{"id":950,"date":"2019-02-01T12:26:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T12:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.95.81.96\/?p=950"},"modified":"2024-11-22T21:10:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T21:10:15","slug":"create-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classtime.com\/blog\/create-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Create controversy with Classtime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/cv20aCsMHtc?controls=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to create controversy with Classtime, and find all of the resources that were mentioned at the end of the video.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keys to Setting Up A Good Prompt for Controversy<\/strong><br \/>1. Make sure that your prompt doesn\u2019t have a definitive answer. It could eventually end in a right\/wrong answer after you expose your students to the content of your class, but initially, it should be ambiguous.<br \/>2. Make clear to students that there is no right\/wrong answer to the prompt for now.<br \/>3. You want to return to your prompt multiple times during the class (such as on Classtime or independently) in order to have your students reflect, update, or discuss their answers.<br \/><em>Hint: Avoid extremes: Doing a \u201cone-and-done\u201d prompt doesn\u2019t help your students; returning to it more than a couple of times becomes too repetitive.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Making The Most of Classtime<\/strong><br \/>1. Once students have the link to the prompt, make sure that you provide the appropriate amount of scaffolding for them, such as examples to think about. Depending on their age or how difficult the content is, they might need more\/less support.<br \/><em>Hint: You can even provide them an external link on Classtime to more content for examples, such as Google Images, YouTube videos, and more.<\/em><br \/>2. Be sure to <strong>NOT<\/strong> validate or invalidate students\u2019 answers. No answer is right or wrong, at least so far (see my example on a math prompt, for instance).<br \/>3. Make sure your session allows students to return to Classtime to modify their answers. See how to do this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5169 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classtime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-13-at-1.54.10-PM-700x371.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classtime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-13-at-1.54.10-PM-700x371.png 700w, https:\/\/www.classtime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-13-at-1.54.10-PM-1024x543.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.classtime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-13-at-1.54.10-PM-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/www.classtime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-13-at-1.54.10-PM-1536x814.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.classtime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-13-at-1.54.10-PM.png 1736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources from the Video <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Question Set: <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classtime.com\/share\/885b8b97-3fbb-46f2-87ec-0278e2645916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.classtime.com\/share\/885b8&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Controversy Prompts: <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1kqPQO0kp4g07IwqwHHzDf7GSDgzlPKmM\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1j&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Slides: &#8216;The Salubrious Social Gospel &amp; Wondrous Women&#8217; <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1jGbzRp6sSO3sa8jLE46gxsyKgzPFY--IABqpXHi2F5c\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1kqPQ&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-956 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classtime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nateridgway-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Controversy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.classtime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nateridgway-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.classtime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nateridgway-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.classtime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nateridgway-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.classtime.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/nateridgway.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>This is a guest post written by Nate Ridgway, a tech-loving history teacher in Indianapolis, Indiana. 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