Fidget spinners in the classroom is a hot topic. While many parents and teachers see the benefits of fidget spinners and their controlled use in the classroom, their popularity with students has led to some backlash - especially as many students have been using them as a toy and not a tool for
Blow Cup Challenge in the Classroom
The Blow Cup Challenge is a newly popular trick made famous on Twitter and YouTube. In the Blow Cup Challenge, you set two cups on a flat surface, place a third cup into the first and try to blow it into the second cup. Just like bottle flipping, the blow cup challenge is easy to set up, has a bit
BOTTLE TOSSING AND FLIPPING IN THE CLASSROOM
Bottle flipping, bottle tossing, the bottle flip challenge, water bottle toss challenge, or water bottle flip challenge - regardless of the name, your students are most likely familiar with it and driving teachers, parents, and community members a little crazy flipping their half filled water
WHAT’S NEXT AFTER SMARTPHONES?
Smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices are becoming the go-to edtech standard , but it is always fun to think what might be the next big thing. While Apple Watches and Google Glasses might not have taken off the way their developers hoped, Google Cardboard and 3D printers are finding their
STEM ON THE IPAD USING THE STOP MOTION APP
Inject the "A" into your STEM challenge projects with cut paper and the free app Stop Motion on the iPad. The "A" being Art of course! Full STEAM ahead... We used Stop Motion and cut paper to make moving models of the Lunar Cycle and the phases of the moon in science. The challenge was
BEST CODING APPS FOR THE IPAD
I've rounded up our favorite coding apps for the iPad to practice coding during the Hour of Code and all year. These are all free and kid-tested apps for the iPad. Anyway, we are gearing up for the Hour of Code next week. This week, I tasked my class with being ambassadors to spread the