by Meredith Martin | Nov 23, 2014 | conference, edcamp, hardware, How-To, resources, Sharing, STEM
I had so much fun yesterday I wish I could go back and do it again today! For the past two years, I have been running a mini makerspace at Edcamp STEAM with @Davezirk and it has been very popular. This year, the folks organizing EdcampNJ asked if I’d be...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 21, 2014 | resources, STEM
It’s official! We’ll be holding our Open House for JMT’s new STEM lab on December 1. All are welcome: parents, students, staff, & friends. Hope to see you...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 21, 2014 | Science, STEM
Yesterday was an exciting day. After months of work, the STEM Lab hosted its first lesson. My 6th graders are studying waves, and the teachers requested a hands on lesson for that topic. After much searching, I had collected a variety of ways to incorporate...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 14, 2014 | General Update, STEM
It’s been a while since I posted about my progress in transforming my old computer lab into a brand new STEM lab. Mrs. Jordan (Art teacher and best friend!) has been working with me to make this space engaging and inviting to the students and teachers....
by Meredith Martin | Nov 14, 2014 | Chromebooks, Google Apps, resources
This week, I began setting up teacher accounts on our student GAFE domain for those who had expressed interest in using Google Classroom. I love watching how tools like this begin to spread organically. When I first brought up Classroom to my colleagues, there were...
