STEM Tech Tools & Apps:
Air Sketch App – Turn your iPad into a wireless whiteboard.
Calculator -next generation of the graphing calculator.
Calculator sample – see amazing projects using this next generation calculator.
Edmodo – internet classroom website designed for educators, where face book meets blackboard.
Google Sites – Creates a classroom website & blog, manage your students’ accounts, accept homework assignments online, and keep parents up to date.
Polleverywhere – Allows teachers to create a poll or quiz to instantaneously view student responses.
Scratch MIT coding program home – teaches coding to students…can be used for math applications for coordinate planes and more.
Scratch (MIT program challenge sample)
Scratch (MIT edtech) – shows teachers how to integrate Scratch into lessons and core content
Skype – Online video calling
Tynker – online coding program for schools
Todaysmeet – creates a backchannel in the classroom so student responses can be posted on screen for all to respond. A new method of classroom response.
Tumblr – gives teachers/students the ability to create their own classroom blogs.
Twitter – online social network and blog
Voice Threads – (collaboration network) allows for a synchronous web based
conversation
Weebly – Creates a classroom website & blog, manage your students’ accounts, accept homework assignments online, and keep parents up to date.
Wiki spaces – internet classroom website designed for educators.
Word Press – internet classroom website.
You tube education –videos which are already previewed for student content. Students/classes/teachers can create their own content videos and class site. Way to use the flipped classroom.
STEM Apps for iPads:
STEM apps:
http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/05/50-best-ipad-apps-for-stem-education/
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/mobile-app-lists/out-box-thinkers
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-lists/science-math-and-exploration
http://imaginationsoup.net/2012/05/40-stem-ipad-apps-for-kids-science-technology-engineering-math/