It’s always fun to see the progress of Kickstarter projects you’ve backed. I got one of the first batch of 3Doodlers way back when, and things have really changed: new filament colors, tons of project ideas, a 2.0 version, and accessories. 3Doodler is a 3D printing pen that requires no programming – just patience and … Read more
As many schools begin to realize the need to integrate more STEM/STEAM into the curriculum, those of us in elementary education who may feel a bit inadequate when it comes to lofty fields like engineering sometimes have a hard time incorporating it into our lessons. Novel Engineering is a project that aims to show how engineering and … Read more
I’ve been holding off on purchasing a drone for our classroom. Quite frankly, I don’t know a lot about them and I haven’t seen a lot of useful applications for education. I like testing out cool gadgets, but I don’t think it’s fair to spend that much money on something for my students that won’t be … Read more
I briefly mentioned Blippar in a post last summer about the Augmented Reality magazine, Brainspace. A tweet from last night reminded me that there are other educational uses for the free Blippar app. In this post by Rob Stringer on Blippar’s blog, you can find some great uses of Blippar for science activities in the classroom. … Read more
UPDATE 5/20/2020: I found some more WODB images, and posted the link here if you are interested! I just love the people I follow on Twitter. I get so many great ideas that would probably take a decade to reach me if it weren’t for the #eduawesome people who share resources regularly. The other day … Read more
My days spent at #TCEA16 last week were motivating and extremely inspiring. This week, I would like to select a few highlights to share with you. Today’s post is about Sway, a presentation tool. Sway is a tool from Microsoft that some might call PowerPoint on Steroids. Sway is free, but you will need an Office or … Read more