My Design Process
U - Understand the Problem or Process I looked at what I was already doing and decided to improve my How I Met My Monster STEM story learning. I remembered that Kelsey introduced gestures and the accelerometer of the Micro:bit so I knew that I wanted to break up the lesson with specific focuses. I gathered the resources that I had available that could also be used in my classroom. N - Navigate Ideas I love the color orange and I wanted my monster to be an active monster so I decided on creating an exercise monster with my Glowforge cardboard cut monster. I started with decorating my monster with the materials that I had.
Monster Lesson Update
After listening to the story, designers will select their cardboard monster and start to use different materials to design their physical monster.
Starry Night
Sensor Data Logging
We used the micro:bit data logging to find measure temperature, sound, and light in our environment. One thing that was important is the reminder that the temperature sensor is on the back of the micro:bit so if you are holding it in your hand, it could be reading your temperature instead of what you are hoping to be measuring. Radio BasicsIf you get the opportunity to learn with the CodeJoy team, I hope that you will agree with me that it is life-changing PD. The caliber of the PD keeps me engaged, excited, and energized to use with my own designers. I continue to learn both about the micro:bit but also effective ways to bring computational thinking as well as creative computing into my classroom.
PictionaryOur next Python programming challenge was to integrate the LED display to create three images that were triggered by the buttons and logo. I loved this activity because it was a fun way to incorporate diversity of design into a programming and game format. During this activity, we also learned about Logic Trees and how to use this visual to help designers understand what they are programming. Scavenger Hunt
Dice
Pseudo CompassHomework: Make a FriendI am going to dedicate a separate post to this project because I am revamping a previous lesson that I used this project to better reflect the iteration that I plan to use in the classroom. More to come.... I want to start this blog post by saying "Thank You" to Infosys Pathfinders for providing this learning opportunity and to the CodeJoy team of Kelsey, Matt, Amanda Jean, Mike, and Susan. I am truly appreciative of the three days of learning that provided me the bridge to using Python with the Micro:Bit in my classroom. I sit here two weeks before the school year officially starts surrounded by my Micro:Bits trying to process last week's learning. Two years ago, I knew only Code.org as a way to access computer science for my learners. Last summer I stumbled on CodeJoy as part of the Pathfinder's Summer PD learning for teachers. I know this sounds cliche but my life has never quite been the same. This summer I spent many hours with the CodeJoy team learning new ideas and revisiting last year's learnings to strengthen my own teaching. Python with BBC Micro:bit Overview
Session A HighlightsLearning about the Python Editor with Kelsey's introduction was the first step for me to realizing that this is a powerful tool that has been designed to make Python accessible through a well developed reference library that provides a starting point to the world of Python. The autofill feature as well as the drag and drop text based coding starts removed so many of the barriers that I already had with text-based coding. Animation: Making a GIF
Partner Name Tag Design Challenge
So this summer the team, which has now grown to 5 amazing individuals, is offering 3 free all day virtual making and learning opportunities called Make A Thons. I was fortunate enough to participate in most of the first Make A Thon and am looking forward to this Friday. Morning Session
Evening Session
It didn't take long for me to understand why Rudy is so loved in the educational field. His positive approach to learning and sharing makes you feel immediately at ease. I knew that he was pretty amazing based on twitter chatter but I finally was able to experience this first hand.
Breakout Group
I was able to ask questions, learn how to convert temperatures using a function, how to download a data logging project to my Micro:Bit, upload the data to Codap, and manipulate the data. Rudy showed me the importance of live coding when doing a project with students as well as shared other resources to leverage the Micro:Bit and other robotic components like Breakout boards, weather:bit, and DFrobot for even more expansion ideas. Additional ResourcesClick on the above images to access the resources. |
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