Scratch Coding and Storytelling
Introduce students to Scratch and the coding environment. Students learn to upload their own graphics and code Scratch to develop a presentation. The project emphasizes storyboarding, writing and collaboration.
Introduce students to Scratch and the coding environment. Students learn to upload their own graphics and code Scratch to develop a presentation. The project emphasizes storyboarding, writing and collaboration.
Microsoft Teams for the Classroom
Microsoft Teams is part of Office 365 for Enterprise. It is also available for educational institutions. Use Teams to communicate, collaborate, and share. Teams will integrate with Classroom Notebook. Classroom Notebook is part of OneNote. Learn to create a Team for your classroom. Use the Communications portal to communicate, collaborate, and share content.
Microsoft Teams is part of Office 365 for Enterprise. It is also available for educational institutions. Use Teams to communicate, collaborate, and share. Teams will integrate with Classroom Notebook. Classroom Notebook is part of OneNote.
Learn to create a Team for your classroom. Use the Communications portal to communicate, collaborate, and share content. Use a variety of applications in the portal to distribute content.
3D Rubber Band Car with Tinkercad
Follow along with step by step instructions. Design a rubber band powered car. Use the design process to reinforce STEM concepts. Basic math concepts include radius, diameter, circumference, area, and volume. Students use the coordinate system to measure length and width.
Follow along with step by step instructions. Design a rubber band powered car. Use the design process to reinforce STEM concepts.
Basic math concepts include radius, diameter, circumference, area, and volume. Students use the coordinate system to measure length and width. They understand that the coordinate plane includes a third-dimension. Measurements along this plane are made along the z-axis.
Use the printed car to teach science concepts related to motion, velocity, acceleration, and force. Other science concepts include potential and kinetic energy.
Use Tinkercad to design the car. Learn to navigate the Tinkercad environment while developing the model. Use the ruler for measuring. Combine geometric shapes to form new shapes. Learn to convert shapes into holes. Use those hole shapes to form new shapes.
The book is illustrated with over a hundred images. Each image shows important steps in the process.
Electricity and Electronics with Tinkercad
Use Tinkercad’s free circuit design portal. Use simulated electronic components. Teach basic science concepts related to electricity and electronics. Construct basic to elaborate circuits.
Use Tinkercad’s free circuit design portal. Use simulated electronic components. Teach basic science concepts related to electricity and electronics. Construct basic to elaborate circuits.
In the book, you will learn how to use a breadboard to assemble electronic components. Breadboards are often used to develop prototypes of circuits. You will learn how to create a closed circuit using a power source, LED, and switches. Assemble a circuit with a push-button and another with a switch. You will learn how a resistor is used in a circuit to limit the amount of current sent to components.
Teach and reinforce concepts related to voltage, current, and resistance. Learn about voltage tolerances in components like LEDs. Understand how a resistor prevents damage to components. Understand the difference between voltage and current. Follow along with step by step instructions. There are lots of illustrations that demonstrate important steps in the process.
Apple Configurator Introduction
The lessons in issue introduce you to the fundamentals needed before you begin using Apple Configurator. These are the crucial steps needed before we begin to manage the distribution of apps and services. You will learn how to properly set up your account in iTunes and Apple Configurator. You will learn how to create profiles.
The lessons in issue introduce you to the fundamentals needed before you begin using Apple Configurator. These are the crucial steps needed before we begin to manage the distribution of apps and services. You will learn how to properly set up your account in iTunes and Apple Configurator. You will learn how to create profiles. Profiles are essential for the effective management of devices like iPads. They are essential when you need to manage access to apps and websites. You will learn what hardware is needed to be effective when managing devices.
Apple Configurator Device Management
The lessons in this issue build on the lessons in the introductory issue. In this issue, you will learn how to prepare and supervise devices. You will learn how to install managed apps. There are several things that might cause problems so we cover them on this issue. You will learn how to reset devices and remove profiles.
