by Meredith Martin | Mar 21, 2016 | Collaboration, conference, edcamp, professional development
This Saturday I spent a wonderful day with the folks at Edcamp South Jersey. I was invited to bring the Mobile Makerspace with me, so I was there bright and early to set up. This year’s event was a little smaller than last year’s, but I have a fondness...
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 | Jan 11, 2016 | Collaboration, hardware, How-To, MakerEd, STEM
I’ve been itching to do an Altoid tin project at some point, and at yesterday’s #HackSunday I finally had the chance! My buddy @danborghoff walked me through making an Altoid Tin Fume Extractor, a project from Make Magazine. This nifty little gadget uses...
by Meredith Martin | Jan 11, 2016 | Collaboration, MakerEd, professional development, Sharing, STEM
Yesterday was a ton of fun. My friend @kerszi and I drove up to visit @davezirk at the 5eBoard HQ. He was hosting #HackSunday, a maker day for our crazy band of maker educators. There was an open door policy and people were popping in and out all day. There was no...
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,...
