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Exploring the T in STEM

Exploring the T in STEM. John Payne, Madison County Public Library Joe Schweiss, Henry County Public Library Mike Ward, Louisville Free Public Library. Stealth Technology Programming Camera Club. Exploring the T in STEM. John Payne, Madison County Public Library.

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Exploring the T in STEM

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  1. Exploring the T in STEM John Payne, Madison County Public Library Joe Schweiss, Henry County Public Library Mike Ward, Louisville Free Public Library

  2. Stealth Technology ProgrammingCamera Club Exploring the T in STEM John Payne, Madison County Public Library

  3. Current Project with MCPL Camera Club and Others Pilot Knob Cemetery • Learn about Photographing tombstones for archive and aesthetics • Transfer data from Photos to database • Upload photos to Find A Grave website • Combine data and selected photos • Create bound publication and Electronic copy • Credit contributors.

  4. Create a Cemetery Book This initial Cemetery book was not created as a group project, but future ones will come out of programs and groups like MCPL Camera Club. Original Cemetery book covered dates until 1990. Addendum Data provided by Berea Cemetery. Accompanying photos and layout provided afterward.

  5. Work in progress Madison County, KY Cemeteries Map http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=207064669688679489020.0004be6fc727e6864c47a With the modifications of street names by construction and 911 protocols, written directions in our cemetery books proved inaccurate in many cases. Digitizing cemetery locations improves this situation and makes the data available electronically.

  6. Using Codecademy To Teach Tech -or-Your Own Online Coding Sherpa Exploring the T in STEM Joe Schweiss, Henry County Public Library

  7. Codecademy • An education company dedicated to applying innovations from successful Internet ventures to create a more engaging learning experience. • “We take more cues from Facebook and Zynga in creating an engaging educational experience than we do from the classroom.”

  8. Easy Access • Multiple ways to sign up/sign in

  9. Starting Out

  10. Or Going Deeper

  11. Personalized To You

  12. Tracking Your Progress

  13. Help If You Need It

  14. Baby Steps

  15. KISS

  16. Short and To The Point

  17. AWESOME! • Many levels of assistance available, from hints to walk-throughs

  18. Find The Help You Need

  19. Clean Interface

  20. Success!

  21. Jump Around

  22. Gamification • Per Wikipedia : “Gamification is the use of game thinking and game mechanics to engage users in solving problems. Gamification is used in applications and processes to improve user engagement, return on investment, data quality, timeliness, and learning.” • Rewards, like points and badges, leverage natural desires for achievement, competition, and closure

  23. Oh, We Need Badges All Right

  24. Does It Work? • I started Codecademy to learn CSS • I ended up creating a Blackjack game in Javascript before ever starting the CSS lesson

  25. Program Ideas • Best Option – Open Lab • Let interested patrons flow in and out, working at their own paces • Tools • All you need to provide is a computer (platform independent) connected to the Web • This might be one of the few times I recommend a Chromebook

  26. Program Ideas • Be there to help… or “help” • All of the answers to passing each individual lesson are in the Q & A section, meaning you can help find the answer even if you do not know much more than the question, so… • Put those reference skills to work! • Fake it ‘til you make it! • Some other phrase you find slightly motivating! • There is no reason to be frightened; it’s just a game

  27. LFPL Make Lab Arduino, Treehouse and accessible the Maker Exploring the T in STEM Mike Ward, Louisville Free Public Library

  28. Thank you! John Payne, Madison County Public Library Joe Schweiss, Henry County Public Library Mike Ward, Louisville Free Public Library

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