SDM Foundation
Raspberry Pi – Upper Elementary and Middle School
The SDM Shop 406 Main Street, Melrose, MA, United StatesEach student will work with a Raspberry Pi computer and learn how to connect it, get it running, and begin programming basic projects. No prior experience is required, but this lesson series requires a middle school level of reading, typing and math including simple multiplication and division. In the past, the Raspberry Pi was programmed to create sounds based on color input.
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.
Lego Robotics Basics and Advanced- 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.
ShopTalks@SDM – Software Updates
The SDM Shop 406 Main Street, Melrose, MA, United StatesMarch's ShopTalk will discuss Software Updates. We will go over why and how to run updates on all your devices. There will be time for individual questions.