The Best New Hour of Code Resources for 2019 By Shannon Mersand 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 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 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 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 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 Based on research-driven strategies, Reading Horizons Discovery is a program for teaching and assessing K–3 reading skills.
Revision Assistant By Shannon Mersand 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 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 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 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 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 eDynamic Learning offers over 50 high-quality online career and elective courses for middle-and high-school students.
3D PRINTER GUIDE By Shannon Mersand 3D printers allow users to design an object using 3D design software and print it in three dimensions.
Navigating the Digital School By Shannon Mersand How Do You Find the Right Tool for Your School Needs?
Sprout Allows For Easy 3D Prototyping By Shannon Mersand In November 2014, HP introduced Sprout, calling it an immersive computer.
Typing Agent 4.0 By Shannon Mersand 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 Learning management systems, like all technology, are continually improving to meet the evolving needs of their users.
Librarians Lead the Way in EdTech By Shannon Mersand April is School Library Month, and this year’s theme is “Your School Library: Where Learning Never Ends.” No tag line could be truer.
Reading Assessment Programs By Shannon Mersand Reading has been identified as one of the key factors in predicting college and career readiness for students.
