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Why I Put QR Codes on My Worksheets

A quick post on why I love having QR codes on worksheets. Includes a link to a quick video (under 2 minutes!) walking you through the process! This is a game-changer!

A quick extra step to put QR codes on your worksheets will save you so much time in the long run! I started putting addresses or short urls to websites I needed students to visit on my worksheets, but many students struggled entering them. They would leave out a letter or symbol which would then …

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Quick Ted Talks to Develop Leadership and Character

Love these quick (and funny!) talks to inspire leadership and teach character with my high school students! Perfect to fill an extra 15 minutes or all together as a mini character-building unit.

Talking to high school students about leadership and character is tricky. Most of what is said sounds cliche at best and patronizing at worst. So I turned to Ted Talks for a little help. Following is a list of talks that are brief – six minutes at most – and often funny. They approach the …

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Clean SNL Clips to Teach Satire

Includes free worksheet and links to three hilarious, but clean and appropriate, Saturday Night Live commercial parodies to teach satire to high school students.

Saturday Night Live is loaded with examples of satire set to current events. Most sketches, however, are not appropriate for the classroom. Here is a list of three that are completely clean and on a level most high school students can understand. 1. Totino’s Super Bowl Ad Click here to watch it. Vanessa Bayer plays …

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