SDM Foundation
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Lego Robotics Prime: Advanced – Upper 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.
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Arduino Game Programming – Middle School
The SDM Shop 406 Main Street, Melrose, MA, United StatesStudents will learn how to use the Circuit Playground Express (CPX) to recreate Simon, a popular color memorization game. They will use MakeCode, a Scratch-based coding app, to program the CPX board. Students will learn to display different colors, keep track of players’ actions, connect buttons and wires, upload code to the CPX Board, and play their games!
Minimal prior coding experience is needed; basic middle school reading, typing, and math skills are required.
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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.
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ShopTalks@SDM
The SDM Shop 406 Main Street, Melrose, MA, United StatesWelcome to ShopTalks@SDM group discussions. Advanced registration is required. Group size is limited. Each meeting will cover a particular topic with a short presentation followed by open discussions. In September's ShopTalk we will be discussing Digital Legacy. Throughout our lives, we accumulate so much digital property, and important accounts linked to finances and utilities. A […]
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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 […]
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