Free digital literacy or coding lessons for kids. Step-by-step instructions with screenshots explain how to complete a task. Often includes a video or additional resources for the classroom.
Our students are avid consumers. They shop at the mall and online, and they influence family purchases. Inspire them to think beyond the price tag. The following activity encourages reflection and discussion about the impact on people and the environment created by the things we buy. Build Consumer Awareness When you are shopping, it is […]
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Teach Your Students to Become Perceptive Researchers One of my previous blogs recognized the complexity of teaching students foundational research skills. As educators, we struggle with teaching all of the steps of the inquiry process as well as keeping the students engaged in learning these essential skills. TechnoResearch is a new Google Apps for Education
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Working with Google Slides and want to include a picture? You have choices!In this image workshop, there are several ways to insert images into a Google Slides presentation. You can: Start by logging in to Google Drive using Chrome. Open your Google Slides presentation.Click the Insert menu and choose Image or click Image. A. Search
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Many projects require students to conduct research online. Google Docs has a research feature to help students to look for websites. The tool, which conveniently opens in a sidebar of the document, even allows the user to easily create a footnote citation in the body of the document to list the websites used. NOTE: These
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Do you need teaching ideas for when you take your students into the computer lab? Great news! TechnoKids Inc. has free computer lessons for kids in grades K-12. Download them today! UPDATE: TechnoKids has free lessons for Google Docs, Office 2016, and Office Online. Each month TechnoKids Inc. will send you a free computer lesson.
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