Pokemon GO has taken the gaming world by storm this summer. Like many educators, I had to ask, "How can I use this in my classroom?" I have come up with a list of ten ideas for "powering up" your lessons through Pokemon GO.
Ten Ways to Power up your lessons with Pokemon go
I wrote about this on my very first blog site. Ms. Marshall and the "Tear-able", Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. It is a brief post, but if you like this idea and want to find out more, go read it. | I have used a paper like this before, but I'm evolving this compliment tear off page to be about raspberries. |
The best part about this "lesson" was every few minutes I'd hear someone go "Awwww!" and I knew why. Before the class was over, someone discreetly left one on my desk and it said, "You can do it!" And I too went "Awww". I had to laugh a little because it was just the message I needed. I think I learned the most that day. My enduring understanding: a little bit of positivity goes a long way.
Building relationships with your students requires getting to know them, learning what they are interested in, and weaving those interests into the curriculum.