The Web20Classroom

JULY 31, 2014

Maker Movement 20% Time Genius Hour The idea of students looking away from ridged content focus all throughout the school day and giving them back some time to explore and make is gaining a foothold in many classrooms. My friend Nick Provenzano did 20 Time with his students last year. And they did some pretty amazing things.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

What are examples of maker learning projects in my subject area? As the maker movement continues to expand, more and more educators are asking these questions. For example, one October meet-up in the Bay Area was focused on “Hacking Your Space.” Where can I learn about what making is from someone who is doing it?

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Elizabeth Forward School District leaders, for example, knew it was time to innovate when local employers informed them the district had hundreds of entry-level coding jobs that needed to be filled. Integrating with the Maker Movement. These efforts excite students and provide them pathways to further develop their passions.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

The answer, in part, lies in the so-called maker movement, a trend studded by hobbyists, inventors, students and even entrepreneurs who creates products or gadgets for educational or industrial purposes. In a report that analyzed the state of the maker movement in 40 U.S.

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User Generated Education

APRIL 21, 2015

Those who follow my blog know that I have jumped into and am loving the current emphasis on the Maker Movement and Maker Education. The proverbial sweet icing on the cake is that it is a perfect example of the maker movement. What a perfect model/statement of the maker movement.

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User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

The same seems to be true for the maker movement these days. Practitioners talk about the maker mindset and then speak of the shiny new toys they use without talking about the context – of what skills and knowledge students learn from it.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2016

My answer to you is this: We must bring more arts programming—and blend it with the maker movement—into our schools. So then… how are “making” and the maker movement uniquely powerful as avenues of learning—and where might it come up against resistance?

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

For example, I had to assess “over the shoulder” by looking at what students were doing. Here’s one example of how 3D Bear can be used for a real world conversation. You could have a classroom design challenge, for example, where students suggest repositioning the furniture. How does AR work in 3D Bear? You can use it and learn.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

For example, things like “taking students on field trips vs. hosting classroom parties” or “fire drills derailing your lesson vs. a broken air conditioner.” Sponsor : Advancement Courses’ Tournament of Teachers bracket challenge is back again for the fourth year in a row and voting is now open from March 22 to March 31.

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User Generated Education

MAY 20, 2015

The maker movement and maker education, in my perspective, are such great initiatives – really in line with what student-centric education should be in this era of formal and informal learning. The two I discuss in this post are: Maker movement initiatives are often driven by more affluent white males.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Assessment in AR including classroom examples Effective ways to get started with AR Predictions on where AR will be in 5 years Who? Register Now AR Topics Some of the topics we will be discussing include: How teachers are teaching with augmented reality in the classroom Device configurations (does every student have to have one?)

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 10, 2018

He shares his workflow, how his students sculpt in VR before printing, example projects, and how he manages supply costs. David Ternent, a teacher in a middle school STEM classroom in Ohio, shares how he has used his 3D printers to transform and excite kids about learning STEM concepts.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

This post is part of a series in which we frame maker learning in terms of three core values — Agency , Authenticity , and Audience — as the key components to creating the highest quality making experiences for learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 29, 2017

This is just one example that flies in the face of unleashing the talents of our students while teaching them what success really is. This is why I love the maker movement and makerspaces in particular. No one goes from point A to B by following a predetermined path or script.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

For example, I start with a simple, one-day, “make something fun” experience in Metaverse. With this in mind, I want my students to be familiar with terminology, and here are some examples. For example, when designing an app or game, error prevention is a basic part of making it usable.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

The embracement of the maker movement is being seen in K-12 schools and districts across the world. The MinecraftEdu Wiki has tons of resources ranging from lesson examples, worksheets/handouts, alignment to curricula and standards, and many other nuggets of awesomeness.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

” Here are some student examples of this activity: Chandelier for a Time Traveler Music Player for a Wizard. I will add some examples of their projects after their completion. Flipgrid Reflections. For the above projects learners used Flipgrid to discuss the details of their projects.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

Secondly, four examples of virtual reality programming in the classroom. 4 Virtual Reality Examples in Virginia. Example #1: An autistic student using VR. Example #2: VR and Beowulf. Example #3: A student designing fashion in VR. Example #4: Pam’s experience in VR with Field Trips.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 20, 2015

