Oculus GO Virtual Reality

Third, fourth, and fifth graders had a chance to experience virtual reality when we borrowed extra headsets from the district technology department for a couple of weeks.  Students must have a signed parent permission form as the Oculus Go user agreement requires parent permission for anyone under the age of 13.  Students had several experiences to choose from, but the roller coasters were the most popular. 

Students who have signed permission forms may also use the ONE set that our media center owns anytime MakerSpace is open.

A Few MakerSpace Photos

STEAM Family Night in the Media Center

We held a STEAM Family Night and the Creative Discovery Museum set up stations around the school.  In the Media Center, I set up MakerSpace stations - Merge Cubes (two stations), Virtual Reality with Oculus Go, Osmos, Make and Take Kazoo station, MIP robot and also a couple of design challenges.

MakerSpace 2.0

Makerspace is evolving!  When I first set up our makerspace several years ago, I left it open for kids to decide what they wanted to do.  Now, I know that some kids need the entire time they have to just make up their minds.  So to help them, I am setting up stations and they choose from the stations offered.  This seems to take a lot of the "pressure" off and we are seeing more students visit.  Also we are modeling this in classes, so that all kids know what to expect when they come to makerspace.  Upper grades for now and soon we will do this with the lower grades, too.  However, if a student comes to makerspace with a plan to build or an item they want to invent, they can still do whatever it is they have planned.