This year of camp is off to a great start. We are testing out new ideas this year. First, we eliminated group work and gave each student their own robot….Read more
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Make Writing with LEGO Instead of Writing Old School
If you really stop to think about writing and the process it sure looks an awful like the process we use in Makerspaces. You have an idea, you draft, you…Read more
Robodogs Robotics Camp: A Week In Review
Robodogs Robotics Camp Day 5: Team Challenge
It is hard to believe that camp is over. These last five days flew by. I was continually impressed and challenged by all 60 of these amazing students who came…Read more
Robodogs Robotic Camp Day 4
Day 4 proved to be a tough day. The last three days students have blow us away with what they have been able to accomplish. Today we launched for challenges…Read more
Robodogs Robotic Camp Day 3: Bowling
Well, today was another outstanding day. These last few days have been so good that we actually have to go back to the drawing board and change our plans for…Read more
Robodogs Robotics Camp Day 2
Wow! What a fantastic second day of robotics camp today. I am not exaggerarting when I state how proud I am of these amazing 60 kids. Today we started off…Read more
BrushArtBot Presentation Reflection
Today I traveled to Johnston Middle School in Johnston, Iowa to present as a Master Teacher for Iowa Public Television. This was a small conference as this is something new…Read more
Robodogs Summer Camp Preview
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR CAMP INFO FOR SUMMER 2015 PLEASE GO HERE https://coffeeforthebrain.com/robodogs/ In about one week we begin our annual Robodog Summer Camp. The camp is an…Read more
Sphero 2.0 Episode 1: Playing and Programming with Coffeechug Jr.
Here is the first in a series of videos my son and I are going to be making about Sphero 2.0 I have future plans of reviews and videos with…Read more