Trendy TechMate!
TechMate evenings have been so popular that a second one was offered in Term 3.
TechMate evenings are for girls from grades 4 - 6...
Book Week MakerFaire
What a wonderful week!
This year in our Junior Library we created a MakerFaire where parents and students could visit and 'Make'! During the weeks...
Keeping the Makerspace Momentum Going
This week I presented for the lovely entrepreneur, Karen Bonanno at Eduwebinars, a session on keeping the 'making' space in a library going. Momentum Makerspace...
Pixilart and EyeJack Edu App
The Year 5 girls enjoyed creating AR art with Pixilart and Eyejack creator. They first installed Eyejack Creator onto their laptops. Then opened Pixilart...
Wellbeing and Mindfulness in a School Library
With so many pressures on our students: academics, exams, body image, parental pressures, friendships, belonging and fitting in, bullying, inequality, playground gossip and social...
“An Oldie but a Goodie”
Five or six years ago I was involved in a research project with Griffith University looking at the impact of ‘games in education’, in-particular...
Building a Computer?…….Yes!
A small group of girls have been busy this term following a blueprint to build a computer in our Makerspace. I gave the girls a 'Piper Computer...
Bringing Books to Life with AR
As educators and parents, we all appreciate the importance and benefits of stories and books. Megan and I use books as a spring board...
Interactive Research with Makey Makey
Giving our year 6 students the opportunity to discover and play with Makey Makey enabled us to address the DT curriculum descriptors:
Identify and explore...
Electrical Circuits with Doodle Bots
Creating and making is a wonderful way for children to learn. When students make models of ideas, tools for inquiry, or invent to learn,...