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Not sure how many of you had a Spring Break - but if you did- WELCOME BACK! Hopefully you at least had a 3 day weekend. Can you believe it is April 6th already. Wow- not even sure where the year went. For me, my daughter graduates in 2 months!! OMGoodness how this year flew by. Below are some new things out there that might spice up the end of the year craziness of testing, testing and more testing.
April and May STEM STUDIO 108 VIRTUAL STEM LESSONS are added. Sign up to hold your spot! Virtual STEM Lessons. If you are interested in attending the APRIL LIVE lessons please sign up on this Google Form. If you are interested in attending the MAY LIVE lessons please sign up on this Google Form. Keep this Google Doc link nearby as we add lessons and video links. Our live lessons are going well. Join us if you want to check them out.
Screencastify Updates: Screencastify is just getting better and better. They added a new toolbar with many great features.Check out this blog post and one minute update video.
Mystery Science- we have this free for the rest of the year- With Baseball season starting on April 1st- perfect lesson to work into your week's schedule - What’s the fastest baseball ever thrown?
Discovery Education - 51 Ways to Earth Day Log into IU13 DE using your Google Account and explore this collection of 51 engaging resources for students, educators, adn families that describe how to make a meaningful difference for our planet. Things for all grade levels. Check out the Earth Day Choice Boards (for each grade band) - excellent short activities: Ex. Watch a short video and in 6 words summarize what you learned.
Discovery Education for Secondary Classes- Register your class for weeks’ worth of virtual field trips- Identity, Belonging, Legacy: How Testimony Makes Us Stronger Than Hate 0R Be Vape Free: Just the Facts, OR Nuclear Frontiers: Powering Possibilities
Science Buddies- “Engineer” Isn’t Just One Career- Introduce students to “Engineer” careers - click on this link to learn more about “engineering” possibilities.
Edpuzzle - I shared last week that we have Edpuzzle Pro for free. Here is a list of short webinars for you to learn how to incorporate video into your lessons and free up time for one-to-one interactions with students.
Wow- that was a lot- but there is something for everyone in today’s Blog to help you get started with this final marking period of the 20-21 school year.
Look on the right hand side of this Blog post for our next prize give-a-way. Could it be you? SECs or Program Designee will be nominating staff or classes each month and the winner or winners will be randomly selected using Wheel of Names. Good Luck!