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#ISTE18 is just around the corner!

ISTE is less than 7 days away! I’m so stoked to meet up with my PLN and lead some fun maker ed sessions. Plus, I’ll be hanging out in the Makey Makey booth, and the Chibitronics booth Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. Here are all the sessions I’m involved in. Click each title for more … Continue reading #ISTE18 is just around the corner!

Makey Makey Workshop for #SanAngeloMakers

Wanda Green of The Tom Green County Library System in San Angelo invited me out to lead teachers and librarians through the Makey Makey Invention Literacy workshop this summer. It was a fun day of great learning! Check out the day of learning below. (Note: This is a workshop I facilitate that was designed by … Continue reading Makey Makey Workshop for #SanAngeloMakers

Review: Wonder Workshop Dash Sketch Kit

Dash Robot in #bigmakerbook In 2016 when we began writing our #bigmakerbook, Aaron and I included the Dash robot for our programming section. This awesome quirky robot is a great robot for beginning to code/program directions. (I also did an extensive robot comparison chart comparing Sphero/Dash/Ozobot.) In our makerspace project book, Aaron and I used Dash to … Continue reading Review: Wonder Workshop Dash Sketch Kit

Review: Dash and Dot Sketch Kit

Dash Robot in #bigmakerbook In 2016 when we began writing our #bigmakerbook, Aaron and I included the Dash robot for our programming section. This awesome quirky robot is a great robot for beginning to code/program directions. (I also did an extensive robot comparison chart comparing Sphero/Dash/Ozobot.) In our makerspace project book, Aaron and I used Dash to … Continue reading Review: Dash and Dot Sketch Kit

Back this Kickstarter- Hack your notebook #HYNKICKSTART

I’m all for spreading more light, art, and paper circuits in the world! Check out this excellent paper circuit kickstarter from David Cole and Nexmap! The HACK NOTEBOOK @kickstarter goes live on Tuesday, 5/29. We’re kicking things off with a new hashtag: #HYNKICKSTART use it early and often

Review: Chibitronics Love to Code Creative Coding Kit

Making Paper Circuits with Chibi Stickers I’ve been a fan of Chibitronics since I learned that these sweet little circuit stickers existed! In 2015, I learned a lot about circuits alongside my Circuit Girls when my Donors Choose grant for the Circuit Sticker Notebook was funded. I became pretty obsessed with making paper circuits because … Continue reading Review: Chibitronics Love to Code Creative Coding Kit

Fostering Invention Literacy

Next week I’m the opening keynote for Library Journal’s upcoming Maker Workshop! Sign up to find out more about how to foster invention literacy and facilitate student agency.  You’ll fill your toolbox with ideas for high and low-tech activities for any type of learner. More details about Library Journal’s Maker Workshop here. Advertisements

Austin Maker Faire

Austin Maker Faire is THIS WEEKEND! Find out more here or buy tickets here. This year there is an Educator Summit thanks to Patrick Benfield the Innovation Director of Austin’s Magellan International School. There will be Austin area students sharing their work from 1-4 in the main hall. Hope to see you there! Advertisements

Makey Makey Marble Maze and 5th grade

#EvilMakeybook and Marble Mazes Last year Aaron and I wrote 20 Makey Makey Projects for the Evil Genius. We had so much fun creating all of the projects and finding interesting and whimsical ways to incorporate cardboard low-tech making with Scratch coding and mashing it all together with Makey Makey. As we wrote the projects, … Continue reading Makey Makey Marble Maze and 5th grade

4th Grade Invention Literacy Projects

Note: Since I heard the term Invention Literacy from Jay Silver in 2015 I’ve been a tad obsessed with it because it perfectly describes what I am trying to do in my library makerspace. My goal in makerspace programming is to help our students “understand the way the world works so they can create new … Continue reading 4th Grade Invention Literacy Projects