EdandTech August 21 – EdandTech Round Up: Wow that's cool!

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#GlobalMakerDay! We are planning an exciting day for you and your classes to participate in MAKING. As always, Global Maker Day is a virtual event, so anyone can join us either from the classroom or from home. Join for as much as you can because this event is flexible for all! Don’t purchase any supplies because Global Maker Day is about creatively using what you already have. Below are some ways to participate in the event.

STEMy stuff

ELA areas

Social Studies zone

Cardboard Hacks for Maker projects Check out these videos that help students figure out ways to problem solve when doing cardboard design.

The National Energy Foundation (NEF) has partnered with Electrify America to deliver FREE, STEM-based, multimedia curriculum, Tools to teach students about the benefits of electric vehicles (EVs), School to home approach to educate families about EVs. Open to all teachers in grades K – 6.

More cardboard hacks

More 3D Maker cardboard solutions

How to improve math instruction

Solid Liquid Gas jamboard

Human Body App

Math Flipgrid Choiceboard

Earth science theme choice boards

Video bank for math lessons

Math Designer activity with geometric shapes

Math fun two truths and a lie

STEAM Choiceboard

Very cool Aquarium app that you can have kids color fish and scan it and they all swim in the aquarium! $12.50

Chromebook Shortcut posters

Another one

I have shared this before, but I love them…so here are amazing women in Science posters

10 new Flipgrid Tools and resources!

Merge Cubes now have a Chromebook feature!

STEAM Universe newsletter with grants and great info!

100 Questions to Help Students Conjecture, Invent and Solve Problems

Electrify America STEM Electric car kits for K-6

The Sugar Association

You may not realize it, but there’s a lot of chemistry going on when ingredients in a recipe are put together. Lesson on the science of baking: https://t.co/FSPL0pBRjk

NASA Techrise Student Challenge

Global Read Aloud information for this year

ELA Resources from Stuart Prykes

See new Tweet

PBS gets kids excited about writing by learning how authors write their stories.

Poster/ resources for teaching Hidden Voices

Looking Critically at Picture Books

Is it Checkable- teaching critical thinking and reliable sources

Fun graphic for Their They’re There

information about choosing books, planning for and conducting read-alouds, and extending children’s experiences. https://t.co/8GEHtz1ycK

Making Inferences with photos

Beyond the Princess Story Beyond Princess Stories: Helping Our Girls Discover Their Own Stories of Power and Promise