Title: Engage Teacher's Notes (Teacher-Facing Only)
Course: Call Me...Maybe > Section: Call Me...Maybe?

Overview

Students will use the Canvas discussion board to argue their point of view on the effects of cell phones in relation to student health.

Teacher Notes

Asynchronous Instructions

Give students a day to review the following prompt: “Do you believe the radiation emitted by cell phones can cause harm to the human body?” and to create their initial post. Students should use the C.E.R.T.I.Fy Your Thinking strategy to do so, which includes writing their claim, providing three points of evidence, and giving comprehensive reasoning to the prompts.

Open peer responses the following day. Make sure that students create an initial post before they see their peers’ posts. Monitor the discussion board or turn off responses if you don’t want peer feedback to influence students’ voting habits.

Tech Integration

The discussion is facilitated by a Canvas discussion board which includes a variety of options. The discussion is pre-configured as ungraded. If you prefer the discussion to be graded, adjust the discussion page’s settings and add a point value. We also recommend updating the due date. Learn more about how to update discussion options.

Check out our Online Discussion Best Practices to learn more about facilitating effective online discussions.