Trading Cards

Throughout this course,we have been given the opportunity to explore several different online tools that can be used within the classroom. One that I have explored, and through was really cool is an online trading card creator. This tool has some pre-set templates with theme specific data, or allows you to make your own. The trading cards are double-sided, so there is plenty of room for information. Each section does have word limit, so it teaches students to be concise, much like trading cards they may collect. You are able to input your own information, and upload a picture to go along with your trading card. You may even save your work for later so you can add to them. 

There are several ways this can be used in the classroom. For starters, it could be used in Language, as a way to record information about characters in a novel study, or help build characters for a story the students will write. Students may also build cards which are factual. This may be used in science or social studies to describe an event, concept, person, or object. They could even be used in math class! Students can take a formula (a²+ b² = c²) or definition (translation), and create a card describing what it is used for, and write an example of how to use it. They could even use it to describe the properties of shapes they learn about! Here is an example of what they trading cards my look like: 

Trading Cards about sharks created using http://bit.ly/1f2A5Pe. 

Needless to say, this tool has many possibilities. I can't wait to try it out in my classroom!