WHS Makerspace

Robots & Robotic Enhanced Lesson Plans
Green Screen Filming
3d Printing
Virtual Reality Field Trips and Experiences
Group Collaboration Devices

Did you know?

That in addition to what we currently have at WHS, the BSD has an Innovation Library filled with cool stuff you can check out?

Check out their website here.

AND...

WCCLS has a Library of Things. From popcorn makers to drills...pretty much, if you can think of it, you can check it out from the library. Need to look for yourself?

Look at the list of items available from the Library of Things by clicking here.

Robots & Robotic Enhanced Lesson Plans

We have 8 OLLIE robots (see picture to the right): Named after the Ollie Skateboard Trick, the Ollie is great at doing tricks. The 2 wheeled robot has a non-transparent middle with programmable RGB LEDs. Similar to Sphero, it tracks data with an accelerometer and gyroscope, but unlike Sphero, it can reach 15 mph. OLLIE uses the same app and website as Sphero: Click here for SpheroEDU lesson plans.

We have 12 Spheros (see image to the left), which are spherical robots. A clear orb wrapped in polycarbonate, it can either be controlled block programming using a smartphone or tablet, or using an app to drive the device. The app controlling Sphero tracks data from its internal accelerometer and gyroscope. Further, the robot is watertight, and its design allows for modifications (add fins, covers, etc. for your experiment).

Don't know what you would do with Sphero? No problem. Sphero EDU has ready to go lesson plans. Click here to check it out, and I am more than happy to help.

With 18 Ozobot Evos in our Makerspace, you can use this cool, app-connected robot with a surprising creative spark. Tiny, colorful, Ozobots allow students to code by drawing or programming. Evos follow marker lines which indicate their programmed actions. Students K-12 can program an Evo in minutes, allowing them the entryway into block coding with OzoBlockly.

Green Screen Filming

At WHS we have two Green Screens available for student use. Stand in front of the screen, record what you need, fill the world, the book, the historical scene in behind. From book talks to engaging videos, adding Green Screen effects brings their ability to share and engage in content to the next level. Chromebooks can use WeVideo (check out the link here), and create high quality films. Ask students to check out the Creative Commons special effects on Youtube!

3D Printing

What could you do with the 3d printer in the library? Consider these possibilities:

Design custom artwork frames.
Print physical maps.
Explore geometry with 3D models.
Design and print your imagination
Teach fractions and area.
Print equations.

But it would take too much time out of the classroom to design 3d prints! Not so! Let me introduce you to Thingiverse. Search for what you want to print, download the file, and print!

VIRTUAL REALITY

Did you know that using this, you can experience this? In our Makerspace, we have 50 iPads ready to take you and your students around the world (well, virtually). Check out this resource for Field Trips you can go on today.

Group Collaboration Devices

You may have seen one of these interactive projectors in a classroom, facing the wall. On their side, they function similar to a wireless smartboard (with seamless integration with Macs, Chromebooks, and iPads). Tipped on their end, they can be used as an interactive table or floor. We currently have 2 Epson Interactive Touch Projectors in our library. Any software you can find online can be used on these devices...think, "If you can stream it, you can use it." Click here to see how students can use iProjection. Here is how teachers can use iProjection.

Our Promethean Interactive Table comes equipped with ActiveInspire software. Check out what it can do here. Currently, students can explore and create musical creations, collaborate with games, or explore their research interests online.

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