Help students master Online Research Skills with these quick tech printable and digital activities! Perfect to reinforce research skills throughout the school year without wasting precious instructional time. The activities included are all ideal for 3rd grade students in interest and complexity.
Stop Motion Animation goes Digital with this Football Digital Animation Project! Students add the provided graphics to make the Football scene. Then they duplicate the slide and make a small change over and over (about 25 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 Online Research Skills with this eBook that goes over Copyright. In this booklet students learn strategies what intellectual property is, how a person can copyright it, and about licenses for using or sharing copyrighted materials. Share the PDF with students for a paperless experience or print the nonfiction text out as a booklet.
Introduce a lesson on Online Research Skills with this eBook that goes over How to take notes on a topic. In this booklet students learn strategies for taking notes, including writing down the source and synthesizing the information into something new. 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 life of Alan Turing, known for his work in decoding cyphers and creating the first test for artificial intelligence. 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.
Computer parts “game” that can be completed on any device. The interactive PDF has an Bounce House theme, where students get to build a bounce house with each correct answer. Interactive PDFs are easy to use and students can practice their tech skills from any device!
Keyboard shortcuts “game” that can be completed on any device. The interactive PDF has an Breakfast theme, where students get to build a breakfast with each correct answer. Interactive PDFs are easy to use and students can practice their tech skills from any device!
Students are going to love creating their own Build a Carnival Digital Glyph 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.
In this Build a Carnival activity, students will be asked to work across slides in either Google Slides or PowerPoint, copy and paste between slides, resize pieces, layer pieces, group pieces, and save their finished work as an image file. All while completing an engaging get-to-know-you activity.
STEM goes digital with these fun and engaging design challenges for November. 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.
Presentation Projects for Rocks and Minerals 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 May themed designs in 2 different levels for differentiation between grade levels k-5.
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 April themed designs in 2 different levels for differentiation between grade levels k-5.
Students are going to love discovering what Ocean themed design is hidden in the spreadsheet software mystery picture and you’ll love that they are practicing so many different skills. While students may be familiar with paper and pencil mystery pictures, it takes it to a whole new level to do it digitally. Students will really master the toolbar in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel. The activity has them filling 100 cells in the table per design, making it a mastery activity.
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. Weeks 25-36 are all on the topic of the science of color so students can take a deep dive into the content and the tech skills.
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. Weeks 13-24 are all on the topic of space and planets so students can take a deep dive into the content and the tech skills.
Digital interactive slides for 2nd and 3rd grade students with a May 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.
For those times when you have a 20-30 minute presentation slot and you need to teach a tech tool, this resource has your back. Description that gives background info and hooks your teachers, how to steps with screenshots, and ideas for use with elementary students. Everything you need to get your staff started with Google Drawing.
Digital Summer 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!
Even our youngest learners can master graphic design basics with digital design activities like this Recreate a Thanksgiving 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.
Unlock the world of technology careers with a guided research project! Perfect for grades 4-6, this interactive digital download is designed to inspire young minds and develop vital research and presentation skills. Discover the exciting world of technology and set your students on a path to success with this Tech Careers Guided Research Project. 34 Tech Career Posters provided with all of the facts students need to complete their presentation.
The beginning of the year in the computer lab comes with so many tasks that it can be easy to get overwhelmed or forget something important. This set of checklists and to do lists are completely editable and will hopefully help you feel in control of your back to school tasks.
Technology integration made easy with Quick Tech! Help students master Computer Basics with these quick tech printable and digital activities! Perfect to reinforce computer vocabulary throughout the school year without wasting precious instructional time. The activities included are all ideal for 2nd grade students in interest and complexity.
Technology Integration made easy with Quick Tech! Computer science can be simple and engaging with these quick tech printable and digital activities! Perfect to reinforce coding skills throughout the school year without wasting precious instructional time. The activities included are all ideal for 2nd grade students in interest and complexity.
Introduce a lesson on Digital Citizenship with this eBook that goes over Private and Personal Information. In this booklet students learn about private and personal information and what not to share online. Share the PDF with students for a paperless experience or print the nonfiction text out as a booklet.
Digital activities for the book But It’s Just a Game 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!
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.