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How to Survive With Animals in the Classroom

by Brain Ninjas

Do you have classroom pets? We don't. Come hear some hilarious stories why we don't keep animals in the classroom anymore.

Do you have a class pet? Is it a live one or is it more of a mascot? When there are animals in the classroom, life is not boring.

We’ve had varied successes (and nightmares) over animals and insects in the classroom. We asked some of our teachers in our ninja community to share their best and worst animals in the classroom stories.

Warning: You will laugh and there is a possibility you’ll be traumatized.

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Filed Under: Classroom Tips Tagged With: Animals in the Classroom, Class Pets, Classroom Pets, funny teacher, Pet in the Classroom, Teacher Humour

How to Avoid Device Disaster

by Brain Ninjas

Are your classroom devices supposed to be saving you time, but they are a disaster and you spend all your time organizing them? Check out these time-saving and practical tips to keep those devices in order once and for all!

Great! You have a brand new set of devices to use in your classroom. That’s awesome, but there are some things you’re going to have to do in order to keep those devices in top-notch condition and avoid device disaster.

Now, we are fortunate enough to work in a school where a technician is the one who sets up all the student accounts and installs all the software. We actually have no ability to alter these things, so this post will focus on looking after the hardware (not using the devices).

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Filed Under: Classroom Tips Tagged With: Chromebooks, Classroom Organization, Classroom Set Up, Classroom Technology, Devices, Educational Technology, Setting Up Technology, Technology in the Classroom, Technology Integration

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