TeamPad is particularly useful to record student views and ideas in writing, as well as to review content already explored and to develop team cohesiveness. Essentially students in a Team are taking in turns writing down a response, which can be a short or long response.
TeamPad
Cohesion
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Simplified STEP BY STEP - TeamPad
(Team Structure)
(1) The class is given a content topic/activity.
(2) One student is chosen (Eg: Student 3) and Teams are given 10 seconds think time before
beginning.
(3) The chosen student begins by writing the response to the topic/activity.
(4) The student then passes the paper to the next student in a clockwise direction and they write
their response, and so on.
(5) The structure ends when all students have written their response or when the teacher calls time.
Math
Automatic facts
BODMAS
Solving parts of an equation
Literacy
Attributes of a story character
Lines of a poem
adverbs
words in stead of 'said'
Science
Compoumds made from an element
types of clouds
Hints for Effective TeamPads
Make sure you discuss why the students are doing the TeamPad structure.
Aways introduce the TeamPad strucutre with a fun topic that has no"wrong" answers so that students understand how it works without feeling threatened.
You should always start with content - what you want to teach - and then choose your structure. If TeamPad doesn't fit your content, find another structure.