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ShopTalks@SDM – Screenable
The SDM Shop 406 Main Street, Melrose, MA, United StatesApril's ShopTalk will cover Screenable, a parental control app for iPhones
Small Business – Social Media and Tech Topics
The SDM Shop 406 Main Street, Melrose, MA, United StatesWelcome to our Small Business Tech and Social Media group discussions. Advanced registration is required. Group size is limited. Some meetings cover a particular topic and others are open discussions. Online registration closes on Sunday of the week prior to the lesson. After that time, please contact SDM for availability. This topic can also be […]
3D Modeling with TinkerCAD for Elementary and Middle School Students
The SDM Shop 406 Main Street, Melrose, MA, United StatesStudents will learn how to create a CAD design for an item to be built. This lesson requires approximately middle school levels of reading and math comprehension. Programming of the CAD design is done in TinkerCAD. To create a drawing for printing, most children will require more than one TinkerCAD lesson or individual appointment.
Lego Robotics Basics – Late Elementary and Middle School
The SDM Shop 406 Main Street, Melrose, MA, United StatesStudents will work individually or in pairs with a Lego Spike Prime kit. Time will be split between learning how to build a robotic device, and programming basic robotic functions. Lego programming is done in Scratch-like block coding.
Digital Art – Elementary and Middle School
The SDM Shop 406 Main Street, Melrose, MA, United StatesIn this lesson students will learn to draw a complex picture on an iPad using different drawing and coloring techniques. We use the Procreate program on iPads, with Apple pencils. Procreate includes the ability to add animation to pictures and this will be introduced. Students’ completed pictures can be emailed to them at the conclusion of the lesson. There is no minimum age recommendation, as no reading or math are required. Competence in using a computer is required.