Logics Academy

On this episode of the podcast, host Bryan Ouellette chats with Dean Vendramin (@vendi55) about integrating robotics into your classroom. From low-tech tools to high-tech tools, Dean discusses how he integrates both versions to help inspire students to begin their journey. We talk about robot sumo wrestling, using Logics Academy support tools and so much more! Join us on our journey through robotics in education. From all of us at Logics Academy, we would like to wish all our viewers and listeners a happy holiday season. We hope you take some time during the break to unwind and wish you all the best during this holiday season! This holiday season, Logics Academy has its top classroom bundles on sale, so you can easily integrate coding into your class through fun! To complement these robots, don't forget to take advantage of our full suite of resources to help you easily bring STEM robotics and coding into your classroom. Learn more at https://logicsacademy.com/curriculum/ #inspireinnovation

On this episode of the podcast, host Bryan Ouellette chats with Dean Vendramin (@vendi55) about how he uses Minecraft: Education Edition to engage students in authentic learning opportunities. We walk through the steps Dean takes to create amazing places to collaborate with his students, like a pumpkin patch for carving pumpkins and even an archeological dig site, to look for hidden gems. Ever wondered how high school students take to using Minecraft: Education Edition in school? Listen to our conversation to find out firsthand from Dean Vendramin. #inspireinnovation #logicsacademy

On this episode of the podcast, host Bryan Ouellette chats with the amazing Laura Kennedy (@lkennedy37) about how she started implementing coding in her classrooms and found success in both the digital version and the low-tech version of learning the language of code. We walk through a variety of tools that she recommends for new and experienced educators using coding with their students and even here top 3 pieces of advice for teachers looking to get started with #EdTech

Welcome back everyone to the LOGICS Academy podcast. I am excited about todays episode because we are going to discuss Lego in STEM education, and who better to join me than Lego Education Certified Teacher Trainer, Dominic Tremblay. Dominic thank you for joining me on the podcast. Lego Education Certified Trainer Logics Ambassadors are passionate, engaged, and knowledgeable leaders who are the voice of our community. New Ambassadors are selected annually, so if you have what it takes to inspire other educators in STEM, robotics and coding this year, we'd love to have you join us. Learn more and apply at: https://logicsacademy.com/community/ Looking to be inspired this school year? Look no more! The newly added FREE Logics Webinar series is meant to equip you with various tools to help you teach and enhance your students' digital literacy skills. From various topics and speakers, you will not be disappointed! Learn more and sign up for the webinars at: https://logicsacademy.com/webinars/ Let's inspire Innovation across the Nation #InspireInnovation

In this episode, Bryan (@down2aScience) chats with Melissa Burns (@melissaburnsEDU) about all things E-Sports and how any teacher in any school can utilize E-Sports as a teaching tool. We walk through the misconceptions of what E-Sports is, and clarify how it can be an effective tool to engage students in a learning community. @LogicsAcademy Let's inspire Innovation across the Nation! #InspireInnovation

In this episode, I chat with Clayton Ellis (@clayTell)from David Suzuki Secondary School about engaging students through purposeful activities and technology. From discussing real-world applications of sensors to sparking student's think and wonder beyond the classroom, we dive into how Clayton started off his career to where he is now and what words of advice he has for his fellow educators. There is still time to pre-order the highly anticipated mBot 2.0! Take advantage of this amazing opportunity and promotion at https://store.logicsacademy.com/collections/education/products/mbot-2-0 Looking for elementary and secondary school coding resources to implement in the new school year? Check out our many resources on our curriculum homepage at https://logicsacademy.com/curriculum/ #inspireinnovation #logicsacademy #educatorspodcast

In this episode, I chat with Ben Kelly, Global Minecraft Mentor and educator about utilizing Minecraft in the classroom and the amazing Canadian Minecraft Challenge: Future Frontiers. We dive into how to get started, where to find inspiration and Ben even offers up his Top 3 Tips for educators. Let us help you teach your students the fundamentals of Python coding using our free resources. Check it out at https://logicsacademy.com/curriculum/ Are your learners looking to stay engaged in STEM, Robotics and Coding throughout the summer? Check out our Virtual Genius Lab programs at https://logicsacademy.com/virtualgl/

