Fun Classroom Management Idea


 How many of you work in an environment where admin thinks a quiet class signifies that there's lots of teaching and learning going on? Well, try this web-based app (meaning you don't have to download anything). The video above features the eyeballs option, but you can also choose bubbles (though they come DOWN when the noise is up, so it can be a bit confusing), plastic balls like the ones in the play pit, numbers in circles, or a collection of emojis (see picture below). You can also adjust the sound sensitivity level, which I didn't do for the second photo. Be careful, though, because you may get a group that likes to see the balls/eyes/bubbles/emojis bounce, and end up having a very noisy classroom, lol. You could, however, draw a line and tell the class that if more than an x amount of balls gets to that limit there will be x consequences, OR, if the balls DON'T get to that line there will be x rewards.

Go to www.bouncyballs.org

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