by Meredith Martin | Dec 3, 2015 | Common Core Standards, programming, STEM
No, not Christmas, it’s time for the Hour of Code! Every year I look forward to this event and sharing it with my students. The official Hour of Code is next week, and we’ve been gearing up for it over the past few weeks in grades K-6. Yes, you heard...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 30, 2015 | 3D Printing, How-To, MakerEd
So, I’ve been on a Star Wars kick lately with the new movie due out soon. What better way to celebrate than to make a mini flashlightsaber with a flashlight from Harbor Freight and some 3D printing? Your cast of characters: Mini flashlight from Harbor Freight...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 29, 2015 | professional development
Today was a special day. Today we celebrated one year of fun and friends at #CoffeeEduNJ. For those new to #CoffeeEdu, it was started by the awesome Alice Keeler as a way for educators of all types to get together informally to chat about life, the universe, and...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 27, 2015 | 3D Printing, Collaboration, MakerEd, professional development, STEM
It’s Black Friday. You know what that means… No, not braving the hordes of consumers descending on stores around the country. It means it’s MAKER DAY! Instead of a day of shopping, I enjoyed a day of sharing ideas, learning from other educators,...
by Meredith Martin | Nov 27, 2015 | How-To, Science, STEM
My fourth graders are learning about the rock cycle, and I found the game Journey On The Rock Cycle online. In this activity, students move between different stations in the rock cycle, and roll a die at each one to discover what happens to their rock and where they...
