After careful consideration, we believed the most deserving applicant from this past month is Victoria Blackmer from the Robert R. Jones Public Library in Coal Valley, Ill. Victoria is a librarian at this library in Coal Valley, which is almost on the border of Iowa, and she has also begun to work closely with the nearby Bicentennial Elementary School.
Go-Lab (Global Online Science Labs for Inquiry Learning at School) is an online sharing and authoring platform for educators and students to create, complete, and share labs, apps, and inquiry learning spaces (ILSs). The platform is designed for science teachers in both early and upper grades to incorporate innovative technical learning opportunities.
Though it seems like it might be too challenging or expensive to implement drones into STEM learning, the fact is that it’s no more difficult than adding more traditional STEAM tools. Aside from securing places to fly them, your biggest challenge might just be deciding on a model or two. But, don’t you worry—we’re here to highlight some of the
Following millennials, Generation Z emerged in the mid-90s and is now getting set to make its mark on the world. Many of them are now in high school (depending on when you define the end of Gen Z), meaning they are preparing for their lives and careers. Like other generations, they are facing some challenges and incredible opportunities.
We’ll be the NYSCATE Annual Conference from Sunday-Tuesday, the NAMTC Leadership Summit in Colorado Springs, CO from Nov. 27-28, the AESA Annual Conference (also in Colorado Springs) from Nov. 28-Dec. 1, and perhaps the most important of the all—the Christa McAuliffe Tech Conference in Manchester, NH coming up just after Thanksgiving.
Kinetic City is a web-based science program that teaches a variety of science concepts via challenges, games, and activities. The theme of the program is “knowledge-eating viruses destroying our world’s science” with the solution being to complete the games and projects to “beat the bugs and set things right.”
There are a few VR systems that are great for educational use, including the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Google Expeditions. This week, however, we’re going to talk about the last one. Google Expeditions is different from the other two systems for the simple fact that it’s designed specifically to be educational.
As long as kids remain curious and are given the opportunity to explore all areas of innovation, they’re going to be more capable of thriving in the future. Keep reading to discover how educators can leverage technology, PBL, and the promise of future success to provide their students with skills that will be useful to them for years to come.
We’re excited to announce that our latest EdTech grant recipient is Cynthia Rumery, an elementary, middle, and high school teacher at the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford, CT. Cynthia is extremely dedicated to providing her students with innovative and visual opportunities to help them develop the skills of tomorrow!
There is a decent chance your school already uses Moodle as it supports 90 million users and tens of thousands of learning environments worldwide, including the London School of Economics, State University of New York, Shell, and Microsoft. Keep reading to learn why Moodle is such a recognized and Rising Resource for educators.
