple thing I did last year was use the LCD projector to show images of thatched cottages so the K-1 students would have an image in their heads while I told them the story "Leprechauns Never Lie." Not very profound, I know, but it was effective and the students were engaged. I would love to use a SmartBoard but haven't had the chance!

I'm on leave at the moment but plan to begin a library webpage so that I can create a virtual library presence students can access for information about the library, books, research, class projects, etc. This will be my exciting plunge into integrating technology into the library program. Joanie

//I have used voicethread (with minimal success due to technology glitches) with my S.S. 9 students while we studied First Nations groups in Canada. I also used (with much success) blogs for my Eng. 11 students as a means for them to reflect on what they were reading and discussing during our novel study of// __Snow Falling on Cedars.__ Jes

I have used Inspiration software for my students to share their learning about a novel study we had read together as a class. The learned about uploading creative commons images from Flickr and create a dynamic graphic organizer to showcase the important events from the novel. I've also used Voicethread for Literature Circles, it was a huge hit! They can't wait to do Voicethreads again! - Heather