Get kids programming within minutes. Source: Lightbot Lightbot is a series of challenges for students to learn programming, much like Swift Playgrounds or All Can Code. These activities are broken up into two categories, one for students ages 4-8 and the other for students ages 9+. The activites can be completed on iOS, Android, or…
Do students learn as much when they read digitally as they do in print? For both parents and teachers, knowing whether computer-based media are improving or compromising education is a question of concern. With the surge in popularity of e-books, online learning and open educational resources, investigators have been trying to determine whether students do…
Since it’s the first day of August, I figured it’s time to list 13 things to do before the first day of school. That doesn’t mean you need to do all of them, or even a majority of them, but hopefully there is one or two tips that you find beneficial. Do you have any…
Earlier this year, France passed a labor reform law that banned checking emails on weekends. New research—to be presented next week at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management—suggests other countries might do well to follow suit, for the sake of employee health and productivity. A new study—authored by Liuba Belkin of Lehigh University,…
ⓔ Use Google Photos for managing your classroom photos How Google Photos can be used in your classroom. Teen’s Snapchat school bathroom prank is criminal behavior, court rules A warning for not just Snapchat users, but for anyone who posts things publically. Cardboard Challenges: No Tech/Low Cost Maker Education | User Generated Education Great low…
Sesame is a platform to document and assess mastery of skills. Source: Welcome | Sesame Sesame lets students submit all types of work to the teacher for assessment and/or to provide instant feedback. The website can integrate with 1,000s of apps and had curriculum standards built in. There are also customizable rubrics and check lists…
Here’s a quick tip on copying a bunch of CDs or DVDs to your computer when running OS X. This comes in really handy since Macs don’t come with optical drives any more, and you may want to bring some resources along with you on your computer. I recently copied 34 CDs of clipart to…
The easiest way to take notes synchronized with videos! Source: VideoNot.es: The easiest way to take notes synchronized with videos! VideoNot.es loads a video on the left side, and lets the user take notes about the video on the right. The notes are linked to the specific time of the video. The notes themselves are…
Flashcard Stash is yet another online flashcard builder. Students can play games on the pre-build flashcards or create their own. There are several different ways to use the flashcards to help remember the terms. Teachers can create an account and then assign lists to students. Unfortunately, the site does not allow Google or Microsoft accounts to…
I believe in the importance of participating in ongoing and continuous reflective practice as an educator. This is my reflection on my Cardboard Challenges Maker Education Camp that was taught to twelve 5 to 10 year old learners for five days, 2.5 hours each morning. My Cardboard Challenges webpage of ideas can be found at http://www.makereducation.com/cardboard-challenge.html….