Megabrights got a visit from Hackergal at the Peel District School board
Big thank you to the 'Hackergal' team for visiting with some Ozobot friends.
Coding these robot avatars to help better understand Canadian industry was an enriching experience for the grade 4 & 5 learners in the LLC.
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#CodeToLearn
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Book highlighting Artivism as part of our modern learning culture at the Peel District School Board
Making media that connects to UN Global Goal 14
The @Megabrights.bsky.social 'Destination Imagination' squad is working to bring origami, digital music & @octostudioapp.bsky.social programs together to share their artivist narrative around environmental sustainability 💡🌿📣
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#GirlsInSTEM #MakerEd
#CodeToLearn #TLsky #Art
Discussing using multiple EVENTS in a program
Grade 3 modern learners applying their computer science learning by building mini-games with CODE & Star Wars content in the library learning commons 👾🛸💡
➡️ bit.ly/code-starwars
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#CodeToLearn #STEAM
#MakerSpace #StarWars
#EdTech #TLsky
Excellent work by the grade 4 & grade 5 @megabrights.bsky.social to fix-up & code our robots in record time! Great work team! 🤖✨
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@lego-group.bsky.social
Simone Giertz talking about her manicure robot & inventors process
Primo robot
LEGO WeDo2 robots
Modern learning team members taking in some #GrowthMindset advice from scrappy robot maker Simone Giertz at our "Robot Doctor" meet-up, where we will unearth all the robots in the building & get them movin'!
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#SheInnovates
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Grade 2 friends learning to use 'Scratch Jr' while developing their computational thinking skills in the library at the Peel District School Board 💡
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tinyurl.com/code-to-learn
Collaborating with @teacherpatel.bsky.social & grade 4 modern learners as we code 'About Me' interactive identity collages in Scratch 👨💻💡
Try it out ➡️ tinyurl.com/code-to-learn
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#MakerSpace #STEM #UDL
#TLsky #EdTech
Grade 3 modern learners trying to move 1 metre using 'unique' locomotion.
...A neat shift in thinking when it comes to engineering & coding their robots.
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#CodeToLearn
SUMO robot tournament action! ⚡🤖
...the @gobots.bsky.social team just ran the gauntlet against some tough opponents. Their autonomous LEGO EV3 rig performed well (as seen here) but they finished the day in 4th place 🙃 Good effort folks ✨
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There is much rejoicing as the @megabrights.bsky.social robotics squad keeps making progress daily ✨🤖 ...Read more about their journey here ➡️ tinyurl.com/megabrights-cbc
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cc @lego-group.bsky.social @mres.bsky.social @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social
"How might we make a rollercoaster?"
...Computer programs keep rolling in. Here is a fun one from a grade 1 modern learner 🎢💡
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cc @mres.bsky.social
Grade 1s teaming up on Code.org puzzles & using immersive reader to help with comprehension / reading
Grade 1 friends flexing their CS muscles by using CODE to solve Minecraft themed puzzles in the LLC 💡
Try it out 👩💻 ➡️ bit.ly/code-mc-01
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#SchoolLibrary
"I'm gonna show everyone!" 😃
...proud grade 1s making progress in 'Scratch Jr'.
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cc @mres.bsky.social
Primary friends on their journey through computer science skill building centres 👩💻💡Lots of great creative prompts from the 'Scratch Jr' team ✨
Take a look at the PDFs here ➡️ www.scratchjr.org
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#MakerEd #STEM
#EduSky #EdTech
#SchoolLibrarian
A bit of festive fun with themed CS puzzles, CAD snow builds & Rube Goldberg gift factories to wrap up 2024 in the LLC 💡❄️
Give it a whirl ➡️ bit.ly/frozen-fun
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#SchoolLibrarian
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Student leaders from the @MegaBrights.bsky.social girls maker team guiding grade 2 friends through 'Hour of Code' modules in the LLC at Peel DSB 💡➡️ bit.ly/code-music-lab
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#CSedWeek
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#EduSky
'Hug Bot' at the SAGO main office in Toronto
Platformer games coming together!
Shout out to the excellent folx at #HackerGals & #SpinMaster #SagoMini for their multi-day #CodeToLearn workshop to empower #GirlsInSTEM ⚡ My 'little sidekick' had an awesome time creating in UNITY with 'C#' ✨ Many thanks!
Co-planning modern learning strategies around 'Projects, Peers, Passion & Play' with new members of the central resource team & local educators at the Peel District School Board ✨💡
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#Cardboard #PaperPower
#STEAM
#InventForGood
Using Scratch Jr printed blocks to help plan out CODE for each algorithm
"Jump to the moon!" ...Working with some awesome grade 2 friends to insert ourselves into animated stories that we are creating using computer science at the Peel District School Board 💡
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#ScratchJr
#STEAM
#Library
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Co-planning innovative ways for grade 1 friends to have multiple means of expressing their ideas & showcasing their discoveries at the Peel District School Board 💡
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#MakerSpace
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#StopMotion
@mres.bsky.social
Using smart camera functions inside SCRATCH to enhance physical education
Coding and Redstone in Minecraft
Arduino entry points via PodPi graphic novels
CS starters and applications in the Design Thinking process
Much appreciation to all the educators that attended tonight's 'Coding Collaborative' workshop to link computer sciences to student expression across the curriculum at the Peel District School Board 💡
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#CodeToLearn
#STEAM
#MakerSpace
➡️ bit.ly/design-thinking-canvas-pdf
LEGO Spike pinball themed on the DogMan series
Scratch video game sequel to the Tea Dragon Society
My Little Pony Origami, CosPlay Dress
UDL / Constructionist fun to go beyond the book report & into 'multiple means of expression'
Spent some time recently talking with educators about connecting literacy & low-tech maker pathways to help students show what they know at the Peel DSB 📚📐💡
An example ➡️ bit.ly/scratch-raycaster
#StoriesMakingSTEAM
#KidLitComics
#MakerSpace
#Cardboard
#EngageMath
#CodeToLearn
Kids coding a dynamic setting for their short stories
Student leading the problem-solving process on debugging an algorithm
Co-teaching the creation of dynamic short stories using computer sciences with grade 4 friends at the Peel District School Board 💡
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