Mike's guest on this episode of Logics Academy is Logics Ambassador Maureen Armour. Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MmeArmour Friends, If you haven’t joined us in the discussion boards in the last few weeks, check out the various conversations we’re having here. We value your thoughts and ideas and look forward to engaging in rich discussions together! In addition, you can actually start a discussion about anything you want, any time you want. This is YOUR community and we'd love to see you all use it to work together and learn from each other. Don’t forget to check out our newly updated curriculum and curriculum homepage at logicsacademy.com/curriculum/. You can subscribe to lesson plans in our learning portal at https://learn.logicsacademy.com/ Let us help you find the lessons and resources you need to teach your students through our very own STEM, Robotics and Coding curriculum.

Mike's guest on this episode of Logics Academy is Logics Ambassador Andrew McDonald. Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/afmcdnL Friends, If you haven’t joined us in the discussion boards in the last few weeks, check out the various conversations we’re having here. We value your thoughts and ideas and look forward to engaging in rich discussions together! In addition, you can actually start a discussion about anything you want, any time you want. This is YOUR community and we'd love to see you all use it to work together and learn from each other. Don’t forget to check out our newly updated curriculum and curriculum homepage at logicsacademy.com/curriculum/. You can subscribe to lesson plans in our learning portal at https://learn.logicsacademy.com/ Let us help you find the lessons and resources you need to teach your students through our very own STEM, Robotics and Coding curriculum.

Mike's guest on this episode of Logics Academy is Mario Asta. Mario is the Director of Learning Development for Logics Technology Mario on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarioAsta1 Friends, If you haven’t joined us in the discussion boards in the last few weeks, check out the various conversations we’re having here. We value your thoughts and ideas and look forward to engaging in rich discussions together! In addition, you can actually start a discussion about anything you want, any time you want. This is YOUR community and we'd love to see you all use it to work together and learn from each other. Don’t forget to check out our newly updated curriculum and curriculum homepage at logicsacademy.com/curriculum/. You can subscribe to lesson plans in our learning portal at https://learn.logicsacademy.com/ Let us help you find the lessons and resources you need to teach your students through our very own STEM, Robotics and Coding curriculum. Take a moment and check out our new Robotics Competitions page here to explore how you can engage a group of students in various different competitions taking place around the world! From the MatataWorld Robotics Competition (MWRC) to MakeX Spark and the world famous WonderLeague Robotics Competition (WLRC), your students will surely be pushed to their limits with various theme-based projects. Sign up with your students today!

Mike's guest on this episode of Logics Academy is Myan Magill. Ryan is an MIE Expert and a Logics Ambassador. He’s a Grade 6-7 teacher at Lakehead Public Schools in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrmagill1 Friends, If you haven’t joined us in the discussion boards in the last few weeks, check out the various conversations we’re having here. We value your thoughts and ideas and look forward to engaging in rich discussions together! In addition, you can actually start a discussion about anything you want, any time you want. This is YOUR community and we'd love to see you all use it to work together and learn from each other. Don’t forget to check out our newly updated curriculum and curriculum homepage at logicsacademy.com/curriculum/. You can subscribe to lesson plans in our learning portal at https://learn.logicsacademy.com/ Let us help you find the lessons and resources you need to teach your students through our very own STEM, Robotics and Coding curriculum. You can Take advantage of Logics Academy’s FREE bonuses and discounted prices on various robots, classroom packs and more! Sales now extended until October 31, 2020! Don’t miss out. Check out the store at logicsacademy.com for more details! Take a moment and check out our new Robotics Competitions page here to explore how you can engage a group of students in various different competitions taking place around the world! From the MatataWorld Robotics Competition (MWRC) to MakeX Spark and the world famous WonderLeague Robotics Competition (WLRC), your students will surely be pushed to their limits with various theme-based projects. Sign up with your students today!

