Exploring the T in STEM

John Payne, Madison County Public LibraryJoe Schweiss, Henry County Public LibraryMike Ward, Louisville Free Public Library

Stealth Technology ProgrammingCamera Club

Exploring the T in STEM

John Payne, Madison County Public Library

Current Project with MCPL Camera Club and OthersPilot Knob Cemetery

· Learn about Photographing tombstones for archive and aesthetics· Transfer data from Photos to database· Upload photos to Find A Grave website· Combine data and selected photos· Create bound publication and Electronic copy· Credit contributors.

Create a Cemetery BookThis initial Cemetery book was not created as a group project,

but future ones will come out of programs and groups like MCPL Camera Club.

Original Cemetery book covered dates until 1990. Addendum Data provided by Berea Cemetery. Accompanying photos and layout provided afterward.

Work in progress Madison County, KY Cemeteries Maphttp://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=207064669688679489020.0004be6fc727e6864c47a

With the modifications of street names by construction and 911 protocols, written directions in our cemetery books proved inaccurate in many cases. Digitizing cemetery locations improves this situation and makes the data available electronically.

Using Codecademy To Teach Tech -or-

Your Own Online Coding Sherpa

Exploring the T in STEM

Joe Schweiss, Henry County Public Library

Codecademy

• An education company dedicated to applying innovations from successful Internet ventures to create a more engaging learning experience.

• “We take more cues from Facebook and Zynga in creating an engaging educational experience than we do from the classroom.”

Easy Access

• Multiple ways to sign up/sign in

Starting Out

Or Going Deeper

Personalized To You

Tracking Your Progress

Help If You Need It

Baby Steps

KISS

Short and To The Point

AWESOME!

• Many levels of assistance available, from hints to walk-throughs

Find The Help You Need

Clean Interface

Success!

Jump Around

Gamification

• Per Wikipedia : “Gamification is the use of game thinking and game mechanics to engage users in solving problems. Gamification is used in applications and processes to improve user engagement, return on investment, data quality, timeliness, and learning.”

• Rewards, like points and badges, leverage natural desires for achievement, competition, and closure

Oh, We Need Badges All Right

Does It Work?

• I started Codecademy to learn CSS• I ended up creating a Blackjack game in

Javascript before ever starting the CSS lesson

Program Ideas

• Best Option – Open Lab– Let interested patrons flow in and out, working at

their own paces• Tools– All you need to provide is a computer (platform

independent) connected to the Web– This might be one of the few times I recommend a

Chromebook

Program Ideas

•Be there to help … or “help”• All of the answers to passing each individual lesson are in

the Q & A section, meaning you can help find the answer even if you do not know much more than the question, so…

• Put those reference skills to work! • Fake it ‘til you make it!• Some other phrase you find slightly motivating!

• There is no reason to be frightened; it’s just a game

Exploring the T in STEM

Mike Ward, Louisville Free Public Library

LFPL Make Lab Arduino, Treehouse and accessible the Maker

http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas/SquishyCircuits/index.htm

http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas/SquishyCircuits/index.htm

Thank you!

John Payne, Madison County Public LibraryJoe Schweiss, Henry County Public LibraryMike Ward, Louisville Free Public Library