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Google Sketch-Up

student architects of Shelburne Community School
Project-Based Learning Real World PBL Stories from VT Students 

The student architects of Shelburne VT

October 27, 2017September 19, 2018 Audrey Homan 1 Comment architecture, civic involvement, Google Sketch-Up, math, school boards, Shelburne Community School

Making math real-world relevant Would you tell the school board how to redesign your school? Students at Shelburne Community School,

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Augmented Reality Edugaming 

Interactive map tools for creating deeper place-based learning

March 31, 2016April 13, 2022 Audrey Homan 3 Comments Edmunds Middle School, Google Maps, Google Sketch-Up, Hazen Union School, I <3 national parks, Mapbox, Shelburne Community School

Revisiting the possibilities of student-created geographies The rate at which technology changes has reached a dizzying speed, with new tools

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms News 

Digital Learning Day 2015: Edmunds Middle School

February 19, 2015February 20, 2015 Robin Merritt 1 Comment 3D printing, Digital Learning Day, Duolingo, Edmunds Middle School, Google Sketch-Up

What does a green screen, solar paneling, Spanish, wood engraving, and 3D printing have in common? These were just some

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Maglev Cars in a makerspace
Stories from VT Students 

Make maglev cars with Google SketchUp

October 18, 2014September 19, 2018 Audrey Homan 2 Comments Edmunds Middle School, Google Sketch-Up, makerspace ideas

Concept to reality with Edmunds Middle School makerspace Hear from a group of 6th grade engineers who got to use

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