Teaching Strategies

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iTunes Podcast: http://www.apple.com/itunes/
This is a great source of free tutorials that students can watch/listen to on their computers or iPods. Many of them are very short (2-3 minutes) and make a great starter activity while you take attendance. Download and install iTunes. Then have students go to the “iTunes Store” and use the search box to find “Killer Tips” or any other product you are working with.
>> Tutorial (4:17)
Tutorials\podcast\podcast.html

Cups: I have taped a plastic red cup to the top of the computer monitors and then placed a blue cup on top. When a student needs help they simply remove the blue cup and keep working instead of having to raise their hand.
Printing: I ask students to print a black and white proof of their project and have at least two other people sign it once they peer edit the project. Then they can print in color.
Electronic Drop Box: We set up a special folder on our server that students can copy files to but not open. I ask the students to always include their last name as the first part of the file name. Example: dockery_sweetgumtree.psd