Ed Tech and STEM Monday Review 5/19/14

Building Green School Grounds and Teaching STEM Principles 

http://www.nwf.org/what-we-do/kids-and-nature/educators/lesson-plans/stem-lessons.aspx

Does Your School Teach Computer Science? Should It?

http://www.edudemic.com/computer-science/ 

How Teachers Are Actually Using Technology In Their Classrooms

http://www.edudemic.com/technology-in-their-classrooms/

How to Help Your Students Develop Data Literacy

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/helping-students-develop-digital-literacy-suzie-boss

A Two-Gear Construct for Envisioning Blended Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/2-gear-construct-blended-learning-elisabeth-stock

Teach Kids To Be Their Own Internet Filters

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/10/teach-kids-to-be-their-own-filter/

The Maker Movement Goes Global

 http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/12/the-maker-movement-goes-global/

You need lots of STEM to grow a school garden--and steam to cook the veggies.

 

Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 5/17/14

How to Help Your Students Develop Data Literacy

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/helping-students-develop-digital-literacy-suzie-boss 

Social And Emotional Benefits Of Video Games: Metacognition and Relationships

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/05/social-and-emotional-benefits-of-video-games-metacognition-and-relationships/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

How Teachers Are Actually Using Technology In Their Classrooms

http://www.edudemic.com/technology-in-their-classrooms/ 

Can technology improve preschool? Louisiana teachers are about to find out

http://hechingerreport.org/content/can-technology-improve-preschool-louisiana-teachers-find_15907/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29 

3 (free!) ways to share bookmarks with students using Wibki

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2014/05/3-free-ways-share-bookmarks-students-using-wibki.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCornerstone+%28The+Cornerstone+Blog%29 

The Maker Movement Goes Global

 http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/12/the-maker-movement-goes-global/

What Can Educators Learn from the Gaming Industry?

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/educators-learn-from-gaming-industry-kelly-teng