At the beginning of the school year, I had a DonorsChoose.org grant written for some Elegoo Arduino kits. I asked my parents to help support our classroom and handed out instructions on how to give via Donors Choose. They stepped up and funded it, and they funded it quickly. Shortly after the start of school, our new Arduino kits were here… and they were awesome.
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Computer Science is growing in schools. Administrators are finally realizing the importance of teaching computer science and coding in the classroom. As with all new programs, there are growing pains. Here is one resource that can help ease that soreness.
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You’ve heard it. That saying. The one teachers use constantly when they are trying to get their students to do something new and creative. They tell them to “think outside of the box.” But, the question is… are they really thinking outside of the box?
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If you read the title of this post and wondered why I misspelled the term meaning a period of two weeks… it might be time to crawl out from under that rock. If you hadn’t noticed… kids love Fortnite. Do you?
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Arduino is everywhere. Integrating Arduino into your computer science curriculum only makes sense. Arduino boards are cheap… but they are not free. Here is a solution to that little problem.
Continue readingEveryone wants a 3D printer. Let’s face it, the ‘cool’ factor is strong with kids on this one. In the process of building our makerspace, I really wanted to get a 3D printer for the classroom. The issue was going to come down to money.
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