iNaturalist Teacher Review | Common Sense Education

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Teacher Review for iNaturalist

Jeffrey G.
Classroom teacher
Grand Island High School, Grand Island, NY

My Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

My Subjects Science

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My Students Liked It Yes

My Students Learned Yes

I Would Recommend It Yes

Setup Time Less than 5 minutes

Great for Further application
Student-driven work

Great with Advanced learners
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How I Use It

I currently use it as bonus points on our Ecosystem/Biomes unit. It is a great motivator. Students continue to use it after the unit and it gives them a purpose to go on a nature walk. If you are a teacher in an area where "nature deficit disorder" is out of control, try this.

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If you use this website for instruction, it will motivate students to get outside and photograph nature. They can connect their Flikr account and get help from a community of professionals on the photographs of nature they took. I thought this worked well. You will need to dedicate some time to setting up accounts.

This website is valuable to students who are stuck and would like help from a professional to ID plants/wildlife.

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