by Meredith Martin | Nov 5, 2012 | hardware, programming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfQqh7iCcOU While attending EdCamp NYC over the weekend, I saw mention of something called a MakeyMakey on my Twitter feed. Edcampers were excitedly talking about bringing them to the conference in the morning. I’d never heard of...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 2, 2012 | Books & Reading, How-To
I have been a huge fan of the Scratch programming language for years. I use it to teach a programming unit with my fifth graders every year, and they have a wonderful time learning to code. Scratch was created by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT as a way to...
by Meredith Martin | Oct 31, 2012 | Collaboration, conference, edcamp, professional development
On Saturday, just a few days before Hurricane Sandy hit, I visited Manhattan for my third EdCampNYC! I caught the train into town early that morning, and then a cab up to The School at Columbia University. I was excited and ready for another great day of learning...