Classroom Activities for the Beginning of School

Edtech Throwdown Episode 196: Classroom Activities for the Beginning of School Welcome to the EdTech Throwdown. This is Episode 196: Classroom Activities for the Beginning of School. In this episode, we will share 8 new and improved ideas for starting off the school year in the most fun, positive and student centered way possible. This is another episode you don’t want to miss, check it out. Segment 1: September is coming… back to school is approaching! Segment 2: Back to School Activities Guise: Team Challenges Design, Build, Retrieve, Complete Class Relay QR Scavenger Hunt Minute to Win it Puzzles Successful completion in under a minute gets their team a piece of the puzzle Escape Room Survey the class before the start of the year Animated Avatar Design with Canva and Silent line-up (extreme): Students have to line up by birth date, ABC order etc, but with built in challenges unique to your classroom like half of the people are blindfolded or an extremely short time limit Survival Scenario: choose ten items from a large list Edtech Throwdown: Vote on twitter @edtechthrowdown and under the pinned post on the profile. Segment 3: Where to Find EdTech Throwdown Do us a few favors:

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Classroom Activities for the Beginning of School is an episode from GotTechED the Podcast by Eric Guise/Nick Johnson.

This episode is 26:32 long.

This episode was published on Aug 11, 2025.

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