Melissa Schonig is a fifth-grade English and Language Arts (ELA) teacher at Lynhaven Elementary School where 40-50 percent of students are Latino, and many don’t have access to computers at home. She didn’t know much about computer science, but wanted her students to get familiar with coding because it can help with other skills, such…
Source: unDraw unDraw works a lot like the illustrations gallery on ManyPixels. You select a topic and a color, and unDraw will show you matching clipart that is open source and free to use in any project.
Source: Get started | Learning Synths This article is for all of the music teachers out there. Ableton is a software and hardware company that creates products to be used in music production. Their website, Learning Synths, teaches the reader all about synthesizers with a series of interactive activities.
Source: C-Pen Reader Although it is pricey at $250, the C-Pen Reader could be very useful for people with reading difficulties. The C-Pen Reader is a device that can read printed text to the reader just by scanning the text with the pen. That’s pretty cool!
We spend all day communicating, and we’ve invented myriad ways to do it. You can buy a stamp, press a button, rent a room or use a microphone. Choose wisely. Source: The appropriate medium | Seth’s Blog Seth can say so much in so few words, each post is amazing. This post reminds the reader…
Source: Enter an Archive of 6,000 Historical Children’s Books, All Digitized and Free to Read Online | Open Culture This collection may be more of interest to history classes versus primary and intermediate classes. The books look really interesting, I really like Elfin Rhymes (mentioned in the article). Since these books are in the Public…
Source: bulb | Digital Portfolios for Education | Online Portfolios for Students and Teachers Portfolios are a great way to curate a student’s best work and as a tool for reflection. Bulb is a paid service allowing staff and students to create eye catching portfolios online. Looking through the example, Bulb can create some very…
Source: Explore — Google Arts & Culture There are so many good sites on the internet, and just when you think you’ve found the best, another one comes along that’s even better. That’s where we are with the site Explore — Google Arts & Culture
Source: xprim.valuraise.com/ I came across Xprim in my internet travels, and it took a little bit to figure out what exactly the site does. It offers polling of participants in a lecture or presentation setting, along with the ability to collect questions. The site is currently free, and could be used in place of Poll…
Source: Create 3D games with friends, no experience required Game Builder on Steam is currently in beta for Windows and Macintosh and allows you and your friends to create 3D multiplayer games. I played around with it, and it’s not as easy to use as the article suggests. If you have a programming class with…