As a computer teacher who teaches a semester of computer aided design, I wanted to share a program which would be a great project addition to a math classroom. My 7th grade students practice so many skills in this unit,… Read More ›
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Engineering the Olympics
This year I am inspiring my engineering students by creating a unit about the Olympics. In the end they will invent earbud holders for their final project. But for the process of teaching them about engineering in general, what engineers… Read More ›
Open House with Google Sites
Create a website so that when parents come to Open House, they can find their child’s name, and view a portfolio of projects throughout the year. It’s actually pretty simple using Google’s Suite of applications. My students created a Google… Read More ›
Google Classroom: A Platform for Sharing
The Google Classroom board provides a safe environment for students to share their work. Earlier in the year students learned basic GarageBand skills and created a short commercial stinger. Then they shared their jingle in Classroom, and their peers listened and commented on their… Read More ›
ShowWhatYouKnow w/MySimpleShow
I ran across this sweet web app this past week and decided to break it out with my students. It’s a site called MySimpleShow. The simplicity of the program is apparent when you create your project. You could use it… Read More ›
Introducing ClassCraft to Students
My colleague Linda McClure and I rolled out Classcraft this year and now have been Classcrafting for 7 months and we feel very comfortable with the program. We were excited, a bit apprehensive but dove into the program during the… Read More ›
Another Year Celebrating Code!
Hour of Code is probably the best thing to happen to my classroom. .. . EVER! I was teaching coding years before National Coding Week, but not to all of my classes and not to the extent that I do… Read More ›
Web Developing with Dash
I’ve been teaching the programming languages of html and css for years. Every year I try and bring my students to a higher understanding of coding while still letting them experience the pride of creating something that they can share… Read More ›
Creativity with ThingLink★
To showcase end of the year learning for Open House, I used the medium of ThingLink. It is such an easy platform where students can showcase their work. The ThingLink platform is quite user friendly. I taught the students the… Read More ›
SketchUp for Every Classroom!
“I love SketchUp because it is the most fun and challenging computer program that I have ever used. The most challenging project that I have done is the castle and my personal project of me making a temple.” -Patrick, age… Read More ›
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