Shimmering Glitters

Luigi just posted this to the Learning Studio blog (a bizarro Shimmering Glitters?)

This is a great adaptation of simple tech for a cool effect:

( Or I wish I had a brain!) Tracy said "Keith take a look in the refrigerator at what Sabrina made for Ed lunch" so I opened the door ( I think it made a creaking sound)  

Bildr.org looks quite promising. It applies a Wikipedia-ish spin to the Instructables movement.

Let's hope people pitch in and help out!

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This project uses the Lego Wedo and Scratch 1.4
Its inspired by the first catfish project, made by Asia for the Amarillo Scratch Workshop.

Wednesday night Ryan showed six LTC teachers how to make a simple reposition-able

Asia worked with Claudia and Leah introducing the WeDo:

Here's Leah's dancing Alice. This has a WeDo motor and the tilt sensor

Asia worked with Claudia and Leah introducing the WeDo
Here's Claudia's talking sandwich. It used the cool motion module too.

This fall we have a LEGO class for ages 6-8 making LEGO cars with lights to imitate the holiday parade in Minneapolis. What i like about this solution is that we discovered the square geared LEGO motors can act as generators. Asia and i discovered this ability when we where planning for a home-school class about wind power. Using that knowledge we will connect a breadboard to the motor with alligator clips. By pushing or pulling the car, the wheel will turn the generator and power the lights on the breadboard.

 Here is an interesting tool for light painting, using kenetic energy from shaking the can (like using spray paint) and interchangable tops with different colored LEDS.