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5 Practical applications of IoT in the classroom

Neo LMS

Most interactive whiteboards offer multimedia display solutions with integrated features, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, an intuitive user interface, and connection possibilities with applications from Google Play Store. They include easy screen share features for more than one device to enhance collaboration.

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6 Ways to support spatial reasoning skills online

Neo LMS

According to the authors of Taking Shape: Activities to Develop Geometric and Spatial Thinking , spatial reasoning is a gateway to mathematics and STEM careers. The appreciation of maps, and the ability to make sense of them, may be a dying art in this age of smartphones that literally direct us, turn by turn, toward our destinations.

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Websites and Apps to Support Hour of Code

Ask a Tech Teacher

App Inventor –build Android apps on a smartphones; from MIT. C-STEM Studio –download to teach computers, science, technology, engineering and math with robotics. Google Computer Science for High School –free workshops (with application) for K-12 teachers. Build an app/game. Apps Geyser. Game Salad. Code Curriculum.

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My Amazing Movie Poster: Free Project Plan to Teach Graphic Design

The CoolCatTeacher

Reflection Students learn by reflecting, so I’ve included a document that can be adapted and put in your Google Classroom or can be printed for reflection purposes. The tool is a web and smartphone tool that is simple to use as you teach more complex topics. This integrates the project with the writing curriculum as well.

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Crunch the Numbers:New Data on Student Wellbeing, the Skills Gap Crisis, and Tech Usage in Utah

eSchool News

This new report reveals that Black students across the nation possess the aptitudes for in-demand STEM careers, but lack interest in pursuing them. This indicates that a significant career exposure gap exists, likely due to underrepresentation in STEM careers. ” said Cynthia Chapple, Founder and CEO of Black Girls Do STEM.

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How educators can make use of edtech into the classroom

Neo LMS

Google Expeditions , Discovery VR or NYTVR are just a few examples that allow that to happen. Smart speakers like Google Home , Amazon’s Echo Dot or Apple’s HomePod find their way into more and more households. A myriad of other VR apps await to be used. The possibilities to use learning apps in the classroom really seem endless.

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This STEM-focused district hands out paychecks along with report cards

The Hechinger Report

In the past, student work has ranged from the cutting edge to the routine, from creating a measuring tool that uses lasers to estimate the length of great white sharks to teaching officials in Longmont, the district’s main city, how to better use smartphones in their jobs. STEM gives me challenges to think about. It’s more engaging.”.

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