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My old teaching site
While looking through my old tweets I found a link to my old teaching website mudandmayhem.com (don’t have it anymore, why did I let a gem of a domain like that lapse?). Luckily many of the posts were in the waybackmachine and they brought back a lot of memories. This is the last of a…
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Unit 2 – Programming
Originally posted JANUARY 18, 2014 The second unit was about two weeks long and introduced students to computer programming. I really lucked out this year by having the nation wide “hour of code” push happen at about the same time. In past years I started out teaching students processing and then arduino. Processing is great…
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Outdoor Conductivity Fun!
Originally Posted: APRIL 22, 2010 This quarter’s Physical Computing class is focusing on making interactive music. The first topic is resistance. We’ve gone over what a regular circuit resistor is and now we’re testing the resistance/conductivity of everything else. Today we a simple circuit to test the conductivity of plants outside. It was amazingly successful…
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Student’s Review of Physical Computing
Originally posted JUNE 14, 2010 I just finished teaching my third quarter long Physical Computing class. It had its ups and downs but was overall very positive. I have my students fill out a Course Review sheet to give me some feedback about what they liked, didn’t like, and what improvements to make. There is…
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WordPress for student run class sites
Originally posted NOVEMBER 2, 2010 I’ve been using WordPress Multi-site for my class website for a few years. Last year I began experimenting with the plugin BuddyPress for student blogs, groups, forum posts, and communication. Students really enjoyed having their own website to customize and the facebook like abilities of updating their status, friending classmates,…
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Unit 1 – Headphone Holder Project
Originally posted JANUARY 13, 2014 This year I decided to start out with teaching my students about digital fabrication from the start. In random groups, students had seven two-hour class period to brainstorm, prototype, market, and design a tangle-free headphone holder. Their final design was then laser cut from 1/4″ plywood and personalized with each…
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Unit 3 – Intro to Assistive Tech
Now that we had covered the basics of engineering, working as a team, and programming, it was time to get to the heart of the class. Making something that will actually help someone they meet is the driving force for all of the students in my class. Most have an interest in electronics and making…
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Projects for 2015 Assistive Tech
Originally posted May 12, 2014 I’m a science teacher, maker, and father of two. I’m on a mission to change the limits and perceptions of people with disabilities through engineering and digital fabrication tools. My idea and wonderful team won Twin Cities Startup Weekend EDU with DocentEDU.com 0 LIKES 0 COMMENTS PRINT TAGS ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGYIDEAS An…