New Prusa 3D Printers
The DT Committee were amazed by the new 3D printers from Prusa. These new printers are different because they use PLA and they don’t have sides. Toni, Amy and Chrissie worked on some 3D projects, and they looked at the settings
Gaming
Today Mr. Egan presented at the DT Committee meeting about making games using Scratch, Game Maker, and Unity. We were intrigued when he showed us a game he had built and we played a game that his students had made.
Soldering
Our first guest speaker for Semester 1, was Cameron from the Hive who came to show the Digital Committee girls how to solder. Chrissie was particularly keen to learn more about soldering as she noticed that it connects with
Getting started with 3D printing
In the committee meeting yesterday, I shared some really useful links about learning how to create 3D files. Here is a video that shows you the concepts – Tinkercad I recommend starting an account in Tinkercad and doing LEARN lessons
What have the DT Committee girls been up to?
This term the Digital Technology Committee girls decided to get involved in a range of different projects. These are some of the making, coding and 3D printing projects that they have started in the Maker Space. But now that we’re
Spheros
The DT Committee was exploring new technologies in the realms of motion sensors and robotics. We have woken up the Spheros and have named them accordingly. We have also started downloading the Sphero apps on the school’s iPads for student
CEDA Lunch- Artificial Intelligence and Ethics: the future of work
On the 6th of May, eight Wilderness students from years nine, eleven and twelve attended a CEDA (Committee for Economic Development of Australia) lunch to learn about, ‘Artificial Intelligence and Ethics: the future of work’. We listened to the expertise
STEM Breakfast
On Thursday, 23 May, I went to the STEM breakfast in our school. Ms. Rocco hosted the breakfast and introduced the students who came from Adelaide University. I talked to four female students who are majoring in mathematics, medicine, computer
Girls in STEM
This post was written by Emmy On Thursday the 14th of March, Anna and I met with a group of teachers and two Wilderness old scholars, Claire Morphett and Isabelle Greco, who are currently studying aerospace engineering and computer science at
RoboCup Preparation
RoboCup is an annual robotics competition that takes place each year. In order to compete in RoboCup, the DT Committee have begun assembling together robots by using the Lego Mindstorms Software. The app can be downloaded from the Managed Software
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