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" The Big Guide to STEM " is a free e-book containing resources and STEM ideas from educators on integrating STEM/STEAM into the classroom. It also contains a collection of top 10 STEM lists: * Top 10 STEM apps * Top 10 STEM tech products * Top 10 STEM blogs and online communities * Top 10 STEM websites * Top 10 STEM events * Top 10 STEM Software Solutions * Top 10 Resources for STEM Funding * Top 10 STEM Resources for Girls This is a great resource for any teacher at all, but especially those working with STEM courses or projects. http://news.mimio.boxlight.com /stem-guide Although it's published by Boxlight, the only company info is in the logos. Sunshine Nance, Boxlight’s VP of Marketing, has made it her mission to facilitate STEM education, including helping to organize the Georgia Girls STEM Collaborative and working with the STEM Atlanta Women group. So, this guide is part of a heartfelt mission for her. Related: STEM Resources  .

Vernier Software & Technology Launches Go Direct Sensor Cart Vernier Software & Technology recently launched the new Go Direct® Sensor Cart for middle school, high school, and college physics students. The wireless dynamics cart allows students to easily explore force, position, velocity, and acceleration using Bluetooth® wireless technology. This is a great way for students to explore and gain an understanding of kinematics and dynamics. www.vernier.com/gdx-cart Related: STEM Resources Physics Resources .

CK-12 , one of my all time favorite, free resources for teachers, has a very cool new feature called "Concept Maps".   "Concept Maps"  uses visual concept mapping to show connections between different concepts in math, science and connections between math and science. It is very easy to use and is a great way to help students see these connections, make their own connections, and see why learning these different topics is so important. Just search for a topic and suggested items appear. Select one and see the concept map. Math and science are color coded so you can tell which is which. Here is one on Bio and Forensics: Here is one on Newton's 2nd Law of Motion: This is an excellent resource for helping students better understand concepts and connections. Make sure you also check out all of the other great resources CK-12 has to offer. More great resources on CK-12 and what it has to offer for teachers and students.  Digital, interactive textbooks, simulations, ...

Northrop Grumman Foundation’s Fab School Labs Contest is officially open for submissions! The contest is designed to drive student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics – otherwise known as STEM - by giving public middle schools the opportunity to create the STEM lab of their dreams, made possible by a grant of up to $100,000 for each. Over 200 schools participated in last year’s inaugural contest, and the five winning schools are in the design and construction phase of creating the science lab of their dreams. Please see the press release below, and check out the  Fab School Labs page , for more information on the contest.  MORE STEM RESOURCES for SCHOOLS                                 NEWS RELEASE                   ...

Everyone who reads this blog knows I'm a huge fan of Chromebooks , especially for education. One area that I get asked about often is 3D CAD and 3D Printing. So here is some info. I am by no means an expert on 3D printing though. Tinkercad is a completely web-based, 3D CAD system that works on Chromebooks. I've used it and found it easy to use and pretty powerful (and I've used systems like CATIA, Pro-Engineer and SolidWorks). You can easily download the STL file to use with the 3D printer. Tinkercad also has some great resources to help you learn how to use it. I haven't found a 3D printer that would work directly from a Chromebook, but even Windows laptop schools connect a powerful desktop to their 3D printer to do the rendering and printing and allow the student to use their device for other things while the job runs. Some printers even have built in support for accessing files from media devices like flash drives so you can print direct. So, students can do their d...