by Meredith Martin | Oct 8, 2015 | Collaboration, General Update, professional development, Sharing
I love Twitter. I know some of my colleagues think I’m a bit crazy when I continually extoll the virtues of being a connected educator, but I really can’t imagine my life as an educator without it now. Twitter has become a powerful resource for me in...
by Meredith Martin | Sep 30, 2015 | General Update, MakerEd, Math, STEM
The STEM Lab is finally open for business this year, and we’ve been having a wonderful time with our activities. Because the first part of class is taken up with my intro to the STEM Lab, I needed short, engaging activities for the second part. Below are are...
by Meredith Martin | Sep 29, 2015 | General Update
Because I have completely awesome friends and fellow educators, I would like to introduce Dan and Kathi, who will be contributing to Tech For Teachers periodically. I’ll let them introduce themselves in future posts, but I wanted to give them both a HUGE Thank...
by Meredith Martin | Aug 28, 2015 | General Update, MakerEd, STEM
I have been on a mission to acquire Legos for the STEM Lab this year. They are great for tons of engineering, math, and science projects. I had a colleague donate some last year, but with over 600 students using the lab, I am always looking for more. My niece Megan...
by Meredith Martin | Jul 21, 2015 | General Update
I am often faced with a dilemma in my life. I am a computer junkie, but I also suffer from migraines which are exacerbated by long periods staring at my monitor. When I start to feel that ache behind my eyes, I usually try to walk away from the computer for a while...
by Meredith Martin | Jul 18, 2015 | General Update, hardware, MakerEd, STEM
Today’s grand adventure: @kerszi and I took a trip to Fazzio’s to explore the surplus side of the store. Pro Tip – Maker shopping is twice as fun with a friend! As I mentioned in my previous post about this place, it’s extremely overwhelming....
