I would like to give Krissy Venosdale (@krissyvenosdale) credit for the awesome image below, and possibly for coining a new term: “iterationist.” When I saw the image tweeted by her the other day, I knew right away it would be a new mantra for me. Considering the experience I described from our robot camp on Monday, … Read more
Update 9/3/17 – You can now purchase the Spy School curriculum for Undercover Robots Camp here. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, we had our second session of Undercover Robots Camp last week. The theme was, “Pageant Edition,” with the scenario being that the Dash robots had been sent on their first undercover assignments to … Read more
In yesterday’s episode of TED Radio Hour, “Nudge,” one of the featured talks was by Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code. In her TED Talk, Saujani speaks of our nation’s bravery deficit, saying that, “Our economy, our society, we’re just losing out because we’re not raising our girls to be brave.” I listened to Reshma … Read more
Musicmap is an incredible interactive website project by Kwinten Crauwels, which endeavors to offer an encyclopedic collection of music genres and their histories. When you first visit the site, you will probably be familiar with most of the titles on the home page. Click on any type of music, however, and you will be able to access … Read more
It seems like just yesterday when our class was asked to beta test a new product from a company called Tangible Play. It was a tangram game that integrated physical pieces with an app on your iPad using a special base and mirror. Our students even got to teleconference with the developers to give feedback on … Read more
My students have loved using the Dash robots from Wonder Workshop so much that I thought they might enjoy some extra time with them over the summer. So, earlier this year, I devised a plan for an Undercover Robots Camp to be held at my house. Last week was the first session, “Spy School.” Using … Read more