The lessons in this issue build on the lessons in the introductory issue. In this issue, you will learn how to prepare and supervise devices. You will learn how to install managed apps. There are several things that might cause problems so we cover them on this issue. You will learn how to reset devices and remove profiles.
Google Forms Assessment Fundamentals
Learn how to develop formative and summative assessments with Google Forms. You will learn how to include images and videos into assessments. Media is an excellent way to provide differentiation. We will use the quiz option to grade our assessment.
Learn how to develop formative and summative assessments with Google Forms. You will learn how to include images and video into assessments. Media is an excellent way to provide differentiation. We will use the quiz option to grade our assessment.
Learn how to use data validation to check short answer responses for us. We will use the same feature to accommodate for alternate versions of the same answer. We will learn how to provide feedback during an assessment. I will show you how to create a question for assessing spelling, grammar, or punctuation in a sentence.
Basic Geometry with Scratch and coding
Coding is a needed skill in the future. In this issue, we learn how to use Scratch to create basic geometric shapes. Create squares, rectangles, triangles, and circles. In addition to drawing the shapes, we will use code to solve for the perimeter and area of each shape. Each lesson is fully illustrated with step by step instructions.
Coding is a needed skill in the future. In this issue, we learn how to use Scratch to create basic geometric shapes. Create squares, rectangles, triangles, and circles. In addition to drawing the shapes, we will use code to solve for the perimeter and area of each shape. Each lesson is fully illustrated with step by step instructions.
Bar Charts with Google Sheets
Create various bar charts with basic data. Nothing too complicated. The goal is to understand the process. Insert charts into Google Docs or Google Slides publish charts online in a variety of formats.
Create various bar charts with basic data. Nothing too complicated. The goal is to understand the process. Insert charts into Google Docs or Google Slides publish charts online in a variety of formats.
Illustrate stories with Google Drawings
Learn how to use Google Drawings to illustrate stories. We will use these illustrations in Google Slides. Drawings is good for creating book covers. It is also good for creating social media images. We will cover each of these options. Along the way, we will learn some tips and tricks for working with images in Drawings.
Learn how to use Google Drawings to illustrate stories. We will use these illustrations in Google Slides. Drawings is good for creating book covers. It is also good for creating social media images. We will cover each of these options. Along the way, we will learn some tips and tricks for working with images in Drawings.
Google Keep for instruction and lesson planning
Learn to use Google Keep to collect lesson resources, take notes, and collect images. Annotate images. Present and annotate for the class. Use Keep's canvas to demonstrate and illustrate. Organize notes with tags. Group notes and distribute to Google Docs. Use iOS and Android devices with the Keep app.
Learn to use Google Keep to collect lesson resources, take notes, and collect images. Annotate images. Present and annotate for the class. Use Keep's canvas to demonstrate and illustrate. Organize notes with tags. Group notes and distribute to Google Docs. Use iOS and Android devices with the Keep app.
Research with Google Docs
In this issue, we use Google Docs along with other tools to create basic research documents. We use Google Keep to gather content. Use Google Drawings to create graphic organizers like bubble maps. Use the Nimbus extension to take screenshots from Google Maps. Use the Reader View extension to remove distractions from web pages. Use the EasyBib extension to cite sources.
In this issue, we use Google Docs along with other tools to create basic research documents. We use Google Keep to gather content. Use Google Drawings to create graphic organizers like bubble maps. Use the Nimbus extension to take screenshots from Google Maps. Use the Reader View extension to remove distractions from web pages. Use the EasyBib extension to cite sources.
Graph linear and quadratic equations with Google Sheets
In these lessons, you will learn how to graph linear and quadratic equations. Create formulas using Google's powerful math tools. Graph linear and quadratic equations using charts. Manipulate the values to demonstrate how to solve a variety of problems. Very good as a teaching tool for the introduction to linear and quadratic equations.
In these lessons, you will learn how to graph linear and quadratic equations. Create formulas using Google's powerful math tools. Graph linear and quadratic equations using charts. Manipulate the values to demonstrate how to solve a variety of problems. Very good as a teaching tool for the introduction to linear and quadratic equations.
