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Binary Code NecklaceCoding doesn't have to always be done on computers; coding can also be wearable! At the start of their programming unit, grade 2 students learned about binary code and how it is the foundation of all programming languages. Students then created a necklace using beads to spell out their names in binary code.
Please click here to view the 20 minute video of myself teaching the lesson. Please click here to view the UbD. |
Bee Bot Community MapsThe best projects are when they include multiple subjects to create a fun and deep learning experience. With the Bee Bot community maps, students combined what they were learning in Social Studies (how to read maps, create maps and what is a community) with what they were learning in math (how to take and read measurements) with what they were learning in EdTech class (how to program the Bee Bot robot). Students first created a small map using one inch squares to plan out their streets. Next students created a larger map (to scale) with six inch squares. To ensure the Bee Bot would correctly travel through their community, students made very precise measurements using a tape measure. Next students added their community buildings and decorated their map. The best part: programming their Bee Bots to travel through each other's communities.
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Sphero Olympics |
Who doesn't love the Olympics; especially when it's robots completing! As part the school pastoral care program, I spent time with the 4th and 5th grade dorm students after school, preparing them to be Olympic Champions. Their training prepared them for the Sphero Olympics which was held in front of the whole school and streamed live. Three teams competed in both individual and team events. Individual events included: Bridge Bowling, The Chariot Race and The Giant Slalom. The highlight of the event was the team challenge of programing their Sphero through a maze.
Click here to view the entire event filmed with a 360 camera, it is recommended to view it with a VR headset. |
Grade 2 Market DayEach year grade 2 students host a market day where they sell good and services. (Math unit: money, supply and demand; Social Studies units: good and services).
Right: Example of a service for sale - group of students set up a green screen photo booth. Using the app DoInk, you could chose from 15 different backgrounds and several props, 100% student created and produced. Below: Example of goods for sale - Students had access to the MakerSpace materials to create products for sale: paper puppets, dream catchers, origami and so much more.
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Three of MeAs part of their digital design unit, grade 5 students did a flipped lesson in Photoshop. Students took three photos of themselves in the same place with different outfits and "interacting with themselves." After viewing the online tutorial I made, students used the mask tool in Photoshop to combine the photos into one image.
Click here to view the YouTube tutorial I made as part of the flipped lesson. Click here to view the UbD for the Photoshop unit. |
Code a friendKindergarten proves it's never to early to start teaching coding concepts!
Using hand signals kindergarteners "programmed" each other to follow a series of commands to make their way through a maze, ending on a hidden print out of a strawberry. Click here to view the UbD for the non-screen coding unit for kindergarten. |
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Cupcake CartsChocolate is the best motivator! Grade 1 robotic students were only allowed to enjoy the baked goodie I made them after they built and programmed a robot to retrieve the treat from me and deliver it to them.
Click here to view the UbD for the Grade 1 robotics unit. |
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Grade 3 students recreated their favorite book's cover in Google Drawings. Once their drawings were complete students used Quicktime Movie to record a screen cast of the Google Drawing's revision history. Then using iMovie students sped up the speed of the screen cast resulting in a 10 second video of the creation of their book cover click by click. Using Aurasma students linked their printed book cover to their 10 second video. Creating a virtual gallery, students held their iPads over the book covers to watch the video of the production. Please click here to view the Google Drawing Video. Please click here to view an example of a book cover. |
Book Cover Recreation
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European Travel FairAs part of the 5th grade Social Studies curriculum, students study about countries in Europe. Their final project of their PBL is a travel fair. Students are placed into groups, each group picking a European country and becoming a travel agency. Each travel agency plans a week long trip to their destination. They must research flights, hotels and create a detailed itinerary for the week. Students create a spreadsheet of the cost and time of each activity and a brochure advertising their trip. Students also create short presentation about their country and set up a booth with 3D printed models of attractions from their destination, traditional food and much more. Parents and other students are invited to attend the travel fair, making for a fun and informational day!
Click here to view the UbD for the European Travel Fair. |
Sphero Engineering
There is so much you can do with the Sphero robot! Grade 5 students enjoyed programming the Sphero robot through a maze. Creating and racing boats made out of recyclable material, while using the Sphero as the engine. And of course our St Patrick's Day challenge! Step 1: students had to build a vehicle for the Sphero to carry 10 pieces of gold from the leprechaun to the pot of gold. Step 2: build a bridge that the Sphero and vehicle can use to cross over the lake.
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