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The Live Lesson

Planning the Lesson

• We look to the curriculum and student progress
• Focus on concepts not yet mastered by the students
• Include lessons not yet completed by the majority of the class

Planning the Lesson (cont.)

• Next we prepare a variety of pieces to keep it fun and interesting
• Video, discussion, polls, web links, games, lecture, real life connections
• Where possible we extend the live lesson beyond that moment with Edmodo followup
• Virtual field trips

Planning: Expert Level

• The day of the lesson we sell it to the students
• We post memes and cartoons in Edmodo
• They are lined up for your lesson!
• Create a buzz

Showtime

• The first three minutes are the most important
• We welcome them, recognize each attendee
• Warm up their brains for some learning
• Set the tone: for the next 45 minutes you will NOT be bored!

Showtime (cont.)

• Use Adobe's excellent tools
• manage the chat, mics
• Use polls, hand raising
• Direct them to a short video, they love this
• Encourage discussion, make the lesson relevant to their lives

The Lesson and Beyond

• Edmodo followup
• Tell them about the next lesson
• Thank them for coming