Digital Tools for Schools By Shannon Mersand 09 March 2020 Making the right decisions when purchasing digital tools -- and what to do if you need to act immediately
Best 3D Classroom Printers By Shannon Mersand 02 February 2020 Choosing the right 3D printer can be difficult with so many choices on the market.
3D Printing in Action By Shannon Mersand 02 February 2020 It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a drone made with a 3D printer!
Top 3D Pens for the Classroom By Shannon Mersand 02 February 2020 3D pens are hand-held devices that mimic the extrusion process of a 3D printer, but allow for more free-form control over what is created.
The Best New Hour of Code Resources for 2019 By Shannon Mersand 04 December 2019 Many of the activities provide tie-ins to subject areas like ELA, Math, Art and Music, Science, and Social Studies, so every educator can find ways for students to participate.
Participate in the Hour of Code with these Great Products By Shannon Mersand 25 October 2018 Since its launch in 2013, the Hour of Code has introduced more than 625,750,509 people ages four to 104, in more than 180 countries, to basic coding and computer science concepts.
PRODUCTS PERFECT FOR THE HOUR OF CODE By Shannon Mersand 25 October 2017 Here are some of the many options available for educators to bring Hour of Code activities into their classrooms this December.
What’s New In 3D Printing By Shannon Mersand 29 August 2017 Students at Charter High School for Architecture and Design in Philadelphia (PA) are working with an Ultimaker 2 Extended+ to learn about art, design, and giving back to the community.
MakerBot Replicator Mini+ By Shannon Mersand 31 January 2017 The MakerBot Replicator Mini+ is a single extruder 3D printer with a 10.1 x 12.6 x 12.6 cm (L/W/H) build plate, allowing users to print PLA objects up to 98 cubic inches.
Reading Horizons Discovery By Shannon Mersand 21 June 2016 Based on research-driven strategies, Reading Horizons Discovery is a program for teaching and assessing K–3 reading skills.
Revision Assistant By Shannon Mersand 21 June 2016 Revision Assistant is an online writing tool that provides writing prompts and feedback for students in grades 6 through university at the click of a button.
Kids Discover Online By Shannon Mersand 23 February 2016 Kids Discover Online offers over 100+ units of ad-free nonfiction science and social studies articles for elementary-and middle-school students.
Review of Building School 2.0: How to Create the Schools We Need By Shannon Mersand 19 February 2016 Rarely does a professional book cause a reader to lose sleep. Rarely is a book about how to improve teaching and learning a page-turner.
Newsela By Shannon Mersand 28 January 2016 Newsela is a service that makes it easy for teachers to assign nonfiction texts to students at appropriate reading levels.
Autodesk Design Academy By Shannon Mersand 28 January 2016 Autodesk Design Academy provides educators and students free access to product tutorials, exercises, projects, and courses for Autodesk tools as they learn about the world of 3D design.
eDynamic Learning By Shannon Mersand 06 January 2016 eDynamic Learning offers over 50 high-quality online career and elective courses for middle-and high-school students.
Sprout Allows For Easy 3D Prototyping By Shannon Mersand 24 September 2015 In November 2014, HP introduced Sprout, calling it an immersive computer.
Typing Agent 4.0 By Shannon Mersand 24 June 2015 Typing Agent is a fully Web-based program that allows central teacher control over student typing lessons and test curriculum.
WHAT’S NEW WITH LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS By Shannon Mersand 27 May 2015 Learning management systems, like all technology, are continually improving to meet the evolving needs of their users.
