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6-8 Design Thinking and Technology teacher icreateilearn.weebly.com

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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
My first opportunity to learn and share about FarmBeats for Students with the #micro:bit presented by @codejoyedu.bsky.social was at NC State at the end of June. icreateilearn.weebly.com/learning-wit...
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NC State, FarmBeats, and CodeJoy
My first opportunity to learn and share about FarmBeats with CodeJoy was at NC State at the end of June.  Sarah Dinger , the facilitator of this opportunity, met Matt C. and me on Monday morning to...
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Session B of Robot Petting Zoo by @codejoyedu.bsky.social for Infosys Foundation USA Pathfinders 2025 reconnected educators across the country as they explored and created using cardboard and the BirdBrain Technologies hummingbird robotics kit. icreateilearn.weebly.com/learning-wit...
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Robot Petting Zoo - Session B
Session B of Robot Petting Zoo by CodeJoy for Pathfinders 2025 gave me the opportunity to reconnect with educators across the country as they explored and created using cardboard and the hummingbird.....
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
June started with @codejoyedu.bsky.social Robot Petting Zoo for Infosys Foundation USA Pathfinders 2025. I love learning about how to use the BirdBrain Technologies Hummingbird robotics kit and how it can transform learning for both teachers and students. icreateilearn.weebly.com/learning-wit...
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Robot Petting Zoo - Session A
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
The start of summer learning with @codejoyedu.bsky.social. Here is a wonderful learning opportunity every Friday with with different classroom practitioners using AI, robotics, and micro:bit in the classroom. icreateilearn.weebly.com/learning-wit...
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Friday Webinars and a Conversation with Kelsey - June 11th
My summer break started with a wonderful conversation with Kelsey from CodeJoy.  As part of the Pathfinders course, CodeJoy offers Friday afternoon zoom sessions about important topics in...
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Designers were challenged with one last design challenge. Design an interactive mini golf hole that will engage and entertain participants to support SDG 3 Good Health and Well-Being @forwardedu.bsky.social. #micro:bit icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-... With more difficult content, using the Edpuzzle allows design teams to go at their own pace while I move around the room to reinforce key concepts like black to negative and making sure the code matches the BirdBrain Technologies Hummingbird components.
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Creative Robotics with Hummingbird Servos and Sensors
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
This week's focus was about SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure with the STEM story "Have You Thanked An Inventor Today?". using @Makers Empire, @forwardedu.bsky.social, Ozobot, and Edpuzzle. #microbit icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Using @forwardedu.bsky.social Climate Action kits and Birdbrain Hummingbird robotics kits with middle schoolers - icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-... #micro:bit
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Micro:bit Breakout Boards (Forward Education and Hummingbird)
This year I have been fortunate enough to have received a Ciena Solutions grant that allowed me to purchase the Forward Education Climate Action kits.  Previously designers had the opportunity to...
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
In week 4 of sixth grade, designers explored Sustainable Development Goal 15 Life on Land through the unit Animal Crossings. Read my blog post to learn more about this lesson: icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
After having experienced the @codejoyedu.bsky.social student show, designers were excited to start to use the same robotics kits as they had seen in the show. #microbits icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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Creative Robotics, CodeJoy, and Hummingbird - Week 1
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I love using the acrylic keychains from Brown Dog Gadgets - icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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SOMS Art Reception with STEAM
This week our school hosted an art reception where families could see all of the amazing art that our students have created.  As part of this wonderful experience, participants could create light up.....
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
This week 6th graders did the unit that our Ciena Solutions Team was recognized and awarded a grant for sharing about Climate Action using the @forwardedu.bsky.social learning experiences through active prototyping and coding. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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Garbage, Our Waterways, and Taking Action
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
One of my favorite micro:bit features is the radio network because it provides wonderful opportunities to use the micro:bits in a very active way. This week designers experienced fantastic activities from CodeJoy LLC and Micro:bit Educational Foundation. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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Micro:bit Radio Fun
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
This year our school was selected to participate in a Games for Change Student Challenge Game Jam gamesforchange.org/studentchall... which we offered for two weeks during the lunch/recess time. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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Games For Change - Game Jam
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
This week designers learned more about the sensors that are part of the #micro:bit. The Sensor Circus activity @codejoyedu.bsky.social was a big hit with lots of screaming and clever ways to find readings on our outside journey. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Fun with Tinkercad Education and air plants! Check out the tutorial video - icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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Air Plants and Tinkercad
This year I have become fascinated with air plants.  While browsing Printables , I fell in love with an octopus design.  This week designers learned about how to find or create their own using...
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Super proud of this team that shared what we are doing as one of our 6th grade units to promote understanding our impact on climate change. We will use it to purchase Forward Education Charges for our #microbits to continue our work. Digital Promise digitalpromise.org/2025/04/16/a...
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
I created a series of learning activities using the @forwardedu.bsky.social resources for my designers to build a deeper understanding of four key sensors and the two servos. Check out the designs that my designers created - icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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FE Climate Action Kit - Design Challenge with Servos and Sensors
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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Let me say this again: If a president can illegally deport someone, conspire with that country’s leader to abandon them to human rights abuses, and face no consequences, we are in a hellish authoritarian moment. What a fucking evil, illiberal government this is.
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
I love having the opportunity to share the magic that Kelsey and Matt create with the interactive shows. As part of launching our creative robotics unit, @codejoyedu.bsky.social did 3 live shows and 1 recorded show for my 4 classes of 7th and 8th grade. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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CodeJoy Interactive Shows - Launching Our Creative Robotics Unit
I have been extremely fortunate to have learned a lot of how to use the micro:bit, hummingbird robotics, and creative robotics with the CodeJoy team.  I love having the opportunity to share the...
