CSTA Indiana and nextech put on “CSPD Week” for Indiana k-12 educators at the end of June. There were full days of formal learning and evenings of informal networking/learning. There was even a bunch of swag for attendees. I contributed a “Robot Playground” on 3 of the nights. I gathered a variety of “robots” (many … Read more »
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MMEx
The Monroe Maker Experience – digital fabrication PD for educators in Monroe County Community Schools Corporation (MCCSC) Last week I spent 3 days with 2 teacher leaders and 2 dozen of their fellow educators from a couple of MCCSC schools helping them with their digital fabrication skills. (There were 2 other lab sites with more… Read more »
Cooler
Don’t tell me that LED’s don’t make EVERYTHING COOLER!!!
MakerPD
If you are going to do Maker Education / Maker Centered Learning Professional Development, you better have your learners making something. If the session is about pedagogy, I give them a bag/pile of craft stuff (pipe cleaners, straws, coffee stirrers, craft sticks, pom poms, buttons, googly eyes, index cards, colored pencils/crayons, tape, glue stick, hot… Read more »
Low Cost microbit kit
My goal was to assemble 10 micro:bit based robotics kits for around $100 each. I also wanted to show some variations of components, like 2 different motors and 3 different servos. There are no building parts in these kits, just components. Use cardboard, recyclables, craft stuff, laser cut or 3D printed parts, or LEGO’s you… Read more »
Iteration
I have been working on having something to make for the Grocery Getter Nation event at Wagler Motorsports Park the last weekend in July. Maybe a dragster shaped keychain, maybe personalized, maybe an ornament…but I also want to get their logo on it. Those ideas are too small for the logo to come out well,… Read more »
Crawford4H
Last week we went to Crawford County for one night of their 4H Fair to have some #STEM stuff for people to see and do. We had a 3D printer printing out a small gnome and the laser cutter working on a variety of trinkets that we left for people. We also had some things… Read more »
toy car dragster
where am I after a day of iterations… (everything starts with your motors….dimensions & power requirements) {it does work on linoleum and low plush carpet…It definitely has an ramp up of speed as it gets going. https://youtu.be/2CIcVGoaL1M https://youtu.be/UfN0g6KKDAA } Chassis : I adjusted the holes around the motor so that I could use a… Read more »
DIYtoyDragsters
before I get too far into iterations and troubleshooting… Because I am doing a Family Night at a racetrack for a local non-profit, I thought to make a couple of toy dragsters with interchangeable wheels for kids to experiment with {change wheel size, change weight…} I am thinking acrylic or wood for some parts and… Read more »
AnodizedAluminum
A colleague asked if you could laser a functional QR code onto anodized aluminum. I replied yes, even though I had not done that before. I remember seeing people talk about doing it. So i ordered some blanks, 10 business card size for $10 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08H752BRS ). I did a little research and found a variety… Read more »