Posted in Class Lego Project, Creating Community, Teaching and Learning on November 3, 2006 | No Comments »
Had one of those out-of-body experiences again today. I was marginally engaged in the advisory board meeting and then it was my turn. I wanted to keep it brief because I wanted to get out of there soon. I started off quietly… but then I mentioned “purposeful play” and soon “hard fun” came out of [...]
Posted in Class Lego Project, Teaching and Learning on June 30, 2006 | No Comments »
This just came in!
NXT Pilot Program Acceptance
Congratulations Debby! You have been selected to participate in the LEGO Education Pilot Program. We look forward to working with you and hearing your feedback over the next few months.
There are a few things you need to do now.
Please reply to this email to let us know you [...]
Posted in Class Lego Project on April 26, 2006 | No Comments »
Around 2:15, myself and an advance team went down to the foyer to set up. We pulled a couple of tables around, used the yellow caution tape to rope off an area, made sure everything was where it needed to be, and went back up to the classroom. By 2:45, we were all heading down [...]
Posted in Class Lego Project on April 26, 2006 | No Comments »
Today was the big day… and there was a lot to get done! I got a bright idea to post flyers around campus in the morning (should have thought about that yesterday) and made up a bunch. Thank goodness for one of the Help Desk ladies. She took it upon herself to spam the flyers [...]
Posted in Class Lego Project on April 26, 2006 | No Comments »
Alex was at my house the other night until 2am. He was working on an idea for a complex gear-shaft assembly that included a motor in the center that will lift the robot up and rotate to make a sharp turn. I am completely challenged when it comes to gears, wheels, the entire mechanical part [...]
Posted in Class Lego Project on April 25, 2006 | No Comments »
Pictures from this week and last week: http://flickr.com/photos/debbyk/sets/72057594110027626/
Today some of the M/W groups came to class to continue working on their robots. Another student, and his friend, brought in a helium tank and hot air balloon. There is such a positive energy of collaboration and learning in the room - you can definitely feel it!
Here's [...]
Posted in Class Lego Project on April 24, 2006 | No Comments »
Today was interesting. I saw excitement as programs and robots worked… and frustration as things didn't always go according to plan. I saw collaboration across groups to solve problems. I saw a group come up with a totally unique design that will be really cool if it actually works. I reminded everyone that they will [...]
Posted in Class Lego Project on April 20, 2006 | No Comments »
Both groups today were able to get robots on the carpet and moving along the road. One group kept trying to get the light sensor to work, but ended up going with the timing route in the end. It was really cool to watch them try to troubleshoot the sensor though. They were getting input [...]
Posted in Class Lego Project on April 19, 2006 | No Comments »
Industrial espinoage. Corporate intrigue. The rise and fall of robotic motorcades. What drama today! A few groups were able to get moving robots and started testing them. Two groups had a very hard time getting a robot that would stay together when they tried to move it. They kept falling apart. Two groups with missing [...]
Posted in Class Lego Project on April 18, 2006 | No Comments »
Today was a very different day! It always amazes me how my two classes can be so different… personalities, dynamics, interests. This class was divided into two groups. I noticed that one group picked up the book and started building something off the plans. The other group decided to go a little more free form [...]
