Codeable Crafts is a clever reworking of introductory coding, combining simple crafting (coloring, stickers, cut-out shapes) with visual block-based coding to get kids making animations and telling stories.
It is a great way to publish any student work or create a story to share with students. It begins with a brief tutorial overview showing kids how to decorate and animate charming animal templates. Watch the short tutorial below to get started!
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Using Shadow Puppet Edu, students can create video slideshows, adding their own narration and text.
Videos can be up to 30 minutes long and can include up to 100 images, free for classroom use. Slideshows can also be shared directly into Seesaw: The Learning Journal. Watch the short tutorial below to get started!
Epic! is the leading digital library for kids 12 & under. This digital library offers over 25,000 illustrated and chapter books to children. Epic! includes a variety of Read-to-Me books, audio books, educational videos, and quizzes.
If students in your class have never used Epic!, use this getting started lesson. This Getting Started with Epic! tutorial will assist you with creating an account, finding texts of interest, and browsing the Epic! library.
You can find more information on creating student profiles and logging in students on the Epic! website.
Create your Epic! account on the web or in the Epic! App. After creating your account and setting up student accounts. Here are some idea for teachers to introduce Epic! to their class. Teachers can create assignments or collections for students to read. Epic! allows the teacher to view the students progress through the assignments.
Seesaw: The Learning Journal is the most commonly used primary tech-tool in HCS. It helps to document student reflection and capture communication among teachers, students, and parents.
Create your seesaw class on the web or in the Seesaw app
You can introduce Seesaw to your students in a variety of ways. Try these ideas from the Seesaw Kindergarten Getting Started Guide.
Once your class has an understanding of how to use Seesaw and how it will be used in your classroom, now you can begin sharing activities with your class. *Activities that are created/assigned in Seesaw will be located in the Activity tab. If you are interested in customizing and sharing more Seesaw activities, be sure to view our Dear DIS tutorial. |