adminThis joint effort between the Ministry of Education, Faculty of Education and ECS Outreach, VUW was held on 12 November…
Continue ReadingBuilding a learning space for students
After my two week trip of New York, Providence and Rhode Island, along with combining a few comments from Makerspaces…
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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…
Continue ReadingSAM 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…
Continue ReadingMake an economical Drawbot / WiggleBot
I had a request from a Year 6 Classroom Teacher who wanted some EdTech activities incorporating art as a subject…
Continue ReadingRC 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.…
Continue ReadingMakerFaire 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…
Continue ReadingBeach 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…
Continue Reading#ACCE2018 My thoughts
Hello Sydney. Good to be back, this time for a digital technology teachers conference called ACCE2018. I arrived in time…
Continue ReadingMy South Island Outreach!
Nelson Inspire – an annual 2 day maker workshop in South Island NZ. This annual event is hosted by Ministry…
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