It was fun to share with the great folks at CSTA Maryland about the #hourofcode & #MinecraftEdu: The Show Must Go On! Students learn to create their own version of a Minecraft show with dance moves, scene changes, weather & music! Hint: hide the hot bar with F1! Covenant Life School

Still trying to decide what you want to do for CSEd Week (#hourofcode) this year? Come join us @ 4pmPST on 11/14 for a preview of our amazing activities for 2024! 🫧🪐🥪 Offerings include something Disney/Pixar, something space, and something PBS Kids! msit.events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5c9177b9…

Always excellent tips from Alice Keeler - nobody better for Google Classroom, Drive and files.

Calling all Swifties! ...Fans of Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, that is. With instruments to see the universe in gamma-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet & visible light, Swift launched on this day 20 years ago to study gamma-ray bursts & their afterglows. #Swift20 go.nasa.gov/490shi4

Middle School #MakeCode #coding in #MinecraftEDU How creative (and strategic!) can you be? Creating our own rules. Working with others. Never happier! Covenant Life School

🆓 PD in your pjs! Join the #DitchSummit for FREE and elevate your classroom with new strategies and tools all from the comfort of you couch! Sign up now 👉 ditchsummit.com

Looking for some holiday gift ideas for the kids in your life? Signed books make awesome presents! Order any of my books from @silverunicornbooks and I’ll sign, doodle-in, and personalize them (if you want) before they ship them out to you! Here’s a link: silverunicornbooks.com/lists/LpDSA8zI…

Looking for ways to celebrate #CSEdWeek and #HourOfCode with your students? See the score of resources and activities #MicrosoftEDU offers for making computer science fun: msft.it/6012oB1g8

Kitronik servo controlled Christmas bells #micro bit#engineering #technology #Christmas2024

Get the family together this #Christmas to make some of the fantastic decorations that we have provided step-by-step guides for! From sewable Christmas decorations to #3dprinted LED Christmas trees. Let your imagination take over and get making! bit.ly/3UqjTmO

Nice connecting with my #cstamd folks.

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Maybe you saw this one on YouTube in the past, but I thought I'd share it here for even more enjoyment! It's my Leroy Anderson 'Sleigh Ride' music machine and roller coaster!

Snow! Hoping my part of Maryland will get a fair share of all this white stuff! youtu.be/G47k6qSKgPw?si…

Generally, I do not solicit donations. However, if you suffer #migraine as I do, you know that knowing local barometric pressure helps! This site is free, and helps me, so I donate. (It's also fun for #STEM weather classes!) Thanks for considering. gofund.me/4a59d3cd

Hey teachers… here’s a brand new issue of The Daily STEM! Download or share PDFs of every issue FREE at dailystem.com/news

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Plants 🪴and animals🦎🐈🦏 depend on each other. 2nd grade made pollinators🐝🐞🪲🐦🦜 Then, students pretended to pollinate with corn meal and flowers. #STEAM #STEM #NGSS #pollinators

There is something to be said for purchasing materials through this reliable, long-term #STEM co. I went the cheep route and bought from somewhere else, and I could never get a single battery to light up that many lights. Accessible, engaging materials, always, from these folks.

The MakeCode for micro:bit 2025 update has just been released! Big focus on accessibility with keyboard navigation capabilities for block-based coding. Check out all the new features here: makecode.com/blog/microbit/…