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
You know quality instruction when you receive it. I am so thankful for Infosys Foundation USA pathfinders @codejoyedu.bsky.social Micro:bit in the Wild. Yesterday I used the gestures lesson in Video 5. Next week I will be using the Multiple Sensors in Video 11 #Micro:bit @microbit.org.
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
I am always learning better ways to introduce important parts of the #microbit with Infosys Pathfinders pathfinders.onwingspan.com/web/en/page/... and @codejoyedu.bsky.social Micro:bit in the Wild on demand course free on Pathfinders for educators.
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
This week our 7th and 8th graders are learning about solar panels through the Climate Action Kit of @forwardedu.bsky.social and compatible with the #micro:bit @microbit.org . Right across the street from our school is the O'Brien Solar Fields. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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Harnessing the Sun's Energy with Solar Panels (Forward Education)
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
As I am using the @forwardedu.bsky.social Action Climate Kit, here are some important things that I am learning. Introducing the first few lessons, I am creating a Canva presentation to highlight important information and key building pieces. www.canva.com/design/DAGhb...
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driftglass @driftglass.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Here are the "final" Make:able design submissions from our 7th and 8th grade teams. I am thankful to PrintLab for the resources to do this challenge with my designers. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
learn.birdbraintechnologies.com/hummingbirdb... Morning after @codejoyedu.bsky.social PD - anyone else make a Little Bot?
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
@codejoyedu.bsky.social PD is the best! I always learn something new and can’t wait to do it with my students.
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Our final project deadline is this week Friday with designers having created a final prototype as well as a video to document their process. It is at this stage that I hold my breath and hope that this wasn't a complete failure of a design challenge. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Using the Glowforge to create unique birdhouses for the returning birds.
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Here is more about the process of using the Climate Action kit with @forwardedu.bsky.social icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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Wind Energy in Action (Forward Education)
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
This week 7th and 8th graders started to learn more about climate change using the Wind Energy in Action lesson from @forwardedu.bsky.social learn.forwardedu.com/course/wind-...
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind was a fantastic way to introduce two pieces of our @forwardedu.bsky.social Education materials that we purchased with the #CienaSolutionsChallenge grant - the Charge and the Climate Action Kits. Check out more on my blog: icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Micro:bits, Snapbits, Forward Education, and more)
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
If you have been following our learning journey from Week 1 and Weeks 2 and 3 for the Make:able Assistive Technology Design Challenge, it is with great excitement that this week has arrived. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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Make:able - Ideas and Prototyping (Wk 4)
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
On Monday, designers started to create their own unique birdhouse using the Glowforge. Focusing on Life on Land and using supporting resources from Lego Build the Change, designers created different designs for their one season birdhouse. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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Birdhouses with Glowforge
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Our 7th and 8th graders continue to learn about assistive technology and the design process with the #MakeableChallenge with @printlab.bsky.social icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-... Learning how to pivot and the importance of empathy in design are just a few of the key takeaways.
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Makeable Challenge - Weeks 2 and 3
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Getting to work on our #CienaSolutionsChallenge application due March 6th. Just completed the student video - check it out! Hoping to continue to use @forwardedu.bsky.social products to focus on how our students can impact climate change in our community and beyond. youtu.be/QUFZeFXUMTY?...
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Climate Action for Our Community
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Lisa Jobson @lisarjobson.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
There's still time to join the Ciena Solutions Challenge, share student projects & apply by March 6 for $3,000 to sustain & scale them. Funding available for projects at any stage, from existing projects to ideas, prototypes, & works-in-progress. #CienaChallenge digitalpromise.org/2025/02/27/j...
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Jumpstart Your Students' Ideas with a Ciena Solutions Challenge Sustainability Award – Digital Promise
Receive $3,000 to support students’ creative ideas and projects.
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
We were able to start using our Forward Education charge - forwardedu.com/collections/.... Look closely as our designer plays her violin. More examples of how we are using Charge to come. #micro:bit
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Pathfinders 2025 with Infosys Foundation USA is happening! Thankful for this learning opportunity. My favorite has always been @codejoyedu.bsky.social . pathfinders.onwingspan.com/web/en/page/...
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Designers in 7th and 8th grade have started the Makeable challenge with @printlab. Fantastic resources for classrooms to participate in designing for assistive devices and technology! icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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Makeable and 3D Design - Wk 1 (7th and 8th grade)
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Thank you to the Sen. Herb Kohl foundation for funding our Donor's Choose project for 5 more @forwardedu.bsky.social Education Climate Action Kits! This was the best way to start a school day in February.
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Ordered 10 Climate Action Kits from @forwardedu.bsky.social Education using the STEMNext and Verizon grant money - icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-.... Looking forward to using them with my students. Our next story is Crossings and this activity may be the first use of the kits.
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Teaching about how technology can play an important role in addressing the #SDGs with @microbit.org and Google Teachable Machine. icreateilearn.weebly.com/designing-6-...
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Micro:bit, Google Machine Learning, and Lego Marine Animals
This week with our Design Thinking Story - Here Comes the Garbage Barge, designers explored how technology can play a role in cleaning our community and oceans.  See full lesson - Here Comes The...
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Learning about Google machine learning with marine legos. Training to distinguish between marine animal vs plastic.
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Here was the process to create a #micro:bit garbage counter that we put into practice.
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Today we worked with buttons and variables with our @microbit.org #micro:bit to create a garbage counter that we put into practice.
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Started our application for the Ciena Solutions Challenge with Digital Promise. www.cienachallenge.org/en/custom/pr...
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Climate Actions for Our Community
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Khuttner @khuttner.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Today is my 50th birthday!
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Christopher Dornan @chrisdornan.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.
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Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods
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