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Twitter Chat: Ideas for Infusing STEM - TeachersFirst
Grades
K to 12
tag(s): professional development (305), STEM (225), twitterchatarchive (139)
In the Classroom
Do you teach STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)? Check out this archived chat for tools and tips to use in your classroom. Share this tool with your colleagues interested in learning more tips and tools to use in STEM lessons.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Twitter Chat: Start a School Makerspace from Scratch - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): makerspace (42), professional development (305), STEM (225), twitterchatarchive (139)
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If you are starting Makerspace, or need some new ideas, view this archive. Share this tool with your colleagues who are interested in Makerspace.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Interland - Google
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2 to 6tag(s): cyberbullying (43), digital citizenship (81), internet safety (113)
In the Classroom
Include Interland as part of any digital safety unit. Add a link to games on classroom computers for use as a center. Be sure to include a link on your class web page for students to play at home. Share this site with parents during Open House or Meet the Teacher sessions as a resource for teaching Internet safety at home. Have students or groups collect ideas and suggestions for staying safe on the web using Dotstorming, reviewed here. The Dotstorming application creates free online bulletin boards that can include comments and voting. Have students make a multimedia presentation sharing Internet safety advice using Genially, reviewed here. Genially allows you to add polls, videos, embeds, web links, PowerPoint, and PDFs.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Be Internet Awesome - Google
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2 to 6tag(s): cyberbullying (43), digital citizenship (81), internet safety (113), OER (41)
In the Classroom
Discover the many free resources for teaching digital safety offered on this site. Share a link on your class website for parents. Include the interactive game as part of a computer center during Internet safety lessons. Use the free lesson plan to teach digital safety either as a one-time unit or as mini-units throughout the school year. Enhance learning by having cooperative learning groups create podcasts discussing digital safety information. Use a site such as Buzzsprout, reviewed here, to create the podcasts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Just Delete Me - Robb Lewis & Ed Poole
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K to 12tag(s): internet safety (113)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to get rid of any site registrations required for various classroom uses. Just Delete Me would be an excellent site to use as you wrap up your school year and clean up unneccessary information from classroom computers. Share this site with older students as part of your discussion of online safety and proper Internet usage.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Digital Citizenship Resources - TeachersFirst
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K to 12tag(s): digital citizenship (81), internet safety (113)
In the Classroom
Use this entire collection or simply select the best ones for YOUR students to continually model good digital citizenship. Share the links with parents and among your colleagues so you can promote positive action instead of fear about the Internet.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Computing Teacher Resources - Barefoot Computing
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K to 6tag(s): coding (73), computers (100), learning disability (22), logic (163), resources (86)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the many free lessons available on Computing Teacher Resources for use in your classroom. Most include a link to download the lesson and printables in PDF. Use the lessons to create and stock computer centers. Share activities on your class website for students to complete at home. If you are beginning the process of integrating technology, replace pen and paper writing journals by having students create blogs sharing their learning and understanding. Use a tool like Penzu, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Flappy Code - Code Studio
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K to 12tag(s): coding (73), computational thinking (35), computers (100), critical thinking (103), game based learning (157), gamification (77), logic (163)
In the Classroom
Use Flappy Code as an interesting way to introduce coding to your class. Display Flappy Code on your interactive whiteboard or projector as you progress through the steps to code a game, then have students create and explore on their own. After school clubs and activities can use Flappy Code to learn to code. Use this tool with gifted students for a great challenge. Set up a coding activity center for interested students when they finish class work or for rainy days and snow days. Share this link on your class website for students to access both in and out of the classroom.Comments
This resource would be engaging for students just learning how to code.Melissa, , Grades: 0 - 5
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Dash - General Assembly
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4 to 12tag(s): coding (73), computational thinking (35), computers (100), critical thinking (103), problem solving (217), STEM (225)
In the Classroom
Use Dash to learn basic coding skills. Students will quickly catch on to this program when allowed to explore and see what they can make. Provide a simple assignment with defined rules/tasks to learn the tools. Younger students may familiarize themselves more easily working with a partner. Be sure to recommend that students "ask three before me" (the teacher). When finished with these lessons, move to other free tools such as Scratch, reviewed here. Teachers of even very young gifted students can turn them loose with these challenges when they have already mastered the math or science curriculum. Have them create a creature they can explain to the class or share with gifted peers in other classrooms.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pencil Code Gym - David Bau
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K to 12tag(s): coding (73), computational thinking (35), critical thinking (103), digital storytelling (133), drawing (59), geometric shapes (133), musical notation (35), problem solving (217)
In the Classroom
Create a link on classroom computers for use as centers. Use the text options for students to use with digital storytelling. This site is perfect for differentiating different levels of coding skills. Allow students to explore at their own pace, then share their creations with classmates. Extend learning by challenging students or groups to create videos explaining their creations using Adobe Creative Cloud Express Video Maker, reviewed here, and share them on a site such as TeacherTube, reviewed here. Be sure to add a link to your class website for students to practice at home.Comments
Great resource for all ages, more appropriate for middle school and above.Melissa, , Grades: 0 - 5
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W3 Schools Online Web Tutorials - W3 Schools
