Want to make a teacher feel like a ROCK STAR? Let her use these awesome tech gadgets in class! I can honestly say I felt like a "COOL TEACHER" for at least one day! The students and I have been anxiously awaiting our tech gadgets....and WOW! They are fun! Third grade G.A.T.E. students have had the chance to experience Ollie and Sphero (iPad controlled robots of fun), Osmo (REALLY COOL iPad learning games with tangrams, word puzzles and science controlled pinball!), and elementary engineering kits called Little Bits. Whew...it was a couple of whirlwind days in GATE, but, oh boy, it was fun!
These girls are learning about math, technology, problem solving...and having a great time! Osmo is a great interactive way to manipulate these shapes into tangram puzzles. The Osmo has a mirror that somehow magically works with the camera on the iPad to project every move on the iPad. FUN!!
Little Bits engineering kits...
A few of our students made a doorbell and attached it outside our classroom!
If you come visit our class, please ring our doorbell!
(How super cool is that!?)
Other groups made flashlights, electric spinners, fans, and more!
Ollie and Sphero
We are learning how to control these robots with our iPads.
They have some crazy dance moves and stunts as they jump the ramps!
We've had a blast with our new IQ Fit games, too. They aren't robotic or electronic, but are great THINKING puzzles for problem solving and are FUN, too!
I LOVE being a gifted teacher! I am learning new things about technology each day!
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