So what is the purpose of GoNoodle?
Why use it in your classroom?
Move with a purpose! GoNoodle makes morning meeting, daily subject transitions, afternoon math, indoor recess, and even living room dance parties much more exciting and fun. GoNoodle make everyday moments better!
GoNoodle is so much fun for kids and teachers alike. And what's even better, is that it works with kids across all grade levels. Getting up and moving is a motivator and a welcome break to the monotony of our rigorous and unexciting current classroom curriculum. GoNoodle is quick (videos last any where from 1-10+ minutes) and fun and energizing! What else could we really ask for in the classroom!
Oh, and one more thing, it's FREE!!!
The GoNoodle site is visually appealing, full of silly characters and fun colors. It is very user-friendly and easy to navigate but be careful, it is also easy to get lost (lost if the fun videos I mean).
Signing up is easy and stress free, all you need is an email and a password (and your birth year). You can sign up as "I'm a kid or parent" or "I'm a educator".
Once you are logged in, the site is very easy to navigate (and that is coming from a bonafide Digital Immigrant). Here is what it looks like:
As you click across the menu bar at the top, you will find
Champs : collectable friendly monsters are the primary motivation system. Every time you play an activity with your students, you help to grow your champ. They collect activities out of 10 and then you advance to the next Champ.
Explore: Videos are organized by "newest in GoNoodle". Each video tells you the title, amount of time it takes and the category it falls into.
Categories: There are broad categories and then subcategories under each. Categories range from Curricular to Sensory and Motor Skills
Channels: The channels are simply a different way to organize the videos. Here they are organized by interest. When you hoover over the "channel", it offers you a brief description of the videos you will find there and also the number of videos that are on that channel.
As you explore and use GoNoodle with your students you are able to mark your favorites to return to with ease and convenience. You can also search a particular video you want to show. You can filter your search by duration of video and/or energy level.
With GoNoodle, I feel like the possibilities are endless to infuse some fun back into our day!
My 6th grade students LOVE GoNoodle! It's a great way to get them moving and engaged in the lesson.
ReplyDeleteI love GoNoodle!! The kids get so into it. I love that some of the kids are teaching them about things like the water cycle or reading like a robot. The kids also love doing it as an indoor recess activity too.
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