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4 to 12tag(s): coding (73), computers (100), critical thinking (103), gamification (77), logic (163), STEM (225)
In the Classroom
Use these tutorials to provide coding instruction for students at all ability levels. Make coding part of science inquiry or math logic in any classroom. Include it in the context of the scientific method or discussions about careers in science. You may even want to portray coding as just another "world language" in today's world. If you are looking for more ways to use coding in the classroom, check out TeachersFirst's Coding in the Classroom page.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MathScienceMusic - Theolonius Monk Institute of Jaz
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K to 12tag(s): angles (50), animation (64), brain (53), coding (73), fractions (164), geometric shapes (133), india (27), multiples (16), music theory (45), musical instruments (42), musical notation (35), numbers (120), patterns (62), preK (244), ratios (52), sound (66)
In the Classroom
Share activities from MathScienceMusic on your interactive whiteboard with students, then let them explore independently. Scratch Jazz is perfect for teaching basic coding; students interested in music will enjoy creating their own jazz-themed project using the site's tutorial. Add interest to math lessons by taking advantage of the free lesson plans. Be sure to check out the link to Math and Music Standards found on the music and math curriculum page. Have students modify their learning by creating videos of their music creations using moovly, reviewed here and share them on a site such as TeacherTube, reviewed here. Be sure to have them discuss their journey from the beginning through the final creation of their project. Team up with your school's music teacher to collaborate on the many activities provided on this site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Kiddle - Google
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): search engines (50)
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Use Kiddle as the default search engine on classroom computers. Share on an interactive whiteboard or projector and demonstrate how to search using the different options, and how to choose keywords that make searching easier. Share a link on your class website and in your classroom newsletter for parents to use at home. Learning support and ESL/ELL students will appreciate being able to search without as much reading. Even very young students can LOOK for a site using this search tool, assuming they can type just a little bit.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Protecting Children's Privacy Guide - Paul Bischoff
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K to 12tag(s): internet safety (113)
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Share information from this article with students as part of your ongoing lessons in cyber safety. Share a link on your class website as a resource for parents. Have cooperative learning groups create podcasts sharing online safety tips and suggestions. Use a site such as PodOmatic, reviewed here, for a podcasting project.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Tests Tests Tests - teststeststests.com
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K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): keyboarding (30), Microsoft (73), spreadsheets (23)
In the Classroom
Make a shortcut to any activity on this site on classroom computers and use it as a center. Be sure to include this site on your class webpage for students to access both in and outside of class for further practice. Train yourself on Microsoft products using these tutorials. Share the typing activities with your students to increase their speed and accuracy.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teaching London Computing Resources for Teachers - Teaching London Computing
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1 to 12tag(s): computers (100), logic (163), probability (94), problem solving (217), sequences (11), STEM (225)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free activities and resources on the site to promote computer skills and problem solving in the classroom. Choose activities from the site to include during your school's math fair (or hold your own class math fair). Share a link to activities on your class website and encourage students to complete them and share with the class. Have students create an annotated image of their activity including text boxes, related links, and video using a tool such as Thinglink, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Pixar in a Box - Khan Academy and Pixar
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4 to 12tag(s): animation (64), creativity (95), movies (55), STEM (225)
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This site is excellent for enrichment. Include it on your class webpage for students to access both in and out of class. Share the opening video for lessons, then allow students to explore and complete the videos at their own pace. Use this site for enrichment with your gifted students or students interested in art and filmmaking. Challenge students to use concepts presented in the Pixar in a Box tutorials to create their own animated films.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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typing.com - teaching.com
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2 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): game based learning (157), keyboarding (30)
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Use typing.com as a classroom computer center or as a computer lab activity. Challenge students to complete exercises and earn badges. Create a link to the site on your class website for students to practice at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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E.A.K. (Erase All Kittens) - Drum Roll
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1 to 6tag(s): coding (73), computational thinking (35), computers (100), critical thinking (103), logic (163), problem solving (217), STEM (225)
In the Classroom
Introduce Erase All Kittens on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Allow students to explore and learn on their own at classroom computer centers or individual laptops. Provide a link to Erase All Kittens for students to access at home. Create a bulletin board for students to post achievement levels. Enhance learning by having student "coding experts" create video tutorials using Screencast-o-matic, reviewed here, and share them on a site such as TeacherTube, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CS Unplugged - CS Education Research Group
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4 to 12tag(s): computational thinking (35), computers (100), cryptography (5), data (133)
In the Classroom
Make technology understandable and available to everyone, without the need to use technology. Use CS Unplugged as one of your STEM stations/centers during science lessons. Use CS Unplugged as an excellent resource for students who want to learn about computer science on their own. CS Unplugged is a great tool to share with students considering a major in computer science in college or wondering about computer careers. If you teach computer science courses, CS Unplugged could be useful for locating review materials to share with your students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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