Welcome to The Digital Classroom

First-Year Teacher Essentials: Top Online Resources To Organize Your Classroom Computer And Digital Files The best time to organize is over summer break and before school starts. It’s the only time that you can organize your classroom without a thousand things being hurled your way once the school year begins. One place that teachers often overlook organization is their online filing system. They focus on classroom prep because they can see the disorganization in their

8 Student Feedback Examples To Start Your School Year Off Right Whether you’re a teaching veteran or fresh out of your teacher training, you’re probably familiar with the standard student feedback issued on student report cards. While the current best practice has brought us a long way from “Your child is a pleasure to have in class,” it’s easy to fall into a rut when giving student feedback. So, you’re looking for creative, constructive, and

A roundup of apps and websites for elementary math bell work Access to technology has become increasingly easy. Technology is integrated into schoolwork effortlessly. Teachers can now use apps and websites for elementary math bell work. Here’s how to get started with online elementary math bell work.    What is bellwork? Bellwork is schoolwork that students work on when the bell rings. It is always the first task of the class period. It is important to

The Complete Guide to Creating Drag and Drop Interactive Activity for Students Gamification of learning increases engagement, but we don’t need experts to tell us this because we see it every day. The problem is that it is time-consuming to turn your teaching materials into games and activities. But some tools can help. TeacherMade is a tool that creates online digital worksheets. You can enhance interactive assignments with options like Drag and Drop. You will

Start the year off right with bell work: Get to know your students It’s a new school year, which means plenty of new faces in your classes. While connecting with each student individually might seem like a challenge at the onset of the semester, you know that you’ll be building rapport and making connections as the year goes on. How can you jump-start that process and start making meaningful connections between your students’ own experiences

How to Stop Students from Cheating Online It has always been a challenge for teachers to know when their students are cheating. Unfortunately, modern technologies make cheating even easier for students to do and, in some cases, harder for teachers to detect.  Are you wondering what teachers can do to stop students from cheating online? Continue reading for a brief overview of current methods and the best ways to counter them. Why do students cheat?

How to show math work digitally: Tips for teachers and students “Show your work!” is an age-old instruction from math teachers everywhere. But the world has come a long way from copying problems off the blackboard. These days, the rise of interactive math worksheets and digital math worksheets present new mediums for teaching the problem-solving process in the math classroom. Here, we’ll explore some of the benefits of having students show their work, and we’ll

Use the TeacherMade drawing tool to edit PDFs, worksheets, and more online If you’re making the switch to digital worksheets but you miss the ease of quick assignment edits with your teacher’s pen, then TeacherMade has the solution for you. With TeacherMade, you can create interactive assignments using your existing worksheets and PDFs. We offer teachers the ability to edit documents in a variety of ways, and that includes drawing straight on PDFs, Word Docx,

Apps that integrate with Schoology: Use TeacherMade to make online assignments and digital activities Are you tired of making worksheets in Schoology? Making online worksheets and assignments can be frustrating when there is limited functionality. There is a way to upgrade your worksheet creator and still have assignments that integrate with your Schoology LMS. Read on to find out how. Why should you pick apps with Schoology integration capability? Picking apps that integrate with Schoology