Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Awesome Automata!



Believe it or not, this is the fourth week of summer camp! I have been following www.makercamp.com every day. I don't always make the projects, but I am taking notes for future tinkering.  Today's project was making a mechanical moving toy, an automata.
Speaking of Tinkering, I am also enrolled in a Coursera course called "Tinkering Foundamentals". Today I am going to try soldering circuits. This is a free MOOC class put on by the Exploritorium in San Francisco. Very enjoyable. 
Oh, I forgot I also just started a Social Media course. 
I really enjoy participating in these classes. Not only do they peak my interest but I will hopefully find some activities to do with students this year. 
I did just realize that August starts on Saturday so that means lots of prep to get ready for the start of classes.....yikes. So much to do, so little time.

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  1. Summer is going fast! I can say I remember the August prep squeeze - but I don't miss it. What Social Media course are you taking?

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    1. It is one put on by our (Michigan's) Trig Grant. The course is a blended learning experience about an Introduction to using Social Media by Educators. I am not taking it for credit just for info to use when training new teachers. So far, not much new info.

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