Using Technology in Total Participant Techniques

On the Tech Tips for Teachers blog Chris Bourret writes:

Total Participant Techniques (TPTs), are ways to engage all your students at the same time with the subject matter you are teaching. According to William and Persida Himmele, (2014), experts in these techniques, TPTs help create a socially integrated classroom community, build confidence in students, and improve retention of materials. TPTs can turn what might be a routine or even boring activity into something interactive and exciting. TPTs also help teachers by acting as ongoing formative assessments of student learning.

One TPT I love to use that incorporates technology is a “Jeopardy” PowerPoint game that includes a technique called “Whiteboard Hold Up.” I use this to review grammar points in my ESL class before a quiz or test. I also use it to review material in content classes – sometimes to review the material previously covered a day or week earlier.  I use a free downloadable PowerPoint file that resembles the famous TV game Jeopardy. This file contains categories which you can fill in as a teacher.

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