Y’all know how much a love a good choice board.
(Not familiar? Read all about it here.)
I’m using choice boards while teaching remotely, too!
While we teach remotely, it’s even harder than it is in the classroom to empower students with choice and voice while also providing relevant, engaging, and rigorous activities.
However, my choice boards are designed to be completed independently. In the classroom, choice board time is typically reserved for early finishers. But now, I’m assigning students the task of choosing an activity from the choice board to complete as the assignment for the day.
This won’t work for every day, of course, but I’m attempting to incorporate it at least once a week as the day’s “assignment.” It’s also a “May Do” option for students to choose to work on!
Here’s how I’m Getting My Choice Boards to Students:
First, I edit the choice board to my liking.
Then, I’m taking a screenshot of the completed choice board and uploading it to my website.
I know that many students do not have access to a printer and therefore will not be able to use the QR codes. To solve that problem, I have the links for them right below the choice board.
Are you using Google Classroom?
I’m not, so I’m not an expert, but… Another option that might work is to upload your choice board to Google Slides. You can add the hyperlinks right into the choice board, in place of the QR codes, for students to click on, like this:
Pro tip that I was so excited to learn last week: You can easily convert PowerPoints to Google Slides!
Upload the PPT file to your Google Drive. Right click, then select “Open With…” and “Google Slides.” Google will convert it for you.
Easy peasy!
One Last Option…
Another option is to make the edits you need, then save your document as a PDF. When you save it as a PDF, the formatting and text are no longer editable.
Upload that PDF to whatever platform you are using, or easily email it to parents.
Want to save some time with some premade, yet fully editable, choice boards?
Science Choice Boards (mostly grades 3-5)
Social Studies Choice Boards (mostly grades 3-5)
Math Choice Boards (all 2nd – 5th grade Common Core standards!)
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