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I teach technological education. My classroom is a makerspace. We use computers and other forms of digital technology, but although this class is high-tech, we try to make it high-touch. In other words, we keep screen time to a minimum.
My student hands me a paper doll with wild scribbles for hair. “I made this one look like you!” she announces delightedly.
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My kindergarten engineering class is creating paper toys with oscillating parts. We learned what “oscillating” means by swinging our arms overhead like the blades of a windshield wiper. We watched the movement of an oscillating fan. I have hooked up an Arduino – a small programmable circuit board, kind of…
