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Give in to the itch!
Why scratch in class? Because it's fun! But,
more importantly, you can use
Customized Scratch Tickets to entice and
reward participants, build anticipation, or
randomize selections.
Our customers have been distributing Scratch
and See Tickets to students when they:
- Answer a question correctly
- Make a valuable contribution
- Win a team activity
- Come back from break on-time
- Help out a classmate
Alternatively, tickets can be used to
randomly select teams, question categories,
point values, and more. Some have asked
ticket recipients to wait until the end of
class to scratch their tickets. Then, at the
end of the session, when students are
permitted to scratch, winning ticket-holders
are further eligible to participate in a
raffle for a night out on the town. Now
that's a way to up the ante on class
participation!
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TIP OF THE MONTH |
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Take a hint!
This month, our tip for you is to look for
tips from your participants. Because every
group of participants is a little
different--with differing experience and
different learning goals--there is nothing
better than getting real-time feedback from
those sitting before you in class.
Instead of waiting until the end of the
session to collect "Smile Sheets," welcome
your group to give you feedback about the
pace of the session, the difficulty,
clarity, or usefulness. If you find your
lesson plan out of sync with their
expectations, it's probably best to lay the
problem on the table and discuss ways to
alter the plan to make it more useful.
Alternatively, if you think their concerns
will be addressed later in the class, let
them know you have heard them. Then be
explicit about your plan to respond in due
time.
If you need a receptacle to collect
suggestions, check out our
Tip Taker!
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TOY OF THE MONTH |
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Gum-balls for Grown-ups!
Aren't we all really kids at heart? It's no
surprise then that all of us, young and old,
love cute little
Prizes and Surprises. Because they're
fairly low cost items, you don't have to
hold out and give them discriminatingly.
Rather, you can give 'em out like candy . .
. or gum-balls!
These prizes are also great to have on hand
if you're giving out Scratch Tickets (above)
and want to have a lot of winning tickets!
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SPECIAL OF THE MONTH |
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Give it all you've got!
This
Ultimate Flip Chart Bag is our new and
improved version of an already great bag. It
has the same roomy interior and stiff sides
to protect several flip charts. Plus, we've
added an internal pocket for your teaching
notes, pens, or markers, plus a roomy
external pocket for handouts, books or other
critical teaching items.
List Price: $135.00
Sale Price: $104.95
Offer good through March 10th!
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LINK OF THE MONTH |
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Survey your students and give them quick
feedback on the results. It doesn't require
any fancy hardware!
Zoomerang is easy to use! You can create
custom surveys (or tests) using their
templates and post them on-line. Give
respondents a link to go straight to your
survey. View compiled results or examine
each individual response.
You can test out the service for free or
sign up for an annual subscription. With the
yearly fee you can also customize surveys
with your logo, keep them on-line for 30
days, and download results to your computer.
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FEATURE: Creating Dynamic Presentations
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by Carolyn B. Thompson
Carolyn begins with the familiar saying,
"The amazing thing about the human brain is
that it begins to work the instant the
person is born and never stops functioning
until they stand up to make a speech."
Indeed, standing up in front of your
students, colleagues, supervisors, customers
and others, can be quite an intimidating
experience. And, no matter how much you
practice what you'll say, surveys show that
"less than 10% of your impact comes from the
words you speak. The real impact comes from
your tone, facial expressions, and body
language."
In the article below, find 35 tips for using
your brain and body to create a dynamic
presentation.
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