Elementary technology lessons

Use technology daily warm ups and morning meetings as a way to inject some tech into your classroom every day. If you are using technology regularly in the classroom or are a technology teacher with a cart or a lab, check out how these technology daily warm ups can build classroom community, augment your digital citizenship discussions, and help students practice coding, design thinking, get energized, and more! Morning meeting, bell ringer, brain break or morning message.

Everything you need for getting started as a technology teacher. From planning to classroom management to decor and more!

Looking for a free comprehensive K-12 technology curriculum, scope & sequence, or framework? Tasked with creating your school or district technology & computer science curriculum guide? This round up includes a clickable list of various curriculum frameworks, lessons, checklists, etc. for for integrating technology into the classroom. Technology Curriculum Guides Many Teach With Tech Facebook Group discussions and questions revolve around tech curriculum. What curriculum are you using? What…

5 Easy Back to School Technology Projects for computers, laptops and/or Chromebooks

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My Favorite Creation Apps for the Elementary Classroom. Technology in today's classroom is so much more powerful than a child logging into a program and playing learning games. Students now have the ability to become creators, programmers, critical thinkers, collaborators and so much more! Therefore, I compiled a collection of "some" of my favorite CREATION apps for this post.

Computer Science Education Week is the first week in December each year. This is a time when students around the world participate in the Hour of Code. I’ve been participating with my elementary library classes for several years now, but at first I was very reluctant to try it with my youngest classes. My lack of understanding about coding led to me feeling afraid to

Kick off your digital citizenship discussions with these digital read alouds video for elementary students. Perfect for lessons during Digital Citizenship week the third week of October or all year long! What is Digital Citizenship Week? Sponsored by Common Sense Media, Digital Citizenship Week is observed with the goal of promoting awareness of online habits and encouraging students to engage in online spaces safely. Every third week of October, schools are encouraged to provide…

Typing activities for elementary students that are available in print and digital formats.

Hello friends! It's Kim here from For a Love of Teaching to introduce you to one of my favorite technology organizing tools! Have you heard of Symbaloo? Do you have websites bookmarked here, there, and everywhere? Do you have amazing websites you've found over time to use in your classroom or with your students, but can never find them when you need them? If so, then Symbaloo is perfect for you! Symbaloo is a FREE visual bookmarking tool that makes it simple and fun to organize the best of…

I put together weekly plans for the computer lab for grades K-5. These plans include everything you need so that the planning is done for you.

Elementary technology lessons and activities for busy computer lab teachers. You can download the pacing guide for the full year in this blog post.

Technology in the inquiry classroom constantly changes and so are the classroom tech tools that we use every day with our students.

Setting up a Technology Classroom is much different than setting up a traditional classroom. In this blog I talk about 5 tips that have efficiently helped me set up my computer lab throughout the years. This type of classroom setting makes a great learning environment for elementary students! With helpful tips like classroom decor, space planning & classroom organization this will blog will help you set up the perfect technology classroom for your students! #STEM #ComputerLab #TechnologyTeac

Trying to find some new ideas for first grade technology projects? In this post, I talk all about how you can use Piccollage in first grade in different ways to integrate classroom technology.

Do your elementary students use Chromebooks? Come grab some helpful ideas about how you can integrate these devices into your lessons! Whether you have access to just a few computers or are 1:1, these technology ideas can benefit any classroom and are a great way to differentiate for all learners. Learn how students can create and not just consume using Chromebooks in the Classroom. Google Classroom #edtech

10 End of the Year Technology Activities for elementary students that will get them reviewing material as well as reflecting on their academic year. Ideas are included for Chromebook, laptop/computer and iPad users.

Choice is the unspoken 5th "C" of digital learning. It fits right alongside Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Communication.

4 Technology Games for the Classroom that your students will love to play so much they will forget they're learning!

Come learn about my FAVORITE technology tools for digital communication and collaboration with elementary students. Use these tools with Chromebooks, laptops, computers and some can even be used with iPads. Global learning is making its way into the classroom and we need to make sure our students are prepared so they can make the most of these authentic learning experiences!