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.
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 life of Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple and developer of one of the first popular personal computers. 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 life of Thomas Edison, who was known for making improvements on many inventions. 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 life of Edith Clarke, who was the first female Electrical Engineer to graduate from MIT. 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 life of Chester Gordon Bell, who is known for his work on minicomputers and is currently a consultant for Microsoft. 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 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!
Keyboard shortcuts “game” that can be completed on any device. The interactive PDF has an Bubble theme, where students get to pop the bubbles with each correct answer. Interactive PDFs are easy to use and students can practice their tech skills from any device!
Easter Digital CVC word practice slides for Google Slides or PowerPoint. This set has 10 slides of CVC word building and typing practice. There is an Easter theme on the secret pictures to make it engaging.
Students can learn and memorize the cursor icons by completing 10 engaging digital 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.
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.
STEM goes digital with these fun and engaging design challenges for October. 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 Photosynthesis 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 Biomes and Ecosystems 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.
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.
Spiral Review technology lessons that teach presentation, word processing, and spreadsheet software over 36 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.
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 Movies Theme designs in 4 different levels for differentiation between grade levels k-5.
13 digital interactive slides for 4th and 5th grade students with a November 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.
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 Foods 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.
Digital activities for the book Cell Phoney 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 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!
A teacher’s guide for making the most out of your classroom tablets. Tips and tricks, app lists, activities, resources, and more in this 43 page eBook.
Teach and review online research skills strategies with this set of 25 posters that can be used as a bulletin board or display. Stylish yet academic posters, with both color and black and white options. Just print and set up!
Students create the content for this bulletin board set with a free Algorithm Art digital activity from code.org. The file comes with printable letters to use as a heading and accent pieces to make the display pop. Prep the letters and accent pieces, have the students complete the online activity, print out the finished student work, and set up the bulletin board.
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What is included?
• Directions for student activity, which is on code.org
• 2 color options of letters for the header in both color and black and white.
• Accent icons in color and black and white to add to your design (optional).
Digital activities for the book hello! hello! that are perfect for grades K-2. 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
Digital activities for the book Clicker Goes Viral that are perfect for grades K-2. 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 Nerdy Birdy Tweets 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 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 learn about how RGB and Hex color coding works with a quick lesson and then 10 printable technology themed mystery picture worksheets. Perfect for an offline activity!
Do your student’s parents ever ask about what standards are used and what units are taught in technology class? Do they ask you about your education background and classroom management philosophy? If yes, then this resource is for you!