The Unicorn Library Weekly News
March 27, 2017
Flippity for Review
When I first used Flippity, there were two choices: Flash Cards and Quiz Game. Now it does so much more! There are 12 templates! Visit their site for examples: http://flippity.net/
Flippity is now a Google Sheets add-on and so simple to use. Open a new Google Sheet, add and launch the add-on, select a template, and add your content. A couple of clicks and your review is up and running to project on the board and engage students. Use it for a exam review to prep for a test, the EOCs, or a Final exam.
Check out this blog post from TCEA https://goo.gl/L8B6QD
Use Flippity to Gamify Your Classroom
One of the new features of Flippity is a Badge Tracker. This simple tool allows teachers to assign, track, and display Badges from a Google Sheet. See how it works:
http://www.flippity.net/bt.asp?k=1pRhtKLRUQjjs_VCjK40x-zvdvbyTvnrcrdto-Zhf-iY
Did you learn anything? Ask the students!
Lots of big thinkers in education question what students actually learn and what they can replicate from the internet or just Googling it. Alice Keeler shares a blog post with a call to action.
http://alicekeeler.com/2017/03/26/learned-nothing-just-googled-parts-cell/
New NonFiction Available Now
Hidden Figures
by Margot Lee Shetterly
Exoplanets: Worlds Beyond Our Solar System
By Karen Lathana Kenney
The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared Wrecked & Found
by Martin W. Sandler
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The Unicorn Library
Librarian: Jennifer Shafer x6031
Library Assistant: Kim Szekely x6030
Email: jshafer@nbisd.org
Website: www.theunicornlibrary.com
Location: New Braunfels High School, Texas 337 Loop, New Braunfels, TX, United States