Learning keyboarding can be super boring and tedious for students. This set of formatting activities aims to bring engagement and a sense of purpose to the practice of typing. By the time students finish all 11 U.S. Holidays they will have practiced each of the keyboard rows four times. Students will also (hopefully) have a sense of pride over the final outcome and an understanding of the learning objective.
This resource works on so many great technology skills. While students may be familiar with using snap cubes (or counting blocks or whatever you call them) to make designs, it brings the skill to a whole new level to do it digitally. 10 Construction Theme designs in 4 different levels for differentiation between grade levels k-5.
Introduce a lesson on computers parts with this eBook that goes over the inputs and outputs of a computer. Great for a warm up activity in the computer lab or classroom. Share the PDF with students for a paperless experience or print the nonfiction text out as a booklet.
Digital Winter Themed Coding Activities for your grades 2-5 students. These are fully digital and can be used through Google Slides or PowerPoint. Let your students learn about computer languages in a fun and engaging way. These activities are independent click and go lessons on binary, coding, and problem solving. Perfect for the ISTE standard Computational Thinking. They would even be great for your STEM time in class or your Maker Space during the Hour of Code!
Introduce a lesson on how email works with this eBook that goes over what email is, how it compares to traditional main, and how we send and receive email messages. Includes brief email etiquette. Great for a warm up activity in the computer lab or classroom. Share the PDF with students for a paperless experience or print the nonfiction text out as a booklet.
Teach students how to follow and decompose algorithms with these Build a Monster digital activities. 2 types of digital activities ask students to follow an algorithm to put a Monster together and then look at a pre-built Monster and type their own algorithm for it.
This winter will be so fun with the Snow Globe digital glyph and digital animation projects in one bundle! You can use both projects with the same students or have students do the digital glyph the first year and then the digital animation the next year. Ideal for computer lab teachers or upper elementary classroom teachers.
As requested, here is a set of keyboarding activities that help students practice the shift key. This set of 6 Designs require students to use the whole keyboard including the shift key characters. The goal of text formatting activities is to bring engagement and a sense of purpose to the practice of typing. Students will also (hopefully) have a sense of pride over the final outcome and an understanding of the learning objective.
Do you need your students to master Google Slides, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Classroom so that they can complete assignments efficiently? This bundle has everything your upper elementary students need to become pros at Google Apps.
Teach students how to follow and decompose algorithms with these Build a Pizza digital activities. 2 types of digital activities ask students to follow an algorithm to put a Pizza together and then look at a pre-built Pizza and type their own algorithm for it.
Use these activities as a lesson on understanding what an algorithm is, how to write one, follow one, and decompose one. I even included printable posters and vocabulary cards.
Learning keyboarding can be super boring and tedious for students. This set of 4 Summer Themed text formatting activities aims to bring engagement and a sense of purpose to the practice of typing. Students will also (hopefully) have a sense of pride over the final outcome and an understanding of the learning objective.
This complete unit has 10 reading passages, vocab cards, a multiple choice assessment, and 40 digital activity slides for internet safety and digital citizenship topics. It is ideal for computer lab teachers to use during tech class as you can choose which topics to complete with each grade level.
Introduce a lesson on keyboarding with this eBook that goes over how a keyboard works and how we use them, including an introduction to Home Row keys and learning to type. Great for a warm up activity in the computer lab or classroom. Share the PDF with students for a paperless experience or print the nonfiction text out as a booklet.
Over 180 Posters of I Can Statements for the ISTE® Technology Standards for Students. Both full page and half page posters are included as well as PDF and PNG options for printing. This is the K-2 and 3-5 sets combined into one download for K-5.
Students put together a digital computer in 4 click and drag activities. They learn how to put icons on a desktop, where the hardware components go inside of a computer, they label the browser icons, and they put a keyboard together. There are differentiated options to meet the needs of your students.
This activity is provided in PowerPoint. You can upload it into your Google Drive and it will open with Slides.
STEM goes digital with these fun and engaging design challenges. 10 websites and 90 challenges perfect for grades 2 and up. The virtual manipulatives work on any device and in any browser so this activity is perfect for distance learning and in the classroom.
Using technology and problem solving skills, students decipher codes and complete activities to learn the Online Research Skills topic of Avoiding Plagiarism. The activities are housed in a Google Slides file and students enter their codes into a locked Google Form.
