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New Classroom Tour 2017-2018

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This is a tour of my classroom for the new year. Our learning spaces were moved from the 2nd floor to the 1st floor over the summer. Special thanks to my wife for recording the video! Music by Ryan Little https://soundcloud.com/iamryanlittle Intro music: “Falling Down”  Background Music: "Bless You" You can find me at: Website: http://www.davidleeedtech.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/davidleeedtech Instagram: http://instagram.com/davidleeedtech  Blog: http://davidleeedtech.wordpress.com

Design Thinking Standards for K-12 Students

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The Design Thinking Standards (DTS) provide educators a foundation of what students are expected to learn and do when using the design thinking method. These learning goals are guidelines that educators can use, adjust and modify to meet the needs of their students. The following standards were developed based on the  work and teachings  of the  d.school  (Institute of Design at Stanford University), a leader in design thinking education, and its  K12 Lab Network , a program that brings design thinking into schools.  The DTS are composed of  design practices  (skills that students will be able to do), core design ideas (knowledge that students will understand), and  design mindsets  (set of attitudes essential for effective application of design thinking). There are two sets of DTS's. The first set of standards incorporates the K12 Lab's  design thinking principles  (or mindsets) and is recommended f...

How To: Quick Tutorial for New Google Slides Presentation

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This video will show you how to use Google Slides like a Google App expert! Watch my Google Drive video as well! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HU9Z5gtQVk Music by Ryan Little https://soundcloud.com/iamryanlittle Outro: “Falling Down”  You can find me at: Website: http://www.davidleeedtech.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/davidleeedtech Instagram: http://instagrm.com/davidleeedtech Blog: http://davidleeedtech.wordpress.com

STEM Activity for 2nd Grade: Self Identity Box

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Our 2nd graders built a foldable box that contained objects that represented who they were. This project incorporated social studies, engineering, science and mathematics.  In design class, Becca Goess and I helped students build and design their foldable boxes. We first had them learn about measurements to gain an understanding of the size and dimensions of their box.  Want to see more of what we do in our STEM/EdTech class? • Photos: http://instagrm.com/davidleeedtech • Videos: https://www.youtube.com/davidleeedtechorg • Website: http://www.davidleeedtech.org • Twitter: http://twitter.com/davidleeedtech • Blog: http://davidleeedtech.wordpress.com Intro Music by Ryan Little “Falling Down”: https://soundcloud.com/iamryanlittle Background Music by Ryan Little “Slow Down”: https://soundcloud.com/iamryanlittle Becca Goess, STEM Design Specialist: https://www.instagram.com/missrgoess/ Denise Brohm, 2nd Grade Teacher: https://twitter.co...

Comparing our #Makerspace's #design culture with #IDEO's

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How to Easily Create a Video Intro

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Want to see more of what we do in our STEM/EdTech class? Photos: http://instagrm.com/davidleeedtech Videos: https://www.youtube.com/davidleeedtechorg Website: http://www.davidleeedtech.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/davidleeedtech Blog: http://davidleeedtech.wordpress.com

Angry Birds in Real Life! MIT students teach 1st graders physics

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Want to see more of what we do in our STEM/EdTech class? • Photos: http://instagrm.com/davidleeedtech • Videos: https://www.youtube.com/davidleeedtechorg • Website: http://www.davidleeedtech.org • Twitter: http://twitter.com/davidleeedtech • Blog: http://davidleeedtech.wordpress.com Thumbnail photos from the following: “Angry Birds” by tripletsisters CC 2.0 https://www.flickr.com/photos/tripletsisters/7394261682 “Angry Birds Logo” by Perroblanco12345 CC 2.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Angry_Birds_logos.png