I’ll let the picture do most of the talking on this one.
The red/green card is an ingenious idea for management of an elementary computer lab. If a student has a question or concern they turn their card from green to red. So, in five year old terminology, green=good red=stuck.
To assemble your very own red/green cards take index cards and tape green construction paper on one side, and red construction paper on the back. If you want them to last a few years, I highly suggest you get them laminated. When the come back from laminating, take wooden squeeze clothspins from the dollar store and affix them with an adhesive to the corner of your computers. I ended up using the leftover adhesive strips from the plastic 3M hooks for students headphones.
Voilà! An easy elementary school computer lab management strategy.
Thanks for sharing this idea! I am a completing my second year as a school librarian and have been debating on a solution to the computer help issue. I can’t wait to implement it!
Comment by Shirleyd — April 27, 2008 @ 8:09 pm |
It also be good is to have a dry earser marker so they can wright down the question and that way they will not for get what it was.on the red side of the card.
Comment by Josie — May 6, 2008 @ 12:47 am |
I vastly prefer this option to the red cup / green cup alternative. Apparently, plastic cups are fun to crunch on your forehead…similar to beer cans! I just have to be careful that however I decide to adhere the clothes pin – I don’t annoy the tech department in the process! Thanks – the photo really helps.
Comment by Amy — May 6, 2008 @ 2:04 am |
Thank you very much , I think this is excellent idea , if you don’t mind I’ll apply this way at my lab ….Thank you very much.
Comment by Mahmoud — April 19, 2011 @ 6:30 am |
Good idea! I have a piece of paper with a number (laminated) glued to the edge of each computer monitor to help me designate computers to both students and the IT tech who comes to fix problems. I punched a hole in the corner of the laminated paper and attached a red piece of construction paper to the back of number using a brad. When the kids need assistance, they just put their red flag up and wait for me to get to them. Works like a flag on the mailbox and usually the kids have fixed the problem by the time that I get there.
Comment by Jenny Carlson — March 21, 2012 @ 1:09 pm |
The flag is a rectangle about 2 inches by 4 inches of red construction paper- just to clarify.
Comment by Jenny Carlson — March 21, 2012 @ 1:10 pm |
Nice
Comment by Benjamin — May 21, 2012 @ 11:38 am |