Andy Larmand

  1. Enhancing CS Instruction: Learn About Our Latest Grant Awardee

    Enhancing CS Instruction: Learn About Our Latest Grant Awardee
    For this past month, we are happy to present this award to Ed Mondragon, who runs the CTE department with the Granite School District in Salt Lake City, Utah! Like so many educators, Ed is now searching for ways to make remote learning as meaningful as possible for each of his students and for all the committed teachers he works
  2. Rising Resources | Checkology For Media Literacy

    Rising Resources | Checkology For Media Literacy
    As schools have been closed, teachers and students have been closely monitoring the latest updates surrounding the pandemic. With that comes a need for strong digital literacy skills and the need to identify accurate information from reputable sources. Checkology is an online tool that students can use to develop key media literacy skills.
  3. Tips & Tricks | Collecting Data with the databot

    Tips & Tricks | Collecting Data with the databot
    With so much data filling our world—and the immediate environments around us—it can be hard to conceptualize just how much there is to explore. With the databot, students can do just that. This tiny cube fits in the palms of their hands and helps them explore the hidden world of data in an incredibly powerful way using a dozen on-board
  4. Distance Learning Resources From Some Of Our Partners

    Distance Learning Resources From Some Of Our Partners
    As you know, everybody is doing their part to pull together resources for remote learning and that includes the companies whose STEM tools we sell on our store. Whether it’s at-home project ideas, best practices webinars, or tips for cleaning, we want to keep the learning going as best we can!
  5. Distance Learning Advice For All Teachers Amid COVID Closures

    Distance Learning Advice For All Teachers Amid COVID Closures
    You have probably had resources for remote learning all but thrown at you over the last couple of weeks with the reality that has hit much of the K-12 education world. While there’s no specific formulas for creating successful distance learning lessons, there are at least strategies for teachers who’ve found themselves thrust into this new role without much time
  6. Coronavirus And Education: Soft Skills And Their Importance

    Coronavirus And Education: Soft Skills And Their Importance
    In what’s rapidly becoming an unprecedented time for those in the education world (as well as other industries that notably include technology and professional sports), the dangerously quick spread of news is something all of us—educators included—have to be weary of and soft skills can play a role for teachers, administrators, and students.
  7. Wonder Workshop Kits On Sale: Save Up To 20% On Robots

    Wonder Workshop Kits On Sale: Save Up To 20% On Robots
    For a limited time, we’re excited to be able to offer some of the best Wonder Workshop robotics kits at discounted prices for educators. Among the featured items include classroom kits for teaching with both the Dash and Cue with savings as high as 20 percent! Overall, 10 of the Wonder Workshop kits are being discounted, but only for a
  8. February Grant Award: Michelle Shea from Texas A&M Central!

    February Grant Award: Michelle Shea from Texas A&M Central!
    It’s the start of a new month, so that means we have some news regarding our EdTech grant from last month. For the month of February, we’ve awarded our grant to Michelle Shea, who’s a librarian at Texas A&M University Central—the first time we’ve given the award to somebody in higher education!
  9. State of EdTech Report Details Accomplishments and Future

    State of EdTech Report Details Accomplishments and Future
    Earlier this week, EdTech Digest announced its 2020 report on the State of EdTech, which features a comprehensive look at the trends that are popping up most in K-12 educational technology, the EdTech leaders who are making the biggest difference for students, and a look at some of the companies who are leading the way.
  10. littleBits Educator Starter Kit: A Simple Introduction to STEAM

    littleBits Educator Starter Kit: A Simple Introduction to STEAM
    We recently launched the newest addition to the littleBits line on our store. The littleBits Educator Starter Kit is designed to serve as an entry-level STEAM solution for teachers to gauge the effectiveness of the littleBits platform in their STEAM education initiatives. The kit is very much affordable and ready to use right out of the box.