“If you can’t be persistent, you can’t be creative.”—Edith Ackermann
Dear all lightshow developers,
Welcome to day 14. Today we bring you a project from the MakeCode team and simply one outstanding person, Jacqueline Russell. I am honored that she has agreed to take time from all of her work she does to support education and computer science to be part of this project.
We all know ho wmuch we love to turn our lights on our trees and house with a remote. However, have you ever thought out controlling ornaments?
What I love about this project is that there are several pathways to complete this project. More importantly, just think of the amazing opportunity for student voice and agency. What if the challenge was to create a classroom tree and they had to work as a group to achieve epic Christmas Tree status?
I hope you have continued to find inspiration in these projects and ideas. Just keep making. Keep learning. And most of all have fun!
I shared on Facebook today the following:
This time of season when we are all a little tired, stressed, and over caffeinated please take time to slow down and take care of yourself.
I pulled out in front of a car I did not see this morning and barely escaped what could have been a bad deal and 10 minutes later someone did the same thing to me.
Pause. Breathe. Rest. Tis the season to enjoy the small moments and not overwhelm ourselves with things we feel are important that really are not.
We hope you enjoy the 14th day of making project. Go make some ornaments that inspire and remind us of the real importance of this time of year!
Create
The 14th project is a project that can really allow creativity to emerge with code. Add a bit of physical computing, some artistic ornament design, and classroom collaboration and we have one solid project that knocks out all the things we are trying to achieve in our learning spaces.
This project is going to have you work to create some remote controlled ornaments using Micro:bit or Circuit Playground. There are potential other ways to do this as well so if you don’t have these items, then get creative. Ask the kids how they could solve this issue. There are many pathways to create powerful conversations and design.
Share
Add your project or any other projects you are working on through these options to share how you approached today’s challenge or the one from yesterday. Then, check out and comment on some other examples when they are shared.
Besides using the hashtag #25daysofmaking on Instagram and Twitter I am also posting the projects over on Facebook so you can interact on this platform as well.
Finally, don’t forget to head over to Flipgrid and introduce yourself and/or your students!
Reflect
This element is important! Don’t neglect reflection on your own learning. We must be lifelong learners and be models to our students.
Take a moment to reflect on your creative process by sharing with the hashtags and other mediums. Let us start a conversation about this concept. How did remixing help you? What questions do you still have about remixing?
Aaron “Coffeechug” Maurer
P.S. Did you miss the previous days? Check out the site and get caught up. It’s never too late to start!
P.P.S. Want to share that you’re participating? Here’s a #25daysofmaking digital sticker.
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