Teach Tech Kentucky
Technology Lending Library
Resources to help you integrate technology and hands-on learning into your micro-credential lessons
Mission of the project
Three of the Teach Tech Kentucky micro-credentials - Recognizing and Defining Computational Problems, Collecting, Visualizing, and Modeling with Data, and Beginner Programming using CS Tools and Technology – offer opportunities to engage your students with hands-on learning and bring the concepts you’re teaching to life with technology devices. OVEC will provide the technology devices you need in your classroom to make it possible! Using these devices is not required to earn your micro-credentials. Your BloomBoard coach will help understand when and how you might want to request devices for your classroom.
OVEC TTK.mp4Michaela Gray
Computer Science Intern
Computer Science Intern
Michaela Gray, a student teacher in 2021-2022 at iLEAD Academy, tested devices in her work on the Teach Tech KY micro-credentials and curated these resources for all Teach Tech KY teachers. Michaela is available to Teach Tech KY teachers for additional support as you get started with devices in your classroom. She’s a teacher, too, so she’s available in the evenings and on weekends. You can contact Michaela at (mjgray061822@gmail.com).
Available Technology
Reminder: Tech devices may be used ONLY by the Teach Tech Kentucky implementing teacher and his/her students.
CoDrone EDU
A programmable drone that students can program to take flight with Python or start from the basics with block-based coding.
Sphero Bolt
A programmable robotic ball that enable kids to learn coding through hands-on lessons.
Ozobot Evo
A miniature robot with lights, sound, sensors, and wheels. It's designed to teach children how to code using a visual programming editor.
Micro:bits
A pocket-sized computer that introduces you to how software and hardware work together. The micro:bit features many input/ouputs that you can program and physically interact with.
Web Based Options
Explore web based options such as scratch, hour of code, Droneblocks simulator, Ozobot simulator and many more.
Micro-Credential Alignment
All of the technology tools can be used to teach the following micro-credentials
Recognizing and Defining Computational Problems
In this micro-credential, educators must model to students how to use at least one of four computational problem solving strategies (decomposition, patter recognition, abstraction, algorithms) and provide them with opportunities to implement them. Incorporating any of the technology outlined throughout this website into your lessons will supply students with computational problems to be solved, therefore meeting the competency indicators for this micro-credential.
Collecting, Visualizing, and Modeling with Data
In this micro-credential the educator must provide students with opportunities to collect, organize, visualize, and model with data. Implementing technology and teaching real-world lessons, provided with each technology, offers students opportunities to use the data cycle and meet competency indicators of this micro-credential.
Beginner Programming using CS Tools and Technology
In this micro-credential the educator must teach a lesson that includes algorithmic programming, the use of a loop and/or variables, as well as the opportunity to test, refine, and debug a code. Each technology outlined throughout the website offers both block and text-based coding options. Incorporating these into any lesson will provide students with the tools needed to meet the competency indicators of the .