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...
Our First LEGO League Journey
A few months ago I approached my principal about entering a team into the First LEGO League competition, as always, she was very supportive....
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....
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...
First LEGO League Preparation
'Time' is always a challenge at school, so preparing for a robotics competition was going to mean extra time outside of school. Today, being Sunday, from...
Technovation
I'm so excited this term to be part of our 'Technovation' group with a large number of Year 5 and Year 6 students. The...
Why ‘Making’ needs to be part of the School Curriculum.
After spending the last couple of years researching the Maker Movement and providing space within our Junior School library for a Makerspace I have...
Bletchley Park…..where computing began!
I had an amazing day with my sister-in-law, learning about the incredible work of the 'codebreakers' during WWII at Bletchley Park. I knew I...
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...
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...