Teach students how to follow and decompose algorithms with these Build a Burger digital activities. 2 types of digital activities ask students to follow an algorithm to put a Burger together and then look at a pre-built Burger and type their own algorithm for it.
Use these activities as a lesson on understanding what an algorithm is, how to write one, follow one, and decompose one. I even included printable posters and vocabulary cards.
Coding meets vocabulary instruction with VoCode! Integrate those robots you have (or turn students into robots) to complete these coding challenges. 3 Options for the activities mean that you can use this with ANY movable Bots and ANY grade level of students. Be sure to check out the preview!
This set includes Parts Inside a Computer. Check out page 5 of the preview to see which ones are included.
Students can learn and memorize the Chromebook Special Keys by completing 10 engaging secret picture tile puzzles. These puzzles are great mouse or trackpad practice as well as being an opportunity to practice navigating a Google Slides or PowerPoint file.
Introduce a lesson on computers with this eBook that goes over the history of computers from ancient computing devices to the first punch card systems all the way to modern computers with internet connections. Great for a warm up activity in the computer lab or classroom. Share the PDF with students for a paperless experience or print the nonfiction text out as a booklet.
Students are going to love creating their own Digital Glyph Valentine’s Day Scene and you’re going to love all of the technology skills work they are getting. This resource works on so many great technology skills. While students may be familiar with paper and pencil glyph activities, it takes it to a whole new level to do it digitally.
Students are going to love creating their own Digital Glyph Winter Snowman Scene and you’re going to love all of the technology skills work they are getting. This resource works on so many great technology skills. While students may be familiar with paper and pencil glyph activities, it takes it to a whole new level to do it digitally.
Stop Motion Animation goes Digital with this Halloween Digital Animation Project! Students choose from background options and then add shapes, text, and clip art graphics to make a scene. Then they duplicate the slide and make a small change over and over (about 50 times) to animate the scene. Once the stop motion animation is complete students publish it to the web and can optionally make it into a GIF using a website tool.
Watch your students master directional coding with these engaging Build a Character Digital Coding activities. It is also great keyboard shortcut practice! Perfect for the ISTE standard Computational Thinking and Computer Science Week. They would even be great for your STEM time in class or your Maker Space during the Hour of Code!
Directional coding is the foundation of learning to code. It builds the problem-solving skills students will need to transition into block coding and then actual coding languages.
By working on progressively harder challenges, students will get to practice the skill multiple times.
Digital interactive slides for 4th and 5th grade students with a Back to School theme. Timely Tech is designed to help your students build tech skills while incorporating monthly themed digital activities.
When I teach my students with monthly themed activities that bring in the other subject areas, I find that they are more engaged and empowered to learn. There is intentionally lots of repetition from month to month with these Timely Tech activities because students are building both tech and academic skills.
Hold your students accountable for navigating a web browser independently with this Web Browser Icons bulletin board or display. Stylish yet academic posters, with letters to use as a heading. Just print and set up!
Using technology and problem solving skills, students decipher codes and complete activities to learn the Online Research Skills topic of Evaluating a Web Page. The activities are housed in a Google Slides file and students enter their codes into a locked Google Form.
Learning keyboarding can be super boring and tedious for students. This set of Seasons Themed text formatting activities aims to bring engagement and a sense of purpose to the practice of typing. Students will also (hopefully) have a sense of pride over the final outcome and an understanding of the learning objective.
This complete unit has 9 reading passages, vocab cards, a multiple choice assessment, and 36 digital activity slides for online research topics. It is ideal for computer lab teachers to use during tech class as you can choose which topics to complete with each grade level.
If you’re looking for an engaging end of year activity for your upper elementary students, try this End of Year Memory Book Digital Activity! 18 Digital activity slides for Google Slides or PowerPoint that students fill in with their answers.
15 Word Processing modules for the Intermediate skills. Most appropriate for students in grades 3-5 or students who have had an introduction to Word Processing. For each skill, there are 2 templates. 1 will open in MS Word, and 1 will open in Google Docs. To use the Google Docs version, your students will need to have Google accounts. The tasks for the assignment are the same whether students are using Word or Docs.
These projects were made out of a desire to guide students to eventually work independently in software programs. They are design to build technology literacy through repetition and engaging project prompts.