Technology and STEM

STEM Resource - Design Challenges-Curiosity Machine

The Design Challenge site has lots of STEM lessons.  Even though it is a site where you would need a membership to get to a number of the lessons, there are some free lessons.  This link goes to the page of free lessons,click here.

California Academy of Sciences

This site has a variety of resources, but the one I am sharing is about setting up your science notebooks. This was shared by Ben Smith, the STEM Specialist at IU 12.  Click here to see the step by step process of setting up science journals with your students.

STEM Network

Ben Smith has established an IU 12 STEM Network.  It is open to all educators.   If you are interested in the emails and online networking, click here.

Ed Puzzle

I recently held an EdPuzzle workshop and am sharing a follow-up video about the types of analytics you can obtain from an EdPuzzle assignment.  For those who have not tried EdPuzzle, I encourage you to check it out.  It's very easy to use and the analytics are great and its the perfect price, FREE!  Click here to visit EdPuzzle.  If you would like to learn more about EdPuzzle, make an appointment with  me and I would love to sit down and show you all the cool features it provides.

Skyward Tips from Linda Swift

Did you know you can search for a student by namekey but also our 5 digit ID Number and even PA Secure ID number right from the Student Profile Screen?

Just hi-light the box and type your information.

Did you know dates can be typed without slashes or whole year?

Type 4117 in a date field and it will automatically convert it is 04-01-2017

And for those who think in military time...that converts to standard time automatically too!

Digital Feedback:  Using iPad for Assessment

This is a free book, by Daniel Tom, to be viewed in iBooks.  Click here to access. Feedback has a huge impact on pupil progress. This One Best Thing demonstrates how to use apps such as Showbie, Notability, and Explain Everything to give effective digital feedback via the iPad.

Vsauce - A Youtube Channel with More Educational Material

Vsauce is another excellent YouTube channel featuring  a wide variety of educational video content. It has playlists on knowledge, physics, human behavior, space, earth and many more. Click here to check it out.

Vertasium - A Youtube Channel all about Science

Veritasium is a channel of science and engineering videos featuring experiments, expert interviews, cool demos, and discussions with the public about everything science.  Click here to check out Vertasium