We are planning a workshop at an after-school day care service in Kanazawa. A graduate of my first seminar after arriving at Showa Women’s University is working there, and we are planning to hold a remote workshop in late December. As a result, we decided to use the scribbling machines of the Exploratorium Tinkering Studio …
On September 25 and 26, remote workshops were held at a special needs classroom in Hachioji City. This time, we used Programmable Battery for the lower grades and PICO Cricket for the upper grades to make toys that work with computers and programs. 37 children participated in the workshop, which was divided into 5 sessions …
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On November 6-7, we held our second remote class (workshop) on creating works that run with computers and programs at a special needs classroom in Hachioji City. This time, too, we divided the class into two groups, one for lower grades and the other for upper grades, for a total of five 2-hour sessions. As …
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The second workshop at “Metasuppo Campus” established by Ehime Prefectural Board of Education was held on November 24. The theme was “Let’s draw a picture that AI can recognize faces! Using Scratch Lab’s Face Sensing block, participants tried programming and drawing a picture that AI can recognize as a face. Although the activity itself was …
The third workshop was held on Jan 19 at “Metasuppo Campus” established by the Ehime Prefectural Board of Education. This time, we used Google Slides to create works of art by combining block figures on pre-prepared slides. This was inspired by LEGO Serious Play, which essentially involves actually combining LEGO bricks to create a piece …
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On December 23, we held a remote workshop at the Hamagin Children’s Space Science Museum. This time, we used a micro:bit with an expansion board (chobitto board), a.k.a. chobitto, to make toys that work with computers and programs (to make it easier to understand, the name needs to be decided). We recruited participants for two …
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On February 2, we held a remote delivery class for two classes of 4th graders at Yawata Elementary School in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo. This time, the students were given a 90-minute experience of creating computer-operated works of art using programmable batteries. After a brief introduction of how to use the battery and a video of …
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On February 15 and 16, we conducted a workshop in a special needs classroom in Hachioji City. This was the second time the workshop was held at this school. For some children, this was their first experience, but for many, it was their second. All of them are making toys using computers. The children create …
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This is the third time for many of the students to try using the Programmable Battery to create works of art. This time, the class time was cut in half (45 minutes), and the second time around, we saw how the students’ work deepened and expanded as they became more familiar with the tool. And …
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On February 26, a remote workshop was held for 6th graders at Soshin Elementary School in Yokohama. It has been a long time since the Kanagawa Industrial Technology Research Institute (KISTEC) held a workshop at the school in December 2021! (KISTEC) in December 2021, it had been a long time since we last visited the …
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