Check out these awesome science animations from Maxwell Helmberger!
Amazing claymation! Check out more of the videos on his channel: Maxwell Helmberger – YouTube
Create interactive fiction with Netstory
Source: Netstory – Welcome to the World of Modern Interactive Fiction and Text Adventures Netstory is a free option to play or create interactive stories. The stories play out on the right side like a conversation, and the player makes decisions on the direction to go. It’s a lot like Twine.
More research on why classroom interruptions are bad
We found that in schools where interruptions were more frequent, teachers were more likely to report that interruptions were detrimental to learning. In schools that averaged at least 15 interruptions per day, according to teachers’ reports on our survey, more than 59 percent of teachers reported that interruptions at least somewhat interfered with instruction. And…
Chrome allows you to link to and highlight text on a web page, no extension required!
In version 80 of Chrome, Google added an extension to the URL standard that it hopes will be accepted and supported in other browsers. Google calls the standard text fragments. Text fragments are links that contain not only the location of the document, but what text to link to in the document and highlight. Here…
A meme, creating animations, and the strategic mindset – Top 3 of the Week
https://eduk8.me/2020/06/eduk8meme-summer-break/ https://eduk8.me/2020/06/create-animations-with-toonclip-com/ https://eduk8.me/2020/06/youve-read-about-growth-vs-fixed-mindset-and-now-comes-the-strategic-mindset/
You’ve read about growth vs fixed mindset, and now comes the strategic mindset
This research, led by Assistant Professor Patricia Chen from NUS Psychology, shows that people with a strategic mindset are the ones who, in the face of challenges or setbacks, ask themselves: “How else can I do this? Is there a better way of doing this?”. Done in collaboration with Stanford University psychologists, this research shows that,…
Get programming with Tynker
Source: Coding for Kids | Tynker Tynker is a coding platform for kids. The site has a ton of paid content, but there is also some resources available for free. If you are looking at a coding platform to get your students programming, Tynker is one to check out.