8: Digital Maker Spaces

 Experience 

Today, our class looked at maker education. The website Maker ED aims to utilize the potential of creativity and creations to transform teaching and learning. The website does so by providing users with an organized website that includes information about Maker ED, professional learning opportunities, resources, ways to get involved, and material to assist at-home learners. The main takeaway of Digital Maker Spaces is that their approach is student-centered with a focus on educators, educational institutions, and community involvement. 


 In the Classroom 

After viewing some information in regard to Digital Maker Spaces, I formulated a simple lesson utilizing a game for students to play on their mobile devices. The game is a coding game from CODE.org. Simply put, individuals create their own coding sequence to protect ocean life by cleaning up the beach. I have attached the code below for users to scan, so they can play the game. In the classroom, students would open the camera app on their designated iPads to scan the code. They would then complete the coding activity. Our class discussion would be centered around a science-related topic because the game involves the ocean, wildlife, and trash. 







 ISTE CT Standards 

1b) Learn to recognize where and how computation can be used to enrich data or content to solve discipline-specific problems and be able to connect these opportunities to foundational CT practices and CS concepts.
2a) Nurture a confident, competent, and positive identity around computing for every student. 
3c) Plan collaboratively with other educators to create learning activities that cross disciplines to strengthen student understanding of CT and CS concepts and transfer application of knowledge in new contexts.


Comments

  1. IDET 4300 Caitlyn’s BlogNovember 8, 2021 at 1:08 PM

    Hello,

    The QR code being attached is a great tool to help the blog viewers participate in your activity and learn along the way as well. I would recommend adding some pictures or screenshots of in activity time or what occurs, so that viewers are able to get a visual understanding as they are reading your blog. I would also recommend that you include some screencasts or YouTube links to how to use the QR code or participate in the activities. I would recommend some more ISTE standards, such as 3c, especially if you worked with other peers in your class to get ideas or think of an activity.

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