by Meredith Martin | Feb 24, 2016 | MakerEd, STEM
We’re on to part three of our design challenge with the Extraordinaires Design Studio, and the kids are loving it. For round three, we are beginning our feedback portion of the project. Teams are given ten minutes at the beginning of class to finalize their...
by Meredith Martin | Feb 22, 2016 | Collaboration, conference, edcamp, General Update, MakerEd, professional development, STEM
It’s sad but true. I’ve been so busy lately with work and MakerEd stuff that I have barely had time to even breathe! I can’t complain, though, I have been having a great time and learning a lot of new stuff to use in my classroom. So what have I...
by Meredith Martin | Feb 11, 2016 | Collaboration, hardware, MakerEd, STEM
I’m always looking for new things to try with my students, and I recently picked up two new ‘toys’ to test out for my classes. The first one is a project I backed on Kickstarter called Wink. Wink is a nifty little robot with programmable LED eyes...
by Meredith Martin | Feb 8, 2016 | General Update, Just for Fun
One of my first grade boys came to computer class last week with this folded up message for me. I love it! He even added my purple...
by Meredith Martin | Feb 5, 2016 | MakerEd, STEM
I cannot even begin to express how much fun my students are having with this challenge! They are coming to the STEM lab keyed up and ready to dive into their projects. I’ve never seen them so excited before. This week, we move on to Phase 2 of the project....
