Technology Playground Resources 

Thank you for joining our Instructional Technology Playground. We hope you had as much fun as we did and learned a lot as well! This site is a great resource for you and your teachers when looking for inspiration on ways to integrate technology within instruction.

See some resources from the Tech Playground Stations linked below.  

ELA K-2 EL Skills Block

Students in grades K-2 can now engage in EL Skills Block activities direclty on the SMART Board. Built in collaboration with the ELA team, these activities were designed for students to engage with them at the Board in small groups during Skills Block. Teachers can access them in the District Lumio Library HERE and directly on the Skills Block Planner.

K-5 IM Math Centers

Students in grades K-5 can now engage in IM Math Centers using the interatcivity and engagement features of Lumio. Built in collaboration with the Math team, these activities were designed for students to engage with them in pairs on Chromebooks in order to encouage student discourse. Teachers can access them on the spreadsheet HERE and directly on Math pacing guides in Unit Resources.

Grades 3-8 ELA Performance Tasks

Students in grades 3-8 can demonstrate their learning at the end of each ELA Module using these digital versions of the Performances Tasks in EL. Built in collaboration with the ELA team, these activities were designed as optional alternatives for the tasks. Teachers can access the exmaples and templates on the spreadsheet HERE and directly on ELA pacing guides in Unit Resources.

Document Cameras: Showcasing Student Work

Teachers can use document cameras with their SMART Boards to faciltate collaborative discussions and give real time feedback on student work. Document cameras can also be used to make learning visible and make clear connections with the real world. Find resoruces for using document cameras HERE.

Digital Literacy and Technology Curriculum

Find ways Digital Literacy teachers can use the Sphero robots to teacher coding to K-8 students. See the curriculum HERE.

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