Many Thanks And A Fun Interactive CPS Activity!

As Thanksgiving approaches, we want to say thank you to all of our schools and fellow educators who are helping to make a difference in the lives of our nations youth.

We are well aware that change isn't always easy and that sometimes it is even more exciting than some of you find comfortable, but we also realize that you are educator because you care. 

Thanks to all of you who are taking the time and making the investment to reach out and connect with our 21st-century learners through their native tools - technology!

At the same time, I want to say how thankful I am personally to be surrounded with wonderful family, friends, a warm house in winter, and a full belly.

As a little way of saying thank you, I'd like to share a fun interactive activity with you that will actually help those who are less fortunate.  This activity is perfect for making use of a few unexpected minutes, a concentrated activity to review chemistry symbols or capitals, or as a fun bellwork activity that one of your students could actually run from your Interwrite Mobi while you take care of administrative tasks!

The website, www.freerice.com, provides clicker-friendly questions, perfect with your CPS clickers, dealing with several subjects (famous paintings, basic math, multiplication tables, chemistry symbols, english grammar and vocabulary, identifying countries and world capitals, French, German, Italian, or Spanish).

We featured this site in one of our past newsletters when they only offered vocabulary questions.  They have now expanded their offerings to include all of the subjects listed above. 

All of the questions are set up perfectly to use as multiple choice CPS clicker questions.  If you've got an Interwrite Mobi, you can use it to label the answer choices A, B, C, or D.

If you get one question right, FreeRice donates 10 grains of rice through the UN World Food Program to help end hunger.  If you get 5 questions right, they donate 50 grains of rice, etc. 

So, this Thanksgiving, help your classes hone up on their skills while they make a difference toward feeding those who are less fortunate.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!