Category: stem
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Amazing Minecraft Webshows, Music Videos and Parody Animation Videos
This weekend my son, who is now 15 and in 9th grade, shared several YouTube videos he’s been watching recently about Minecraft. This fall he recorded and shared a presentation for the 2012 K-12 Online Conference, “Creating and Playing in Minecraft,” in which he shared some of his favorite YouTube channels by Minecraft gurus. Here…
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Why Scratch Club?
(cross-posted from the Yukon Public Schools Learning Showcase) This Spring 2013 semester, twenty-four 4th and 5th grade students are participating in “Scratch Club” after school at Independence Elementary. STEM teacher Chris Simon is sponsoring the club, which students were invited to apply for in December. See the previous post, “Yukon Students Learning Computer Programming with…
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Yukon Students Learning Computer Programming with Scratch
(cross-posted from the Learning Showcase website of Yukon Public Schools) The December 12, 2012, issue of the Yukon Review featured an article on page 11 about students taking STEM classes with Chris Simon at Independence Elementary School. STEM is an acronym for “Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.” The article was titled, “‘Scratch’ teaches students computer…
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Introducing 4th and 5th Graders to Scratch Software Possibilities
Today and tomorrow I’m co-teaching with Chris Simon at Independence Elementary School in Yukon, Oklahoma, introducing 4th and 5th graders to Scratch Software for the first time. Chris is the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) teacher at IES, which is one of the 4th/5th grade elementary schools in YPS. Both YPS 4/5 campuses have…
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Using the Daum Equation Editor to Format Math Equations for Wolfram Alpha
Wolfram Alpha is a global game changer for mathematics and computation on par with Google for information access. Every teacher and student, especially at secondary and post-secondary levels, should not only know ABOUT Wolfram Alpha but also how to effectively USE Wolfram Alpha to solve problems. My son (who is almost 15 and in 9th…
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Blogging the Conference: EDUCAUSE 2012 Session Notes
The past three days I’ve been in Denver, blogging sessions from the 2012 EDUCAUSE conference for iThemes. iThemes is a WordPress and web design focused company in Edmond, Oklahoma, and I’ve been blogging on a contract basis for them past few months on the iThemes Education blog. (@ithemesEd on Twitter) This was my first time…
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This Is What Learning Looks Like by Gary Stager (Nov 2012)
These are my notes from Gary Stager‘s breakout session, “This Is What Learning Looks Like,” at the 2012 Interactive Learning Institute sponsored by the K20 Center at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Send an email to hey@stager.org to receive links for a collection of resources…
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iPhone 5, Steve Jobs Reflections, & Amazing (free) Science Videos
This evening my mind was blown several times, and video content on our Apple TV was the source. First of all, I watched the full two hour Apple iPhone 5 event video from yesterday. It’s a free video podcast on “Apple Keynotes” in iTunes, and I’ve watched the past several events directly on our home…