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5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces

EdTech Magazine

5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces. Thomas School near Seattle has concentrated on beefing up the school’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for the past several years and plans to strengthen it even more in the future. Thomas School Dedicates Space to Bolster STEM Learning. jena.passut_7651.

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Gaming in Early Elementary Education in Australia

The CoolCatTeacher

Helen Kardiasmenos uses games to teach almost every subject in her early elementary classroom in Australia. Now, that’s good stuff for every K-2nd grade iPad or Google Play enabled tablet! Helen Kardiasmenos on episode 373 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter.

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Ward’s Science–So Many STEM Resources

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Basically, it’s because there aren’t enough education opportunities that require that sort of skill and those there are, usually rhyme with ‘math’ or ‘science’ which to many kids are “just too complicated” Enter STEM–Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. “I

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Summer Reading Online

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Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. The online activities can be used for one-on-one instruction using a computer, tablet, or class instruction on an interactive whiteboard. Books are read on the website or a tablet. Books can be read online or on mobile devices.

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Sphero, LittleBits and Other Robots Bring Technology to Life

EdTech Magazine

Now the school has about 20 models, along with apps students can use on their tablets or Chromebooks to learn the basics of programming. Literally, all you need is a tablet or Chromebook, then just plug it in and charge it,” he says. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how tinker–fests and hackathons can rev up STEM interest in K–12 students.

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Screencast Tools to Demonstrate Student Learning

Teacher Reboot Camp

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! In a screencast, students video record their digital screen (tablet or computer) and that shows them completing a task. Seesaw (web, iOS, Android, Chromebook, and Kindle Fire) is the digital portfolio platform I currently use with my elementary students.

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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

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Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. The online activities can be used for one-on-one instruction using a computer, tablet, or class instruction on an interactive whiteboard. Books are read on the website or a tablet. Unite for Literacy. TumbleBookLibrary.

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