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Bringing 21^st Century Skills to All Students

How to Host a Virtual STEAM Night

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Kristy Braaksma

Twitter: @KristyBraaksma

Technology Teacher

Melissa Toohey

EdTech & Adoption Specialist

Former Founding Coding, Engineering, and Design Thinking Teacher at KIPP Ignite, Computer Science Coach, & K-1 Teacher

UCLA Educational Leadership Program

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Agenda

Housekeeping
Polls
Introduction: Kristy Braaksma
Hosting a Virtual STEAM Night
Q&A

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Housekeeping items

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Poll Questions

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Educator’s Lessons

Find these lessons at ozo.bot/kristy (and more!) in the Ozobot Lesson Library

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Kristy Braaksma

Twitter: @KristyBraaksma

Technology Teacher

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Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Join and connect with educators from all over the world!

Ozobot Certified Educator
ISTE: International Society for Technology in Education Attend the summer 2020 Conference now Nov/Dec 2020
AzTEA: Arizona Technology Education Association �Directory of ISTE Local Affiliates
CSTA: Computer Science Teachers Association - Join the 2020 virtual summer conference or find your Local Chapter
TCEA: Texas Computer Education Association
State Superintendent’s Office

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Coding Education in My Classroom

Elementary K-6 coding opportunities for students

Beginning Coders (Kinder-2nd) Ozobot Color coding to support math & ELA curriculum in the grade level classrooms & Shape Tracer Sphero Bolt with drive features & beginning block codes Wonder Workshop Dash & Dot Scratch Jr. (App only) CodeMonkey Code.org	Coders (3rd-4th) Ozobot with ozoblockly.com�3D printed helmets to tell stories Sphero Bolt with block coding Scratch and Google’s CS First Program Challenges CodeMonkey Apple’s Swift Playground Grasshopper (App only) Code Monster	Advanced Coders (5th-6th) Ozobot with ozoblockly.com�using 3D Lego maps & obstacle courses designed by students Sphero Bolt line coding with JavaScript Codesters line coding in Python Microsoft MakeCode.com with Micro:bit, Circuit Playground Express and the Arcade

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Coding Education Continues at Home

Elementary K-6 coding opportunities for �students at home during COVID-19

Beginning Coders (Kinder-2nd) Ozobot OzoTown - NEW! Scratch Jr. (App only) CodeMonkey Tynker Code.org	Midway Coders (3rd-4th) Ozobot OzoTown - NEW! beanz: The Magazine for Kids, Code, and Computer Science Scratch and Google’s CS First Program Challenges CodeMonkey Apple’s Swift Playground Grasshopper (App only) Code Monster	Advanced Coders (5th-6th) Codesters line coding in Python Microsoft MakeCode.com with Micro:bit, Circuit Playground Express and the Arcade Microsoft Chandler: Virtual Workshops for Kids Code Academy: Python Code Combat: Python, JavaScript & CoffeeScript

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Other Online STEAM Resources

Science & Math: Digital Breakout Games for K-12

Elementary K-6 STEAM Resources for �students at home during COVID-19

Technology Related Resources Digital Citizenship Games: Google’s Interland FBI: Safe Online Surfing Technology for Kids (& Science) IT Games & Tests STEM Games for Kids STEAM: Computer Science PBS Kids	Engineering Related Resources Stop Motion Video: Stand Up Tall & Behind the Scenes Video Examples Tinkercad: Design in 3D Design Squad STEAM: Engineering Engineering Design Process	Art & Music Related Resources Piskel Art Maker: Create Animations with Sprites with Pixel Art Word Art Sketchpad STEAM: Elements of Art Chrome Music Lab Garage Band

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Online STEAM Resources

Middle & High School STEAM Resources

Simulations for density, waves, force, and earthquakes Physics concepts Physics/Chemistry Waves & States of matter Chemistry videos and simulations Subatomic Particles Periodic Table Interactive	Biology classroom resources Genetics Ecology (Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum) Astronomy: Season Simulations	Whiteboard Technology for �Remote Learning Screencastify Jamboard (Chrome Extension) Chrome Canvas Google Meet with Canvas & Jamboard - helpful video tutorial Whiteboard.fi (video explanation) AWW Whiteboard Wordwall - Create your own!

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Our Virtual Night with Families

Make: Community Make: Magazine Maker Faire

Virtual Maker Faire - May 23, 2020

What is Maker Faire?

The Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth. A family-friendly festival �of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration �of the Maker movement. (History of Maker Faire)

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Student Interactions in a Virtual Platform

A virtual bulletin board for students to curate a variety of media. Upload pictures and student-created files, link websites, and include text.

Students can connect with each other through voting and commenting. Families with a ‘hidden’ and unique link can view submissions for a virtual STEAM night.

As a teacher you are able to moderate student posts for quality.

A simple way for students to add a video response to an endless number of prompts, all determined by the teacher.

Flipgrid allows teachers to create a video message board for students with customizable security settings that help to protect student privacy.

My favorite thing...you can choose to moderate student posts. Very helpful to prevent shenanigans!

Flipgrid

Review of Flipgrid from Common Sense Media

Padlet

Review of Padlet from Common Sense Media

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Each week, our specialist put together a slide deck of fun and engaging activities for our content areas. We ask students to collaborate with us and add to our Flipgird and Padlet. Both amazing virtual response platforms that are safe and secure for students. In addition to our weekly activities, our staff chose these two platforms to host our annual Maker Faire. We found not all students are comfortable on camera, so Padlet has been a fantastic option for them to post pictures and student created files, to share links, and add text to share their projects. Flipgrid remains an amazing way for those who love the camera to share their ideas, watch other student videos, and respond to their peers. Both platforms are moderated and nothing posts until it is approved by staff.

Whatever you virtual platform you choose, think about what is equitable and accessible for your student populations. For our students, we needed an online platform that required nothing more than the internet.

**Describe how our virtual Maker Faire is being designed and moderated by our staff**

**Describe how families/students can interact with each other on each platform**

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Tips for Success & Potential Pitfalls

Hosting a virtual STEAM Night is exciting, but also requires some preplanning.

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Tips for Success: Design a committee with one representative from each grade level, specialists, and administration. Meeting frequently to check-in & brainstorm is key. Develop a clearly communicated plan with a series of dates to roll out to families is essential. Create a shared document for staff that includes all links for handy access and accuracy. Create a team committed to moderate all posts in your chosen virtual platforms.	Potential Pitfalls: Virtual communications on a large scale are hard and easily misinterpreted. Hosting a ‘live’ STEAM night with student participation during a livestream or set hours will be nearly impossible to troubleshoot technical issues within the given time frame. Frustrations will be evident from families and staff. A firm timeframe for students to upload projects is tricky as each household is so different during COVID-19. Be sensitive to your population. Consider equitable access for all students as you make decisions.

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Want to connect with other Ozobot educators?

Join Ozobot Academy on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/OzobotAcademy

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Inspired by Educator?

Contribute your unique lesson ideas with our Lesson Creator tool!

https://classroom.ozobot.com/lessons/creator

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Questions for Kristy

Twitter: @KristyBraaksma

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