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Playdough for Everyone

Playdough for Everyone

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, Active Learning, AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, Elementary & Middle Years, English, Inclusive Practices, K-3, Not Subject Specific, Resource, Secondary | Tagged with create make innovate, hands-on, makerspace, playdough, STEM

Playdough is a tactile educational tool that can be used as a way to incorporate creativity and kinesthetic learning into lessons. It is inexpensive and easy to make using available kitchen ingredients (flour, salt, water & oil). Playdough can be used throughout the curriculum for all ages: it can be an effective form of experiential […]

Design Thinking & ADST

Design Thinking & ADST

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, Blog Posts, engSTEAM, Learning Design & Planning, Not Subject Specific, Secondary | Tagged with ADST, applied skills, curriculum, design, design challenge, design challenges, design thinking, makerspace, sandbox session

Design Thinking is a series of steps that can help people understand the nature of a problem, then consider and test solutions. These steps are part of a cyclical process: the proposed solution may not solve the problem, and then participants will have to go back to earlier steps and work their way through again. […]

Makerspace:

Makerspace:

Posted in AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, artSTEAM, Blog Posts, Elementary & Middle Years, engSTEAM, Learning Design & Planning, mathSTEAM, Not Subject Specific, Resource, sciSTEAM, Secondary, techSTEAM, Video & Video Tutorials | Tagged with ADST, make, makerspace, making

Known also as fab labs, tinkering areas, or hackerspaces, makerspaces are generally areas where people can gather to make, create, and experiment with a variety of materials and tools. As the name suggests, makerspaces are spaces where people can make stuff. While these creations are often physical things, digital productions can also be included. Varying […]

Circuitry Explorations: Tech Ed Stations

Circuitry Explorations: Tech Ed Stations

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, Blog Posts, sciSTEAM, techSTEAM | Tagged with ADST, create make innovate, makerspace, STEAM, Tech Ed

Play-based, hands-on learning activities appeal to our creativity and our curiosity. When combined with specific prompts and tasks, they encourage children by providing greater success and a more rewarding experiences (McLean & Harlow, 2017) as they learn about the world around them. When you combine a 9V battery with a handful of playdough and a […]

Stop Motion Studio

Stop Motion Studio

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, English, K-3, multimedia creation, Not Subject Specific, Resource | Tagged with animation, app, claymation, Free, makerspace, multimedia, multimodal, photo, Presentation, stop motion, Teacher Use, video

Stop motion animation can be created in many different ways. Today, there are some helpful apps to make the often time-consuming task more streamlined! You can, however, just set transition between clips in any slide show or movie app to 0 or .5 to create a stop motion effect (similar to a no-tech ‘flip book’ […]


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