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 | 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 24, 2015 | programming
Next month, the annual Hour Of Code takes place. I’ve had my students involved in this for years, and I am looking forward to introducing a new crop of kids to it this year. In my K-3 building, I have started my introduction to programming unit with all of the...
by Meredith Martin | Apr 28, 2015 | programming, resources, STEM
Last week, I splurged and bought the boardgame Robot Turtles to try out with my primary students. The new tech standards for NJ have a strong focus on programming concepts in the early grades, and I had heard a lot about this unplugged activity for grades K-1. The...
by Meredith Martin | Mar 26, 2015 | STEM
Thanks to a successful Donors Choose project, I received ten Ozobots this week. These disgustingly cute little robots are very simple and very engaging. Basically a dome on two wheels, the Ozobots use optical sensors to follow colored paths either on paper or on an...
