Software+Advice

Tips & tricks about ActivInspire, Microsoft Office, Inspiration, or other software we use in the classroom. We used this at the end of a novel as a type of informal assessment (and a chance to have fun). It has great sounds, little animations, and the students loved it!
 * **Design Jeopardy games in Powerpoint**
 * ** Clock tool in ActivInspire **

Nice way to give students time limits for independent or group work...you can make it count down, up, even sound an alarm when time is up in case you're worried about getting distracted.