Recycling Corflute in the classroom
I recently managed to get a bunch of large used Corflute sheets and I have been trying to find some purpose for them. Corflute is a really strong material used…
SAM labs Science Museum Inventor Kit review
I am one of those guys who signs up for all these newsletters from different companies for promotional stuff. Usually I get one a week from a provider and believe…
Make an economical Drawbot / WiggleBot
I had a request from a Year 6 Classroom Teacher who wanted some EdTech activities incorporating art as a subject area. They have been focusing on origins and history of…
RC Car hack using the Microbit and Motor Driver Shield
In one of my previous posts, I showed my toy truck modified with an Arduino Uno and a motor driver. It's a great way to make use of what is…
MakerFaire Wellington and why we need more MakerFaire’s
Sunday 4 November 2018 was officially the first MakerFaire in Wellington. Since I have a subscription with the Make Magazine for a few years now, I have always been keen…
Beach Cleaning Robot using the ESP32
How do you build a working robot in a day as a holiday programme? Especially when you have a wide range of students, some of them who have never done…
#ACCE2018 My thoughts
Hello Sydney. Good to be back, this time for a digital technology teachers conference called ACCE2018. I arrived in time for the registration on Tuesday night, after Google maps decided…
My South Island Outreach!
Nelson Inspire - an annual 2 day maker workshop in South Island NZ. This annual event is hosted by Ministry of Inspiration, an educational company based in the south island…
Soldering skills: a gateway to science and electronics
On 6 - 7 August, 84 Year 7 and Year 9 students at Chanel College Masterton, NZ were busy soldering away a circuit board custom made by one of our…
Arduino Unit now complete! 10 plus hours of classwork on slideshows and provided code
It is finished. Well, almost I reckon. The Unit plan, Slideshows for an Arduino unit, 10 plus hours and included code all in one zipped file. The idea is that…
Micro:bit and Kitronik Buggy kit – User review
At $22 for a Micro:bit which has a Bluetooth, Accelerometer and capacitive touch sensors, I wouldn't, for a moment, doubt its usefulness in a class as a learning resource. The…
3D Scanning for Under $50
After reading a number of articles(and trying it out myself), I am convinced that the old Xbox 360 Kinect sensor can easily be used as a 3D scanner in the…