My first opportunity to learn and share about FarmBeats for Students with the #micro:bit presented by @codejoyedu.bsky.social was at NC State at the end of June. icreateilearn.weebly.com/learning-wit...

NC State, FarmBeats, and CodeJoy

My first opportunity to learn and share about FarmBeats with CodeJoy was at NC State at the end of June.  Sarah Dinger , the facilitator of this opportunity, met Matt C. and me on Monday morning to...

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Session B of Robot Petting Zoo by @codejoyedu.bsky.social for Infosys Foundation USA Pathfinders 2025 reconnected educators across the country as they explored and created using cardboard and the BirdBrain Technologies hummingbird robotics kit. icreateilearn.weebly.com/learning-wit...

Robot Petting Zoo - Session B

Session B of Robot Petting Zoo by CodeJoy for Pathfinders 2025 gave me the opportunity to reconnect with educators across the country as they explored and created using cardboard and the hummingbird.....

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June started with @codejoyedu.bsky.social Robot Petting Zoo for Infosys Foundation USA Pathfinders 2025. I love learning about how to use the BirdBrain Technologies Hummingbird robotics kit and how it can transform learning for both teachers and students. icreateilearn.weebly.com/learning-wit...

Robot Petting Zoo - Session A

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The start of summer learning with @codejoyedu.bsky.social. Here is a wonderful learning opportunity every Friday with with different classroom practitioners using AI, robotics, and micro:bit in the classroom. icreateilearn.weebly.com/learning-wit...

Friday Webinars and a Conversation with Kelsey - June 11th

My summer break started with a wonderful conversation with Kelsey from CodeJoy.  As part of the Pathfinders course, CodeJoy offers Friday afternoon zoom sessions about important topics in...

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Designers were challenged with one last design challenge. Design an interactive mini golf hole that will engage and entertain participants to support SDG 3 Good Health and Well-Being @forwardedu.bsky.social. #micro:bit icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...

icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-... With more difficult content, using the Edpuzzle allows design teams to go at their own pace while I move around the room to reinforce key concepts like black to negative and making sure the code matches the BirdBrain Technologies Hummingbird components.

Creative Robotics with Hummingbird Servos and Sensors

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This week's focus was about SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure with the STEM story "Have You Thanked An Inventor Today?". using @Makers Empire, @forwardedu.bsky.social, Ozobot, and Edpuzzle. #microbit icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...

Using @forwardedu.bsky.social Climate Action kits and Birdbrain Hummingbird robotics kits with middle schoolers - icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-... #micro:bit

Micro:bit Breakout Boards (Forward Education and Hummingbird)

This year I have been fortunate enough to have received a Ciena Solutions grant that allowed me to purchase the Forward Education Climate Action kits.  Previously designers had the opportunity to...

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In week 4 of sixth grade, designers explored Sustainable Development Goal 15 Life on Land through the unit Animal Crossings. Read my blog post to learn more about this lesson: icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...

After having experienced the @codejoyedu.bsky.social student show, designers were excited to start to use the same robotics kits as they had seen in the show. #microbits icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...

Creative Robotics, CodeJoy, and Hummingbird - Week 1

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I love using the acrylic keychains from Brown Dog Gadgets - icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...

SOMS Art Reception with STEAM

This week our school hosted an art reception where families could see all of the amazing art that our students have created.  As part of this wonderful experience, participants could create light up.....

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This week 6th graders did the unit that our Ciena Solutions Team was recognized and awarded a grant for sharing about Climate Action using the @forwardedu.bsky.social learning experiences through active prototyping and coding. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...

Garbage, Our Waterways, and Taking Action

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One of my favorite micro:bit features is the radio network because it provides wonderful opportunities to use the micro:bits in a very active way. This week designers experienced fantastic activities from CodeJoy LLC and Micro:bit Educational Foundation. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...

Micro:bit Radio Fun

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This year our school was selected to participate in a Games for Change Student Challenge Game Jam gamesforchange.org/studentchall... which we offered for two weeks during the lunch/recess time. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...

Games For Change - Game Jam

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This week designers learned more about the sensors that are part of the #micro:bit. The Sensor Circus activity @codejoyedu.bsky.social was a big hit with lots of screaming and clever ways to find readings on our outside journey. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...

Fun with Tinkercad Education and air plants! Check out the tutorial video - icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...

Air Plants and Tinkercad

This year I have become fascinated with air plants.  While browsing Printables , I fell in love with an octopus design.  This week designers learned about how to find or create their own using...

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Super proud of this team that shared what we are doing as one of our 6th grade units to promote understanding our impact on climate change. We will use it to purchase Forward Education Charges for our #microbits to continue our work. Digital Promise digitalpromise.org/2025/04/16/a...

I created a series of learning activities using the @forwardedu.bsky.social resources for my designers to build a deeper understanding of four key sensors and the two servos. Check out the designs that my designers created - icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...

FE Climate Action Kit - Design Challenge with Servos and Sensors

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Let me say this again: If a president can illegally deport someone, conspire with that country’s leader to abandon them to human rights abuses, and face no consequences, we are in a hellish authoritarian moment. What a fucking evil, illiberal government this is.

I love having the opportunity to share the magic that Kelsey and Matt create with the interactive shows. As part of launching our creative robotics unit, @codejoyedu.bsky.social did 3 live shows and 1 recorded show for my 4 classes of 7th and 8th grade. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...

CodeJoy Interactive Shows - Launching Our Creative Robotics Unit

I have been extremely fortunate to have learned a lot of how to use the micro:bit, hummingbird robotics, and creative robotics with the CodeJoy team.  I love having the opportunity to share the...

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You know quality instruction when you receive it. I am so thankful for Infosys Foundation USA pathfinders @codejoyedu.bsky.social Micro:bit in the Wild. Yesterday I used the gestures lesson in Video 5. Next week I will be using the Multiple Sensors in Video 11 #Micro:bit @microbit.org.

I am always learning better ways to introduce important parts of the #microbit with Infosys Pathfinders pathfinders.onwingspan.com/web/en/page/... and @codejoyedu.bsky.social Micro:bit in the Wild on demand course free on Pathfinders for educators.

This week our 7th and 8th graders are learning about solar panels through the Climate Action Kit of @forwardedu.bsky.social and compatible with the #micro:bit @microbit.org . Right across the street from our school is the O'Brien Solar Fields. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...

Harnessing the Sun's Energy with Solar Panels (Forward Education)

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As I am using the @forwardedu.bsky.social Action Climate Kit, here are some important things that I am learning. Introducing the first few lessons, I am creating a Canva presentation to highlight important information and key building pieces. www.canva.com/design/DAGhb...

Here are the "final" Make:able design submissions from our 7th and 8th grade teams. I am thankful to PrintLab for the resources to do this challenge with my designers. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...

learn.birdbraintechnologies.com/hummingbirdb... Morning after @codejoyedu.bsky.social PD - anyone else make a Little Bot?

@codejoyedu.bsky.social PD is the best! I always learn something new and can’t wait to do it with my students.

Our final project deadline is this week Friday with designers having created a final prototype as well as a video to document their process. It is at this stage that I hold my breath and hope that this wasn't a complete failure of a design challenge. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...

Using the Glowforge to create unique birdhouses for the returning birds.