Okay people. If you don’t follow Laura Moore (@LearnMooreStuff), you are truly missing out on some incredible resources. Just do a search for her on my site and you will see how much I’ve learned from her over the years. Oh, wait. You don’t have to. Here is a link to the search. The woman … Read more
This is actually a repost from last year, but Breakout Edu has changed its format a bit. In order to access the holiday games, you will need to be logged in (registration is free), and then you can use this link: https://platform.breakoutedu.com/category/christmas-hanukkah-and-winter-holidays There are digital games and physical games included in the collection. I should probably add … Read more
I don’t know how Richard Byrne does it, but he has this ability to suggest technology tools on his blog that fit in perfectly with lessons I am planning for the week. In this case, I had known about the tool, Loopy, but forgotten about it. Richard recently included it in this post, “Three Good … Read more
I love Rock the Lab, an incredible resource from @learnmoorestuff. She has recently updated her Hour of Code page, and the layout is awesome. It includes links to the basic computer science lessons for each grade level, the activities that have been especially developed for Hour of Code, an Hour of Code Hyperdoc, and a … Read more
Leslie Fisher (@LeslieFisher) tweeted out this link to Weekly Map yesterday. The concept is similar to the “What’s Going on in this Graph?” feature that appears in the New York Times the second Tuesday of every month – except, of course, that this a weekly challenge. Each Monday brings a new map, and a hint … Read more
Empatico is a new site that is being developed to match students with other classrooms around the world. Because the site is beta testing, you will need to give them your contact information in order to gain early access (expected launch in September, 2017). It is designed for students 8-10 years old, and includes two … Read more