This week, we explored Pear Deck, which is a popular online platform that allows teachers to create interactive content, like slide shows, to better engage every student in the classroom. It’s very user-friendly and robust, making Pear Deck a great way to help teachers, too! Keep reading to learn more about it and how to use it in the classroom.
For this last educator, however, we sent a little something before the start of the new year. Leigh Kuhn is a school librarian at Bondurant Middle School in Frankfort, Ky. and she caught our eye with her ‘STEM to STREAM’ initiative, so we made sure to get her something she can use in the new year!
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.
We hope you have been enjoying our Rising Resources blog series so far and we’re back with a new installment today! Each week, we will take a look at an online STEM resource teachers can use to better their instruction with hands-on opportunities. In this article, we’re exploring the wonders of Nearpod.
In this edition of Rising Resources, we’re taking a deeper look into the mathematics and technology resource known as Funbrain. This resource is ideal for parents and educators who want to foster a positive relationship between students and educational gaming. It offers lots of hands-on learning through interactive gameplay and more!
Audacity is a free and open-source digital audio editor and recording application software that anybody can use to create their own custom sounds. In this post, we’re exploring the wonders of Audacity. Keep reading to find out why it’s useful and how educators can leverage it to create high-quality learning experiences in the classroom!
While not necessarily brand new, wearable technology is demonstrating it can play a viable role in creating or enriching 21st century learning experiences for students. Whether it’s virtual reality headsets or other tech tools, it’s no longer unheard of to use wearables in education. Read on to learn more about some of the most popular ones.
If you’re looking to incorporate hands-on play and inspire innovative thinking at an early age, you’re going to love Puzzlets! Puzzlets are a Bluetooth-enabled accessory for tablets or phones that kids can use to play games that teach things like coding, art, and math. It is designed for kids in K-2, helping them explore logic, cause and effect, and more.
VR is making its way into the educational sphere, empowering students to explore previously unreachable destinations and interact directly with virtual objects. A few weeks ago, I experimented with the Oculus Rift virtual reality system, and this time I got to try out the HTC Vive—just another perk of working at Eduporium!
Their top-notch designs, user-friendly integration, and expanding variety of STEM-based projects ensures that every student will remain engaged and learning while interactively doing something they enjoy! With these STEM kits from Fischertechnik, students get to follow the blueprints, design new devices, and build everyday tools, like hair dryers and windshield wipers!
