Giving Students Choice
This semester our Year 6 girls have been studying History focussing on the following Inquiry Questions:
Who were the people who came to Australia? Why...
Fun with a Laptop!
Learning by taking apart!
Recently I set up a Makerspace activity for our girls to dismantle a couple of old laptops. I found illustrations and explanations...
OSS DigiTech 2016
What a wonderful day of learning and sharing! Oakleigh State School in Brisbane has a very active MakerSpace with plenty of resources and ideas....
Impact of a Makerspace
Trisha Buckley who is a good friend, TL, book reviewer and colleague of #bestteachingpartnerever, Megan Daley, approached us about conducting a case study for her Masters...
The Digital Technologies Hub
Some time ago while I was out running I received a phone call from Chris Harte (educational consultant) to talk about the development of the...
Learner’s Playground
I was happy to have been asked to be part of the 'Learner's Playground' at the QSLA "Creating Future Libraries" annual network conference 2016. Last year...
Travelling with a ‘Maker’s Eye’.
There is nothing quite like travelling and learning new things. It’s also a great time to reflect. I’ve spent the last month in England...
Fun with NeoPixels!
I was fortunate to attend a workshop on using Neopixels with conductive thread. My wonderful colleague, friend and ‘Makerspace’ guru, Anne Weaver, told me...
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...
Drones, Droids and Robots.
This year's Science Week theme was 'Drones, Droids and Robots' and of course, our Library Makerspace activities were happy to be part of the...