The document outlines an engineering and design thinking workshop for students that includes several hands-on activities and uses of educational technology. Students will work in groups to build catapults and compete to launch pom poms the farthest distance. They will also explore nichebots and create trading cards using online tools. Additional activities include reading lessons on insulated snowmen using leveled texts and videos, a reading of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs using digital storytelling apps, a social studies green screen activity, and math lessons using Lego movie trailers and blogging about STEM topics. Contact information is provided for the workshop leaders.

1. ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
THINKING
Alisa Downey
Julie Mulvaney
Tina Coffey

2. Introductions

3. EngagingStudents

4. Mashup ProjectsVideo (30sec)
• Engineering and Design Thinking at OGE Video

5. Createa Catapult
• Your groups mission is to create a catapult using any of the materials given that will
launch a pom pom the farthest distance.
• You will have eight minutes to create.

6. CatapultCompetition
• Let’s put your catapults to the test.
• How far will your team’s catapult launch the pom pom?

7. Digital Archive
Technology:
Digital
Archive
http://oakgroveelementary.edublogs.org

8. Science-- NicheBots
Nichebot Video

9. Science– NicheBots
Trading Card App from Read, Write, Think
Technology:
TradingCards

10. Reading – InsulatedSnowmen
SnowmenAllYearLong
byCaralynBuehner
Meeting the needs of all learners by
• Technology
• Behavior Strategies
• Academic Strategies

11. Provides leveled text, readers theaters, and take home books.
Reading – InsulatedSnowmen
Technology:
Beyond Penguins and Polar
Bears Website
http://beyondpenguins.ehe.
osu.edu/

12. Reading – InsulatedSnowmen Technology:
CameraApp
Reading – InsulatedSnowmen

13. Reading-InsulatedSnowmen

14. Technology:
PicCollage
Videolicious Examples
Technology:
Videolicious
Reading-InsulatedSnowmen

15. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
By Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
Reading – TheBig BadWolfReading – TheBig BadWolf

16. • Big Bad Wolf Video
Reading – TheBig BadWolfReading – TheBig BadWolf

17. Technology:
PicCollage
Reading – TheBig BadWolf

18. FreeLittleLibrary

19. • VA Statues of Religious
Freedom Video
SocialStudies-GreenScreen Technology:
DoInk
GreenScreen

20. Math-LegosHouses Technology:
iMovie
Lego Movie Trailers

21. Writing-iBooks Technology:

22. Writing–
BloggingAboutSTEM Technology:
Kidblog

23. Comments-
AuthenticAudience
Tip: #Comments4Kids Technology:
Twitter
#Comments4Kids

24. Questions?

25. Tina Coffey
Instructional Technology Resource Teacher
Oak Grove Elementary
Clearbrook Elementary
Glenvar Elementary
Email: tcoffey@rcs.k12.va.us
Alisa Downey
Special Education Teacher
Oak Grove Elementary
Email: adowney@rcs.k12.va.us
Julie Mulvaney
Fourth Grade Teacher
Oak Grove Elementary
Email: jmulvaney@rcs.k12.va.us
Blog: http://kidblog.org/4-Mulvaney/
Engineering and
Design Thinking
Find Design Briefs, Presentations, and Examples on the Oak
Grove Digital Archive
http://www.oakgroveelementary.edublogs.org on Roanoke
County School’s Blackboard, or at
http://www.STEMCrazyTeachers.com.