STEM goes digital with these fun and engaging design challenges for February. 5 engineering design websites and 5 editable challenges perfect for grades 3 and up. If you are in a paperless classroom or 1:1 with laptops or Chromebooks then these are ideal for you, but can also be used during computer lab time or with the laptop cart.
Teachers looking to integrate technology skills and content areas with love this review of PowerPoint/Google Slides skills for students with the topic of Plants. While this is a simple research project, the real goal of this activity is for students to put their notes into a Presentation template (using either Google Slides or PowerPoint) and make it look professional.
Presentation Projects for Plants for students to practice creating presentations in either Google Slides or PowerPoint. There are 2 levels included for differentiation. The facts are the same, but the requirements for the presentation change between the levels.
Presentation Projects for Water Cycle for students to practice creating presentations in either Google Slides or PowerPoint. There are 2 levels included for differentiation. The facts are the same, but the requirements for the presentation change between the levels.
Digital Click and Drag Mystery Pictures work on so many great technology skills. While students may be familiar with using 100s charts in their math lessons, it brings the skill to a whole new level to use them as mouse or trackpad practice. This set includes 5 August/Summer themed designs in 2 different levels for differentiation between grade levels k-5.
Learning keyboarding can be super boring and tedious for students. This set of 4 Earth Day 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 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 Circus Theme designs in 4 different levels for differentiation between grade levels k-5.
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 Space Theme designs in 4 different levels for differentiation between grade levels k-5.
Even our youngest learners can master graphic design basics with digital design activities like this Recreate a Fall Scene challenge. Students will drag the provided clip art pieces into the work area and then resize and layer the pieces until it looks exactly like the model. I’ve provided 5 challenges that are increasingly more difficult and require more tech skills and perseverance.
Make keyboarding fun with these quick tech printable and digital activities! Perfect to reinforce typing skills throughout the school year without wasting precious instructional time. The activities included are all ideal for 3rd grade students in interest and complexity.
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Introduce lessons on Online Research Skills with this eBook series. In these booklets students learn strategies to find the right information and how to avoid plagiarism. Share the PDF with students for a paperless experience or print the nonfiction text out as a booklet.
Keyboard shortcuts “game” that can be completed on any device. The interactive PDF has an Gumball theme, where students get to fill the gumball machine with each correct answer. Interactive PDFs are easy to use and students can practice their tech skills from any device!
Presentation Projects for Magnets for students to practice creating presentations in either Google Slides or PowerPoint. There are 2 levels included for differentiation. The facts are the same, but the requirements for the presentation change between the levels.
Digital Click and Drag Mystery Pictures work on so many great technology skills. While students may be familiar with using 100s charts in their math lessons, it brings the skill to a whole new level to use them as mouse or trackpad practice. This set includes 5 March themed designs in 2 different levels for differentiation between grade levels k-5.
Learning keyboarding can be super boring and tedious for students. This set of 4 Clothes 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 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 Weather Theme designs in 4 different levels for differentiation between grade levels k-5.
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 Clothing Theme designs in 4 different levels for differentiation between grade levels k-5.
Digital activities for the book Coding Can Change the World that are perfect for grades 3-5. 12 total digital activities that will help students expand their understanding of this great read aloud storybook. I designed this for technology teachers or media specialists so that you can read the same book to all 3 grade levels and then assign them different activities. You can read it again the next year with fresh activities for the next grade!
Digital activities for the book Chicken Clicking that are perfect for grades 3-5. 12 total digital activities that will help students expand their understanding of this great read aloud storybook. I designed this for technology teachers or media specialists so that you can read the same book to all 3 grade levels and then assign them different activities. You can read it again the next year with fresh activities for the next grade!Â
Even our youngest learners can master graphic design basics with digital design activities like this Recreate an Easter Scene challenge. Students will drag the provided clip art pieces into the work area and then resize and layer the pieces until it looks exactly like the model. I’ve provided 5 challenges that are increasingly more difficult and require more tech skills and perseverance.
Even our youngest learners can master graphic design basics with digital design activities like this Recreate a Spring Scene challenge. Students will drag the provided clip art pieces into the work area and then resize and layer the pieces until it looks exactly like the model. I’ve provided 5 challenges that are increasingly more difficult and require more tech skills and perseverance.
Students are going to love creating their own Donut Digital Glyph as a way to talk about Test Prep and Stress, and you’re going to love all of the technology skills work they are getting. Digital Glyphs work 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.
Try digital animation with your students with a simple and engaging Summer Olympics (Sports) theme 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.
Introduce a lesson on the history of technology with this eBook that goes over the career of Mark Zuckerberg, who created the world’s largest social media platform, Facebook. 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.
Introduce a lesson on the history of technology with this eBook that goes over the career of Elon Musk, who is a computer programmer and business founder known for developing Zip2 and Tesla, among others. 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.
Introduce a lesson on the history of technology with this eBook that goes over the career of Bill Gates, who is known for co-founding Microsoft and creating the Windows Operating System. 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.
Keyboard shortcuts “game” that can be completed on any device. The interactive PDF has an Bug theme, where students get to build bugs with each correct answer. Interactive PDFs are easy to use and students can practice their tech skills from any device!
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Spiral Review technology lessons that teach presentation, word processing, and spreadsheet software over 12 sessions. These will make a great addition to your technology curriculum for the computer lab. The skills build on each other throughout this unit so it is important to do the lessons in order. Each set of 12 weeks are all on the same topic, so students can take a deep dive into the content and the tech skills.
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 Movies Theme designs in 4 different levels for differentiation between grade levels k-5.
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 Detective Theme designs in 4 different levels for differentiation between grade levels k-5.
These Technology Vocabulary flash cards can be used in so many ways. My favorite is as an independent center. Students flip through the flash cards for an assigned topic and commit the terms to memory.
They also make a great early finisher activity. Or use them as a quick activity at the beginning or end of class.
These are the 6 topics included:
Coding terms
STEM terms
Internet Safety terms
Gsuite terms
Spreadsheet terms
General Computer terms
There are over 200 terms included plus blanks to make more of your own if needed.