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 Paige Martin-Jesudowich | Jan 12, 2018 | ICT Integration, Literacy, Professional Development
Beloved character, Atticus Finch, from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, offers the sage wisdom to, “climb into someone else’s skin and walk around in it” (Lee) So how can we implement this advice with our students in the classroom? Specifically, with our...
by Dominic Tremblay | Nov 17, 2017 | Arts, LEGO workshops, Literacy, Professional Development
Using LEGO to develop literacy skills in students Do writing tasks sometimes seem insurmountable to your students? Do your students often have blank-page syndrome when you ask them to write a text? In many cases, you can offer your students graphic organizers to...
