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  • Lillie B Haynes Elementary School
  • Niantic, CT
  • More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Computers can be intimidating to students, especially if they are not exposed to technology at home. Getting students to not be afraid to make mistakes is the biggest hurdle in the computer lab. The Osmo coding set and Dash Robot will be great choices to have in our Makerspace. Students will use these programming objects to challenge their logical thinking and problem solving skills. Creating a 'Maker-play' space where they can learn, create and innovate while still learning, provides them with a safe place to make mistakes and build their confidence. Once they realize their own power to solve problems, they are much more likely to take that skill back to the computers, their classrooms and their lives. Innovation and creativity will come naturally once the fear of failure is diminished.

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Computers can be intimidating to students, especially if they are not exposed to technology at home. Getting students to not be afraid to make mistakes is the biggest hurdle in the computer lab. The Osmo coding set and Dash Robot will be great choices to have in our Makerspace. Students will use these programming objects to challenge their logical thinking and problem solving skills. Creating a 'Maker-play' space where they can learn, create and innovate while still learning, provides them with a safe place to make mistakes and build their confidence. Once they realize their own power to solve problems, they are much more likely to take that skill back to the computers, their classrooms and their lives. Innovation and creativity will come naturally once the fear of failure is diminished.

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