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Day of DesignTM is the first national movement created to teach kids how to use Design Thinking to solve STEM-oriented problems that face the new wave of 21st Century manufacturers. STEMconnector’s Day of DesignTM team is assembling industry and education leaders from around the country to create “challenges” that will inspire teachers and their students to apply teamwork and Design Thinking to create compelling and unique solutions. Check out the graphic below, then http://dayofdesign.com/getting-started-2/ to get started.

The Book Creator app that was previously only available as an app for mobile devices is not available on your Chrome browser on ANY device! Teachers can sign up for a free educational account (you can easily sign up and log in with your Google account) which includes access to 1 free library and the ability to create up to 40 free online books. Students can also sign up with their Google accounts and add to their teachers’ library. Check out the video and link below to get started.

https://bookcreator.com/2017/02/book-creator-coming-web/

Need a drawing or doodle? Googleʻs AutoDraw is a great tool that tries to recognize what youʻre drawing. Best part? You can customize the drawing and then save it to use in your projects.

Canva is a powerful, free online graphic design tool that students and teachers love. If you are looking for a creative way to begin using Canva in your classroom, check out Canva’s Teaching Materials page. There are many well designed lesson for multiple subjects: math, creative writing,  social studies, science, and more.

You can check it out by clicking here.

Or copy & paste this address into your web browser navigation bar:

https://designschool.canva.com/teaching-materials/

Adobe Spark is a free online web tool that you can use to create social media posts, web stories and engaging videos.  Take a look at how easy it is to create a high quality video. P.S. This video was made using Adobe Spark!

You can start using it today at https://spark.adobe.com