Looking at the world through hot pink glasses.
This app goes out to all my fellow children of the 80s who loved a good Choose Your Own Adventure book. The team at Mighty Coconut have created a beautiful augment reality choose your own adventure story for the MERGE Cube called 57° North. The Story 57° North is the story of two cousins who are … Read more
Inspiring kids to explore careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is a large part of what I do on a daily basis. Now, thanks to Filament Games, we have a beautiful new VR experience to add to our toolbox – Breaking Boundaries in Science. The Experience Filament Games is known for their high … Read more
The STEM Read Podcast Episode 6: Doodlers and Daydreamers. Talking creativity with Dr. Rhonda Robinson and Tom Lichtenheld.
My reflections on STEM Read Podcast Episode 5. The one with all the swearing. Warning: Strong language.
Listen to episode 4 of the STEM Read podcast – Learning by Doing for strategies for engaging girls in STEM.
Day 18: QR Codes and Pre-filled Google Forms Today’s tool is not a tool but a tip for a tool most of you already use mashed with a tip for another tool you already use. In simple words, how to create QR codes that open a Google form with pre-filled fields. Why would you want … Read more
All good things start with a question. Listen to this episode of the STEM Read podcast and hear Gillian and I talk to social studies teacher and fellow podcaster Zack Gilbert (http://edgamer.net/) and award-winning author M.T. Anderson (http://mt-anderson.com/) about the power of inquiry. Follow the link to listen to the episode and view the show notes. … Read more
In case you missed it, episode 2 of the STEM Read Podcast dropped last week. In this episode, we ask the question “What if?” with Hugo award-winning editor, co-producer and editor of Uncanny Magazine, and all around cool person, Lynne M. Thomas and amazing author Aaron Starmer. Gillian and I did our best to not go completely crazy fangirl over Aaron. … Read more
Very excited to announce that the NIU STEM Read Podcast is live! Check it out on WNIJ and subscribe! Listen to the first episode, Science and Storytelling, with special guests biophysicist and science writer Erika Gebel Berg (@erikagebelberg) and award-winning author Mike Mullin (mikemullinauthor.com). Here is a sneak peak of the behind the scenes fun with me (@kbrynteson) and Gillian King-Carlige … Read more