Back-to-School Ideas

Ideas with a Technology Twist

Turn your first day of school from dull to OH YEAH! 😎

Here are a few ideas to get students eager, energized, and excited for the new school year. 

From Kasey Bell & Shake Up Learning: "Back to School with GSuite: 6 Activities for the Classroom"

• Google Forms to create Student Interest Surveys
• Google Slides to create Vision Boards
• Google Keep to set learning goals
• Google Experiments to play an Emoji Scavenger Hunt
• Check out Kasey's FREE template to create magnetic poetry * This fun template can be used all year long to reinforce vocabulary skills.
• Follow Kasey's step-by-step directions to design and create a custom Google Classroom header.

Other ideas:

• Flipgrid Introductions
• STEM Challenges to get those brain muscles awake and thinking
• 50+Back to School Ideas from Matt Miller's Ditch That Textbook
• Adobe Spark Video Introductions
• A Kahoot or Quizlet Live Game
• A GooseChase Scavenger Hunt
• From Britany Hernandez at Lake View High School: Emoji Ice Breaker 
• Example Padlet: Get to Know You Activity & Direction Slides

Have other FUN ideas for the beginning of school? Please share yours in the comment section.