Introducing Google Team Drive
Google Team Drive provides greater flexibility for sharing and collaborating with Google applications. Team Drive provides a work environment where teachers can share, collaborate, and distribute content. Team Drive provides exclusivity features that are helpful when we want to limit access. This proves useful when dealing with sensitive student information. With Team Drive you can implement strict sharing and download limitations.
Google Team Drive provides greater flexibility for sharing and collaborating with Google applications. Team Drive provides a work environment where teachers can share, collaborate, and distribute content. Team Drive provides exclusivity features that are helpful when we want to limit access.
Micro:bit An Introduction
In these lessons you will use the Micro:bit simulator to create a coin toss game and a dice game. Use these games to teach randomness and probability. The skills learned in the simulator are fully applicable to the physical Micro:bit.
In these lessons you will use the Micro:bit simulator to create a coin toss game and a dice game. Use these games to teach randomness and probability. The skills learned in the simulator are fully applicable to the physical Micro:bit.
Microsoft Sway Fundamentals
In these lessons, you will learn how to create a basic presentation using Microsoft Sway. Microsoft Sway is a free online presentation tool. It's isn't like PowerPoint. The presentations lend themselves to storytelling as well as information presentation. You will understand the basic flow of Sway Cards to develop content.
In these lessons, you will learn how to create a basic presentation using Microsoft Sway. Microsoft Sway is a free online presentation tool. It's isn't like PowerPoint. The presentations lend themselves to storytelling as well as information presentation. You will understand the basic flow of Sway Cards to develop content. You will learn how to select themes and designs. You will learn how to format text to give your audience the best experience. Share your presentations and information with the world.
Google Sheets Bar Charts
Create bar charts using Google Sheets. Learn how to format the bar charts to represent information and trends. Create stacked and horizontal bar charts. Get a copy of the data in the lessons so you can follow along. Learn to publish charts using Docs, Slides, Sheets, or Sites.
Create bar charts using Google Sheets. Learn how to format the bar charts to represent information and trends. Create stacked and horizontal bar charts. Get a copy of the data in the lessons so you can follow along. Learn to publish charts using Docs, Slides, Sheets, or Sites.
Dice game and app with Scratch
In these lessons, you will learn how to create a dice game with Scratch. The game is useful as a random number generator. It is useful when teaching randomness and probability. Students learn coding skills. Students learn to create their own dice face with a free online graphics application. Each lesson comes with detailed step by step instructions.
In these lessons, you will learn how to create a dice game with Scratch. The game is useful as a random number generator. It is useful when teaching randomness and probability. Students learn coding skills. Students learn to create their own dice face with a free online graphics application. Each lesson comes with detailed step by step instructions.
Google Sheet Pivot Tables
You will learn how to use a pivot table to organize and make sense of data. We will be using data collected about volcanoes. Students like volcanoes. We will learn how to use use a pivot table to organize the information in the datasheet. This pivot table will help answer some questions we have about volcanoes. We will take the data and create charts.
You will learn how to use a pivot table to organize and make sense of data. We will be using data collected about volcanoes. Students like volcanoes. We will learn how to use use a pivot table to organize the information in the data sheet. This pivot table will help answer some questions we have about volcanoes.
Google Slides Interactive Stories
Google Slides is useful for more than presentations. Slides include a variety of options that are useful for creating interactive slides. Shapes like rounded rectangles are used for navigation buttons. Speech bubbles in the shapes palette are used for conversations between characters.
Google Slides is useful for more than presentations. Slides include a variety of options that are useful for creating interactive slides. Shapes like rounded rectangles are used for navigation buttons. Speech bubbles in the shapes palette are used for conversations between characters. Search the Internet within Slides to find appropriate characters for stories. All image searches return images in the creative commons or in the public domain. Add backgrounds on slides to enhance the story with more visual interest. Use Google Drawings to create custom backgrounds. Include voice-over narration with embedded video. Use slide animations and transitions to enhance the story. Create your own animated Gifs with free Chrome browser applications.