My Take
As a teaching tool, it was great to see each kid finding their own way of engaging with the site. I learned a lot about the kids that I was working with. What their interests were and what kinds of things they wanted to make. I also am curious to see how the DIY Camps work. They have just launched it this year.
How I Use It
I used it both as an after school activity and a couple of lessons in upper elementary. It used to be a bit difficult to sign in kids at first but they launched an educator account. We can enrol our students ourselves. It is a great tool for kids to get engaged in activities and communities that they are interested in.
More community reviews for DIY
Gretchen T.
Teacher
April 4, 2019
Helpful for building profiles of student activity
I would absolutely attempt to use this as a teaching tool, especially for social studies. A lot of the badges and projects I could see getting the kids excited for the topics being learned and making lessons more interactive with daily incentive.
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Claire J.
Crown Point High School
Crown Point, IN
Jessica M.
Teacher
Hite Saunders Elementary School
Huntington, WV
May 9, 2016
Web-sharing that promotes positivity
I love this as a portfolio tool. I also like that community posts can include contests. Students can work to build their skills on their own time frame, but I do wish that this would serve more of an educational purpose. The site is fun, the skills are great, the ability to provide and receive feedback is awesome, but I can't really use it for more than that.
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