Elizabeth DeCarlo

Milwee Middle School · Tchr, Rsrch/Crtcl Thinking MS

Selected teachers

23 applications in use in this classroom.

Blender

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Blender Other

Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation. Advanced users employ Blender’s API for Python scripting to customize the application and write specialized tools; often these are included in Blender’s future releases. Blender is well suited to individuals and small studios who benefit from its unified pipeline and responsive development process.

Bloxel.edu

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Bloxel.edu Other

Bloxels is a creative learning platform that allows students to build their own video games, pixel art, and interactive stories. It helps educators foster design thinking, STEM/STEAM skills, and collaborative storytelling through an intuitive block-based system. The EDU version includes a dedicated hub for managing student accounts and tracking activities.

Code Combat

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Code Combat Other

CodeCombat is an educational coding platform that uses an immersive role-playing game to teach students computational thinking and computer science. Students write real Python, JavaScript, and C++ code to control their characters, making it highly engaging for classroom instruction. The platform includes teacher dashboards, auto-grading, and standard-aligned curricula.

Google Gemini

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Google Other

As an AI partner, Gemini can significantly support teachers by streamlining workflows and enriching instruction. From brainstorming dynamic lesson plans and generating custom materials like quizzes, study guides, and discussion prompts, to adapting content for diverse learners and simplifying complex topics, Gemini am here to help. Gemini can also assist with administrative tasks, such as drafting parent communications or summarizing new educational research, allowing you to save valuable preparation time and dedicate more focus to engaging directly with your students.

NotebookLM

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Google Other

NotebookLM acts as a personalized AI partner for both teachers and students, grounded only in the specific documents you provide. Teachers can upload curriculum standards, textbook chapters, or primary sources to instantly generate lesson plans, discussion prompts, and quiz questions based only on that content. Students can upload their class notes, assigned readings, and lecture slides to get instant clarification on complex topics, create personalized study guides, generate practice quizzes, or quickly find key facts for a research paper. NotebookLM becomes your expert on your materials, helping everyone save time and engage more deeply with the course content.

Spike Lego Education Other

The SPIKE LEGO® Education app is a companion software for the LEGO Education SPIKE Portfolio, designed to engage students in hands-on STEAM learning. It offers a progression of coding options from simple icon-blocks to Scratch-based word-blocks and Python text programming. Through interactive lessons, the app helps students build critical thinking, coding, and engineering design skills.

STEMscopes Math

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Content Delivery

STEMscopes Math offers a blended learning curriculum for elementary and middle school, focusing on conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and problem-solving through hands-on activities, digital tools, and embedded assessments. It aims to develop critical thinking skills and a deep understanding of mathematical concepts for students in grades K-8.

Tynker

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Tynker Other

Tynker is an educational coding platform designed for children and teens (typically ages 5–18) that teaches computer programming through a gamified, interactive curriculum. The service offers a structured learning path that progresses from visual, block-based coding for beginners to advanced text-based languages such as Python, JavaScript, and HTML/CSS. Students can engage in a wide variety of creative activities, including designing video games, building apps, modding Minecraft, and programming physical devices like drones and robots. Tynker is available for both individual home use and institutional school use, featuring self-paced lessons, tutorials, and dashboards that allow parents and teachers to monitor student progress.

Virtual Robotics Toolkit

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Virtual Robotics Toolkit Other

The Virtual Robotics Toolkit is an advanced simulator designed for students to build, program, and test virtual LEGO MINDSTORMS robots. It provides a realistic physics engine that allows educational organizations to teach robotics, coding, and engineering without requiring expensive physical hardware. The tool also helps students prepare for popular competitions such as the FIRST LEGO League and World Robot Olympiad.

Conditions of use: This application is a standalone software that does not collect any personal information from students.