Ready for School Specialist, Kelly Nesheim spent Wednesday February 18 and Wednesday February 25th sharing i-Pad apps and other Ready for School resources with kids at River Woods Elementary Schools in Des Moines. Learn More about Ready for School.
This Week's Featured Resources:
Exploding Hiccups
Grades K-3
Learn about problem solving in this fun clip from the Odd Squad. Olive and Otto help fix a case of exploding hiccups.Learn More
Punctuation
Grades K-4
This resource compilation teaches students about common punctuation marks, and how they effect the meaning of a sentence.Learn More
High Tech Fashion
Grades 5-8
What do you get when you combine fashion and electronics? Fun and functional clothing and accessories! Soft circuits are electronic circuits that use conductive thread instead of wire. With these circuits, you can make wearable designs that light up the runway.Learn More
Dunk Tank!: Circles
Grades 6-7
In this interactive game, learners explore how to calculate diameter, radius and circumference. It also introduces the concept of pi and its relationship to circle area and circumference. Activity segments include the mini-game Find Tuffy
, a comic video about "pi" and "pie", and quiz-show questions to help students self-gauge understanding of each concept. Learn More
Television Reporter
Grades 6-12
Would your students like to know how to prepare for a career as a television reporter?What elements go into creating a news package? For a career as a television reporter it includes taking broadcast journalism courses, writing the school newspaper, or the morning news class announcements.Learn More
Make Unique Media Mixes with Meograph
Grades 6-12
Meograph is a media making tool that you can use online for free in your web browser. It allows you to create unique mixes of media content, including photos and videos you find on the web, as well as your own media assets.Learn More
The 1970s See Good Times in Agriculture
Grades 8-12
Sharp declines in agricultural supplies worldwide in the 1970s result in increased profits for producers, higher land values and low interest rates, all of which set the stage for the farm crisis of the 1980s.Learn More
How are you using IPTV and PBS resources as a teaching and learning tool? Email one of our Educational Outreach Specialists with examples of how your students are benefiting from them. We may feature you in a future newsletter or on social media!
