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Design Thinking Project: Tiny Drummer
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This lesson is based on the Infosys Pathfinders CodeJoy Hummingbird PD Day 1. Students will already know how to program an LED as well as a servo prior to this activity.
Design Thinking Story
I love using stories to introduce a project because stories are such an essential part of our culture.
Design Thinking Project: Tiny Drummer
Objective: Using the story To Be a Drum, find a song that moves you and can be animated with a tiny drummer. Use the design process to create and code your tiny drummer to the beat of the song that you have selected.
Resources: Video Tutorial Troubleshooting Coding Cards Day 1: Example of PlanningDay 2: Physical Construction (Plan and Create)Day 3: Coding Your Robot (Plan and Create)Day 4: Tiny Drummer Version 1 (Improve)
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I have blogged on previous parts of this unit - Hummingbird Posts. Watching my designers engage in creative robotics using simple tools like cardboard and creating amazing robots with the integration of servos, LEDs, and sensors, has been the missing part in my curriculum. I don't want my designers to just program robots, I want them to create from the beginning to the end. In the Simple Robots Flip, you can see how designers started with iterations that quickly evolved. The designers then took their designs and shared them with their fifth grade partners. Several groups even had their partners add to their design. This unit has reinforced my belief that computer science and making are powerful tools for unleashing creativity at any age. Simple Robots Flip
This week designers explored the four different sensors in their Hummingbird Robotics kit. Using Kelsey and Matt's tutorials, designers learned about how to use the different sensors.
Hummingbird Sensors MixtapeAs the 8th grade designers learn more and more about circuits, servos, sensors, and LEDs, they share even more ways to create with their partners from Ms. Knoll and Ms. Prathivadi's 5th graders. Designers continue to share via Flip what they are learning together. Click on the image below to hear some of the designers sharing their learning about Hummingbird robotics, Snap Circuits, and designing with the Glowforge.
I need to trust the process and the designers to navigate the uncertainties of collaborative cross age learning experiences.
In a few weeks, I will be able to access the tutorials for this project. I am continually amazed at how easy it is to learn with Kelsey and Matt but also the amount of resources that they share freely with educators and students. If you go to the student section of CodeJoy's website, you can click on the interactive student sessions where there are videos and project PDFs that you can use with your students. Nothing will replace the banter of a PD session with Kelsey and Matt but I truly appreciate the resources that I can use with my students too.
This week was a highly anticipated week for me. After learning how to use the Hummingbird robotics in summer PD from Infosys and CodeJoy, I realized that this was the robotics that belonged in my classroom. After getting a Donor's Choose Flock (4 of the premium) of Hummingbirds in early January, I finally could share this powerful learning and creating journey.
My journey started in the summer but because Birdbrain has a robust PD video support program, I quickly relearned what I really didn't remember. I recognized that I wasn't going to be as dynamic as Kelsey and Matt on my first go around, so I leaned heavily on what they created and continue to provide throughCodeJoy. I am still learning too. Week 1: Introduction and LEDs
BirdBrain PD (My Edpuzzle Hack)
Already I feel more confident in bringing robotics and making into my classroom with my designers. This week ended with a challenge that we had in our PD of creating a LED mascot which designers shared in Flip. I love using Flip to capture learning.
Notes from Week 1: I do realize that a kit per two people is what I need for my classroom. I had three designers to a kit but it really allowed one of the designers to not be engaged and that is not what I want to see happening. More fundraising on the way..... Our Flip Hummingbird Designs Mixtape
I started the school year with both the experience of using Micro:Bit V2, a class set from the Infosys Foundation, and the resources that CodeJoy with Kelsey and Matt provided me. I am a maker at heart so coding to solve puzzles did not motivate me either. I wanted to make and see the impact of my programming which with Micro:Bit V2 is amazing. Entering the world of Micro:Bit has given me the opportunity to follow some amazing educators on Twitter as well as share some of what I am trying in my classroom from Spain to Japan. In a few weeks, I will have the opportunity to attend Crossroads 23. I still marvel at the opportunities that I have been given through the support of the Infosys Foundation. I am profoundly humbled by the connections and impact that I have been provided through Pathfinders. Two days after returning from Crossroads 23, I will be co-presenting a workshop on Micro:Bits at IDEACon about the Monster Virtual Pet lessons.
Day 1
Day 2
My LED Bunny
Dreams by Langston HughesDay 3
After an afternoon of thinking about my robot poetry and working within the time constraints and knowledge constraints, we stared Day 3 sharing our projects in breakout rooms. Day 3 was learning the next level of both the uses of the Hummingbird as well as the resources on the website. The website has so many resources that provide me the next steps of how to use different devices with bluetooth as well as projects. Honestly I can't determine which resource is my favorite - the step by step tutorials, the projects, or the reading list to connect to stories.
My Reflection
This was an exceptional virtual PD. Kelsey's energy and Matt's support in answering questions really made learning something new seem so much easier and doable for both me and my students. I loved how Kelsey introduced the different components and then it was tied to a project. I not only learned a lot about the components and programming the components but also an effective way to introduce these concepts to my students.
I am lucky enough to have CodeJoy with Micro:Bits in July so I will get to work with Kelsey and Matt again. Thank you Pathfinders for providing these opportunities! |
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