by Paige Martin-Jesudowich | Oct 9, 2018 | Coding, ICT Integration, Robotics, STEAM
Are you a micro curious about Micro:Bit? Let me convince you that you need this item for your classroom and, for the price of around $20, this piece of equipment won’t break the bank. However, be warned that it may lead to the creation of a nation full of coders once...
by Dominic Tremblay | Sep 19, 2018 | Coding, LEGO workshops, Robotics, STEAM
Last week I was able to bring technology to kindergarten through grade 8 at a small school in Terrace Bay. It was wonderful because of all the time allotted, near 100 minutes with each group of students, we were able to accomplish and learn so much with all our work...
by Paige Martin-Jesudowich | Sep 5, 2018 | Arts, Coding, LEGO workshops, Professional Development, Robotics, STEAM
What do you get when you combine a robotics and programming teacher, a music teacher, and a dance teacher? A robot dancing to its own soundtrack! Believe it or not, this isn’t just a silly punchline, at CreaCamp, this is exactly the kind of result that facilitators...
by Dominic Tremblay | Oct 3, 2014 | Arts, Coding, ICT Integration, Inquiry-based Learning, LEGO workshops, Literacy, Mathematics, Professional Development, Robotics, Science, STEAM
From ASIMO to R2-D2 to NAO, students love robots! Fortunately, robotic systems that offer students hands-on experiences have become much more available in the past few years. There are a number of systems I have used in classrooms or taught teachers to use in their...
by Dominic Tremblay | Apr 1, 2014 | Inquiry-based Learning, Professional Development, Science, STEAM
If you were going to learn how to bake a loaf of bread, which would you prefer to receive: a fact sheet with information about bread or a box containing flour, water, yeast, salt and potential recipes? Of course, the answer would be to get flour on your hands,...
