7. "I put up a QR code at Open House so the parents can get all of my contact info in their phones."

Submitted by onwiththeshow.

8. "When I take attendance on my clipboard during the Do Now, I say out loud, 'John is working, Mary is working,' etc. It seems like I'm grading them, but really it's just attendance. Sometimes Billy will say, 'Miss, I'm working!' so he's sure to get 'credit'. Sometimes I will sneak manage and say, 'Julie is juuuuust getting started working' as though I were marking her down a grade, even though all I have done is mark her present. Whenever I say something like this, Julie starts working in earnest. I have never once said anything about a Do Now grade, or explicitly said they were earning a grade, but they all assume that's what is happening. No one has ever once asked to see their Do Now grade - or wondered why it wasn't reflected in the online grade book."

Submitted by chasingarabbit.

9. "I teach high school Spanish, and I take attendance with a ball. I got this from Creative Language Class's Blog. They're fluent in the phrases "so and so is here" or 'so and so isn't here.' It sounds silly, but it's powerful for community building, linguistic skills, and they literally take attendance for me. Also, I use a beanie baby and they learn the word for that animal as a result."

Submitted by pretzelface.

10. "I'd use poker chips during class discussions. I put them in groups and if they ask or answer a question then they get a chip. I count them at the end of class and at the end of each quarter the group with the most chips gets extra credit. They also lose chips if their group is talking or if someone puts their head down. So, they learn to regulate their own behavior and their group's behavior."

Submitted by Dannniiiii.