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12 Tools to explore during Computer Science Week

Neo LMS

It has been reported that there will be 3.5 Hopscotch is an app (iPad/IPhone) that enables students (ages 8-14+) to learn about coding by creating a game, changing a drawing into an animation, or exploring the projects that have been shared to the gallery. Read more: Getting started with STEM in your classroom! Scratch Jr.

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How to Create a Paperless Classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

The other feels like the catalog room of the Library of Congress. The traditional classroom vs. paperless is like a cell phone vs. an iPhone. When I introduce students to digital note-taking, we start with a discussion of handwritten vs digital notes. And then charge. Would you trade your smartphone for a 1983 Nokia mobile phone?

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20 Best Learning Apps for Kids

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Compatibility: Android/ iOS (iPhone, iPad); Price: Free 2. Compatibility: Android/ iOS (iPhone, iPad); Price: Free, offers in-app purchases 3. Compatibility: Android/ iOS (iPhone, iPad, Mac); Price: Free, offers in-app purchases 4. Compatibility: iPhone/iPad and Android / Price: Free, offers in-app purchases 5.

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5 Ideas for Friday: Ideas for Teachers In and Out of School to Try Today

The CoolCatTeacher

Students could be virtual reporters about what is happening or could dig deeper into making. Lots of resources are out there — at your local library, museum, art council or an online or face to face conference. (I 2 – Wander Through a Library (or Amazon free titles). Meri Walker is Iphone Art Girl.

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PASCO Motion Sensor–A Must for Science Classes

Ask a Tech Teacher

Their products are wireless, Bluetooth- and/or USB-connectable, and their SPARKvue software runs on Mac and Windows platforms, Chromebooks, iPads, iPhones, and Android. Special Features include: ability to report position, velocity, and acceleration. It can detect movement within a range of 15 cm to 4 m. Plug it in to charge.

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Schools on a screen: One tech-savvy school district has lessons for others going online

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Gail Robinson for The Hechinger Report. Coding gives us another way to solve our problems,” Diane Nodell, the library media specialist, reminded them. The Gates Foundation is among the many supporters of The Hechinger Report.). Credit: Gail Robinson for The Hechinger Report. MINEOLA, N.Y.

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5 Ideas for Friday: Ideas for Teachers In and Out of School to Try Today

The CoolCatTeacher

Students could be virtual reporters about what is happening or could dig deeper into making. Lots of resources are out there — at your local library, museum, art council or an online or face to face conference. (I 2 – Wander Through a Library (or Amazon free titles). Meri Walker is Iphone Art Girl.

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