Mike's guest on this episode of Logics Academy is Bryan Oulette. Jason and Mike have a great conversation about professional learning and building capacity for coding and robotics. Bryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Down2aScience Bryan's Podcast "My Creative Classroom Podcast": https://twitter.com/MyCreativePod

Mike's guest on this episode of Logics Academy is Jason Ashmore. Jason and Mike have a great conversation about teaching and learning in the time of Coronavirus and how he has adjusted his work to this new reality. Jason on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mister_Ashmore

Mike's guest on this episode of Logics Academy is Erica Phillips. Erica and Mike have a great conversation about breaking the age limitations on educational robotics, and about their mutual love for Matatalab. Joe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MsPhillipsHRCE

Mike's guest on this episode of Logics Academy is Joe Archer. Joe and Mike have a great conversation about all the amazing ways he uses coding and robotics in the classroom, and about the importance of digital equity. Joe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArcherJoe

Mike's guest on this episode of Logics Academy is Mario Elefteros from Halifax. Mario and Mike have a great conversation about all the amazing work happening in the Halifax area with coding and robotics. Mario on Twitter: @margreek

In this episode of Logics Academy, Mike speaks with Louise Vaillancourt from Ottawa about storytelling with robotics. Notes: Codexplosion: https://sites.google.com/ocdsb.ca/codexplosion/home Louise Vaillancourt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OttawaLouise

In this episode of Logics Academy, Mike speaks with Jen Giffen about her work at YRDSB, and her thoughts on stepping out of your comfort zone to learn programming. Notes: There are a lot of great events you will see Logics Academy at coming up. Connect is happening in Niagara Falls April 30th through May 2nd. We will have booth presentations, a playground to experience all our great devices and a chance to sign up for our new educator community. If you’re heading to Niagara Falls for Connect, please be sure to drop by and say hi! In May we will also be at the SK IT Summit in Saskatoon May 5th through 8th and I will be at Riding the Wave in Gimli Manitoba May 9th and 10th. Be sure to drop by our booth in Saskatoon, or come say hi to me in Gimli, we are really excited about both of these events. We have a BUNCH of new products about to launch through our partner Makeblock. We’re really excited about Halocode. Halocode is a wireless single board computer with built-in Wi-Fi support and microphone for student IoT and speech recognition projects. It has 12 x Programmable RGB LED lights, a Motion Sensor, 4 Touch Sensors and Micro USB Connector and can be programmed using mBlock 5 software based on Scratch 3.0. It’s $41.99 and going to be available in class packs for a discount. We know you’re going to love this. We’ll have some out for you to take a look at if you swing by our booth at any show we’re at going forward. Be sure to ask for it, I think you’ll be wow’d! We have a couple of pretty amazing promo’s happening right now. When you buy an mBot classroom pack you’ll get three free mBot addon packs - that’s 135 dollars worth of stuff giving you 10 possible alternative configurations for mBot. Pretty slick. ALSO, when you buy a Codey Rocky classroom pack you get a free Neuron Inventor kit. Neuron is a standalone product but also works with Codey Rocky to increase its functionality by quite a bit. The inventor kit is worth 165 dollars so this is a pretty amazing deal. You have until April 30th to take advantage of these two offers Ozo-Tales: Recounting Indigenous Legends Through Coding: https://bibliothequemazo.com/2017/03/26/ozo-tales-recounting-indigenous-legends-through-coding/ Jen Giffen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/virtualgiff Jen Giffen's Blog: http://virtualgiff.blogspot.com/

In this episode of Logics Academy, Mike speaks to Mark Labuda about robotics and coding in his Grade 5-6 classroom in the Peel region. The Logics Academy educator community has launched and its likely if you're listening to this you the person we want involved in this so visit logicsacademy.com/community to sign up!

In this episode of Logics Academy, Mike speaks with Jonathan So about his role as an instructional coach with PDSB, and how he uses robotics to help the teachers he works with create awesome and engaging lessons. Notes: The Logics Academy Educator Community launches in March with phase one (Logics Teacher) stay tuned to Twitter @misterwashburn and @LogicsAcademy to learn more. Jonathan So on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrSoclassroom Jonathan So's Blog: https://mrsoclassroom.wordpress.com/

In this episode of Logics Academy, Mike speaks with Daphne McMenemy about using Dash and Dot in a Kindergarten classroom. Notes: Wonder League Registration has been extended until January 14th: https://www.makewonder.com/classroom/robotics-competition Join Mike and Logics Academy at TeacherCon Montreal on January 24th: https://www.canadalearningcode.ca/experiences/teachercon-teachers-learning-code-teachercon-2018/

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