What I find absolutely exciting about being a maker educator is that they need to be learners; dedicated and invested in attitudes and behaviors related to being lifelong learners as the maker movement is ever evolving with seemingly daily advances.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Examples of Integrated coding projects: [link] (Genetics and Microbits). Here are a few… Teaching Python Resources Mentioned in this Show. teachingpython.fm – Kelly and Sean’s Show. Twitter: @ teachingpython. kellypared. link] (Big Data). link] (Calculating Pi). Kelly Schuster-Paredes – Bio as Submitted.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The grassroots Maker Movement has, and continues to, impact entrepreneurship, education, economic and workforce development, manufacturing, community revitalization and technology inclusion in the U.S.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Traffic lights, heating and cooling systems, and ATM machines are just a few examples of the mechatronic systems that help make many of our everyday activities safe and seamless. I think there is a great partnership possible between the Maker movement and California’s community colleges,” says Dale Dougherty, Founder and CEO of.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

The Maker Movement has its roots outside of school, in institutions such as science museums and in the informal activities that everyday people have taken part in for generations. The Maker Movement in Education (Erica R. Often, such work is guided by the notion that process is more important than results.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Try some of these resources to boost your entrepreneurial education modules, try also exploring the Maker Movement. Wikipedia is probably an early example of this, although many participants would argue that it has become a bit more cut-throat than originally intended. Microlearning.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 15, 2017

Maker Spaces. These days even goliaths like GE (General Electric) are appreciating the rapid popularity of the maker movement, and the consequent commercial benefits of maker spaces. For a lot more insight and tools on the genius hour and it’s underlying principles read a great book called “The Passion-Driven Classroom”.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Maker culture is going mainstream. The maker industry is projected to grow to more than $8 billion by 2020, and with the maker movement infiltrating classrooms, after-school clubs and homes, it’s no wonder. But where is the maker movement strongest?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2018

Aligned with the maker movement—which focuses on using hands-on activities like building, sewing, assembling and computer programming for learning—the kits provide a foundation that teachers can use for guided projects both in and out of the classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2017

For example, if you have a faucet in the bathroom that has a sensor, and you put in your hands, water comes out. That’s just an example of one of the SMART objects that we have all around us. For example “Move Forward” or “Move Backward” or “Turn the Red Light On” or “Turn the Blue Light On” or “Sing” response to a sound.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

For example, since I started teaching moviemaking with my students in 2006, I have used a Storyboard Dictionary of shots that I originally adapted from the American Film Institute. For example, if we’re going to be combining the videos, it just makes sense to have their settings be the same. Here’s how.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

The UDL Guidelines provide a deep dive into each of the principles to checkpoints that provide resources, examples, and research. We provide one example around an Egg Drop and the Design a Squishy Circuit for a Classmates (see these examples at the end of this post).

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

When thinking of makerspaces today, our learning experience in his class was one connected to the guiding principles of the maker movement. It was controlled learning chaos that involved tools, wood, paper mache, collaboration, communication, black lights, and so much more. The key is to focus on project-based and authentic inquiry.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

Give me an example. Lindsey: For example, one student was interested in the history behind mathematics and has been researching how math started out with the cavemen and women and there is actually mathematical writing on caves. Vicki: This is intriguing. You said they are figuring out how to use math in their passion projects.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2018

Vicki: Give me an example. What would be an example of a video you’ve seen in math or in history? Give us an example of a video in an unlikely subject. Vicki: Joe, take us through an example of how you’ve coached a teacher recently through this process of making videos with their class, and the objectives that you covered.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2016

In one routine, called Parts, People, and Interactions [PDF] , students are invited to slow down and think deeply about the details of an ordinary system that might go unnoticed: the lunch line at the cafeteria, the collection and recycling of the school’s trash, or the subway system, for example. Who are the people connected to the system?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 8, 2018

And so, it was a chance to show, for example, that when they were doing the Tiny House Project. And that started as a Maker Monday Activity, and we actually kind of did it three different days. But they had to design a Tiny House.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

To get some examples of the winning projects, here are last year’s winners. These are some of the finalists as selected by Samsung to give you examples of projects they have selected in prior competitions. Sponsor: Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 85 Challenger Rd., Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 Void where prohibited. Ends 11/9/17.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2016

Hailing from the East African nation of Wakanda, Black Panther and his homeland are an example of a sub-genre of fiction in which Africans and African Americans display a prowess and understanding of technological and scientific advancement. Readers see a rocket heading for outer space: the first step for humanity to live among the stars.

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