David SaundersRaspberry Pi AcademyI’ve been messing around with Raspberry Pi for about a year now, but never made much progress. Earlier this year, I received a Kano as a…May 2, 2015May 2, 2015
David SaundersMaker Night: Game Design & ConstructionLast night was our latest makerspace evening event, and it was focused on game design and construction using LittleBits, LEGOs, and…Apr 15, 2015Apr 15, 2015
David SaundersMindset & MuscleHead: Trying to Bring a Growth Mindset to my Classroom.A few years ago, when I was still teaching fifth grade, I was asked to change classrooms in order to make room for an additional fourth…Mar 20, 2015Mar 20, 2015
David SaundersBringing The Bard Back to Life with CircuitsI’ve been using LittleBits in our library makerspace for the past 16 months or so. In that time, students and I have created some really…Mar 7, 2015Mar 7, 2015
David SaundersApplying to Become an Apple Distinguished EducatorA few weeks ago, Jon Corippo was a guest on the TechEducator podcast to talk about the amazing CUE RockStar Camp program and the Apple…Mar 1, 2015Mar 1, 2015
David SaundersMakeySpace EventTwo weeks and several inclement weather events after it was originally scheduled, we finally held our January MakerSpace Evening Event in…Feb 4, 2015Feb 4, 2015
David SaundersHow I Ran an Hour of Code in the LibraryThis month’s MakerSpace Evening Event was focused on the Hour of Code.Dec 5, 2014Dec 5, 2014
David SaundersWhy Thanksgiving is the Ideal Time to Learn to CodeThanksgiving is traditionally associated with Family, Football, and Turkey. But what if we added one more item to that venerable list this…Nov 26, 2014Nov 26, 2014
David SaundersMakerSpace Robotics NightWhen I transitioned from classroom teacher to library media specialist a few years back, one of the first things I did was to lobby for the…Nov 13, 2014Nov 13, 2014
David SaundersGTAMTVPart One of Some Number of Personal Reflections on Google Teacher AcademyAug 3, 2014Aug 3, 2014