by Meredith Martin | Jun 18, 2016 | Collaboration, MakerEd, STEM
For the project in STEM lab we had a challenge. We had to make a design for a ninja who was a secret rock star. Mrs. Martin gave us what we had to make. The challenge was that we had to make something for a ninja that was not invented. Our team decided to make a...
by Meredith Martin | Jun 18, 2016 | Collaboration, MakerEd, STEM
Ms. Martin did a “Design Challenge” for all the students in JMT. I enjoyed it, especially the posters because I love drawing. It was nice to use different materials, such and styrofoam and clay, to build different machines. You got to work with other classmates, maybe...
by Meredith Martin | Jun 17, 2016 | Collaboration, MakerEd, STEM
I asked several of my students to write up short posts about the Extraordinaires project if they were so inclined, and here is the first one from Michael. All the classes in JMT did the create your own invention to help someone. There was challenges like clothing...
by Meredith Martin | Jun 17, 2016 | Collaboration, MakerEd, STEM
We have finally completed our Design Challenges. I cannot believe how much fun we all had with this project. In my end of the school year survey, the huge majority of students voted the Extraordinaires Design Challenge as their favorite STEM Lab project. I was...
by Meredith Martin | Apr 6, 2016 | Collaboration, Google Apps, How-To, professional development, resources
I love the sharing feature in Google Apps. To me, it’s the most powerful feature in this set of tools. Sharing has now gotten even better with the addition of Expiration Dates! Now you can specify how long someone has access to a particular file! This...
by Meredith Martin | Mar 22, 2016 | Books & Reading, Collaboration
I am ridiculously proud of the kids in my K-3 building. They have been writing like maniacs! My first graders are making picture books in Storybird. We did our first story together, and as soon as we finished, they were clamoring for more. Rather than having to...
