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Websites and Apps to Support Hour of Code

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App Inventor –build Android apps on a smartphones; from MIT. C-STEM Studio –download to teach computers, science, technology, engineering and math with robotics. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Wonder Workshop’s Amazing Dash

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Education has many disruptors–3D Printing, AR and VR, 1:1 technology, STEM, and STEAM–but a recent and wildly popular one is robotics. He is charged via USB and programmed via an app (iOS or Android) to move, spin circles, dance, sing, draw, or any number of other actions. What is Wonder Workshop?

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12 Websites for Digital Books Summer Reading

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Aimed at school-age children, categories include, earth, animals, STEM, family, create and play, know and learn, technology, and more. Books can be read online or via iOS, Android, Google Play, and Amazon. Some books are available in multiple languages and some are audio. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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What Is a Digital Whiteboard?

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The classroom use of such online sharing platforms also cultivates digital citizenship. Furthermore, it helps develop skills needed for future-facing jobs in STEM areas (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) or arts and design. . Any lesson topic can now be visualized, gamified, and presented in breathtaking ways.

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PASCO Motion Sensor–A Must for Science Classes

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Data collection and analysis are cornerstones for many STEM and STEAM programs but they’re not just about math. Their products are wireless, Bluetooth- and/or USB-connectable, and their SPARKvue software runs on Mac and Windows platforms, Chromebooks, iPads, iPhones, and Android. STEM modules. bridge building kits.

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Look what’s new at Zapzapmath

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These free grade-level apps for iOS and Android are aimed directly at home use to support students who want to learn math at home with fun games, enticing videos, and the same clever interface they experience in school. How to Teach STEM Every Day. Its format is colorful and engaging, music lively, and layout intuitive.

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Looking for a Class Robot? Try Robo Wunderkind

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Fair warning: This robot doesn’t look like the famous humanoid robots of literature–C3PO or Marvin the Paranoid Android (from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ), with arms, legs, and a head. teachers looking for clever STEAM and STEM projects. That’s it! Who will love this robot. kids who love Legos.

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