As part of our digital technology this year, the children in Room 5 are trialling a number of engaging, creative, and super fun gadgets that we might like to purchase for school.
Makey Makey is our first one. Our challenge was to create a simple circuit that would replace the keyboard on a chromebook. Once successfully made, the children then had to try and play simple songs on the makey makey piano.
The music is then played through such objects as fruit, vegetables, utensils, playdough, even themselves.
The music is then played through such objects as fruit, vegetables, utensils, playdough, even themselves.
Head to the following link to find out more! https://makeymakey.com/
CoSpaces Edu is an educational technology that enables the creation of virtual worlds and learning experiences whilst providing a more flexible approach to the learning curriculum. Working inside your browser, CoSpaces Edu allows users to create, explore and experience their own creations using customisable building tools and 3D assets. With numerous practical uses for both teachers and students, CoSpaces Edu opens up a whole new classroom for creating virtual models, presentations, narratives and much more. Learners can animate and code their creations with CoBlocks, JavaScript or TypeScript before exploring and sharing them in VR.
The children are at the moment creating their own town or zoo in CoSpaces. Their challenge after school camp is to create an eco sanctuary or an eco friendly tourist accommodation for the increasing population on Stewart Island.
We will update this learning as we go. I will also create a link to share their creations.
Helping celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
A couple of weeks ago, we were given the opportunity to spend a morning at the museum seeing science for girls in action.
The Otago Museum, in conjunction with the Dodd Walls Centre of Research Excellence, wanted to recognise the importance of encouraging females to pursue careers in science. We were invited to join them and celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Science Wonders
A behind the scenes visit lead by our team of science communicators to Tūhura Otago Community Trust Science Centre, which has over 45 hands-on interactives, including a three-tier tropical butterfly enclosure and the Perpetual Guardian Planetarium, a 360° cinema.
Changemakeher
A 2 hour interactive workshop lead by Girl Boss Alexia Hilbertidou and designed to outline the myriad ways a knowledge of STEAM will equip young women to powerfully impact their own communities.
