The 2nd Foundation

Maker skills, Social Problem Solving, Computational Thinking & Robotics in schools and villages across India.
An initiative by AMMACHI Labs of Amrita University

[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham @AMRITAedu]

Our @2econdFoundatn Team from @ammachilabs & researchers from @CWEGE_Amrita presented research papers on rural #youthtraining, #maker spirit, #VR, #teacher #education at the 10th International Conference on Technology for Education (T4E) on 9th December 2019.
#t4e2019 #EduTech

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

A controller for platform games made by 7th graders out of coins. It was a Eureka moment when Pranav and Amritesh found some coins in their pocket! Made a game in @scratch, connected the coins to #Kappa and mapped the keys. Voila!
@arduino #pbl #STEM #21stcenturyskills

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

Very excited to share the outcomes of our AI Teachers Training Program, empowering teachers to teach #AI in middle schools in India using @scratch and @MLforKids.
@ammachilabs @AMRITAedu #21stcenturyskill #machinelearningforkids #code #STEAM #chatbot #rockpaperscissors #tictactoe

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

Kappa, the touch sensing device being used in our Computational Tinkering workshop by 6th-grade students from Amrita Vidyalayam, Puthiyakavu to control the games they developed using @scratch.
@ammachilabs @AMRITAedu @arduino #21stcenturyskills #STEAM #tinkering #PBL #code #DIY

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

@scratch Team Second Foundation, from Kerala, India
Our favourite sprites, ahm, monkey and banana! 😍

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

@RobbyKraft @karmakomik Check this out! #coolstuff

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

Students of Amrita Vidyalayam Secunderabad create culturally sensitive, media-rich #stories on elephant conservation using @scratch based animations and interactive robotic dioramas using @birdbraintech #Hummingbird kit @ammachilabs @AMRITAedu #21stcenturyskills #Robotics #PBL

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

@scratch @Marvel @ammachilabs @karmakomik @MarvelStudios @ScratchEdTeam @mres @arduino @AMRITAedu @Avengers https://t.co/QXBur7Xaf2 here you go! Sorry for the delay 😺

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

Demonstration of Infinity gauntlet of #Thanos made with #Kappa, the capacitive touch sensing shield based on @arduino combined with the @scratch program made by students.
#Avengers #DIY #Endgame #creativity #21stcenturyskills #maker #PBL #STEAM #Scratch @AMRITAedu @ammachilabs

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

Students at Amrita Vidyalayam School, Secunderabad recreate the Infinity Gauntlet of #Thanos from @Marvel #Avengers #Endgame using which half of the sprites in @scratch stage disappear. The Kappa capacitive touch sensing #Arduino shield made at @ammachilabs was used.

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

A closeup picture of the Infinity Gauntlet, if you've missed the previous tweet!
#creativecomputing #ScratchInPractice

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

Demonstration of Infinity gauntlet of #Thanos made with #Kappa, the capacitive touch sensing shield based on @arduino combined with the @scratch program made by students.
#Avengers #DIY #Endgame #creativity #21stcenturyskills #maker #PBL #STEAM #Scratch @AMRITAedu @ammachilabs

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

@scratch @nrusk Awesome read. We @2econdFoundatn uses similar approach. Here's how we collaborated before using #scratch with #hummingbird.
The same rhythm goes on until they create a theme-based project in scratch and integrate it with hummingbird. @birdbraintech
https://t.co/ddGmPhijx1

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

Group activities as seen in this video promote #communication and inter-group #collaboration, which is necessary for a creative #robotics workshop where #students of different grades have to work together on projects.

#21stcenturyskills @ammachilabs @AMRITAedu

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

In video: The students of Amrita Vidyalayam, Secunderabad making the objects they need for their #theme-based robotic #project.

#learningtogether #education @AIMtoInnovate @AmritaAlumni

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

Group activities as seen in this video promote #communication and inter-group #collaboration, which is necessary for a creative #robotics workshop where #students of different grades have to work together on projects.

#21stcenturyskills @ammachilabs @AMRITAedu

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

A small debate in the middle of an engaging technical session with @birdbraintech's #hummingbird kit and @scratch. Activities like debate and group discussions help us in making our theme of Creative Robotics strong. @ammachilabs @AMRITAedu #21stcenturyskills #education

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

@MmeCPenney @scratch @ScratchEdTeam @ElizabethParkEl Great to see the students working in groups! 😍
Mind sharing the kind of works they do? Curious about the way you're integrating scratch into the classroom.

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

@scratch @Marvel @ammachilabs @karmakomik @MarvelStudios @ScratchEdTeam @mres @arduino @AMRITAedu @Avengers Oh yes! We're soon uploading the videos of their work. Plus, there are several other interesting works too!

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

A short bye from formal classes! @birdbraintech's #Hummingbird kit being used by 6th to 10th graders in our Creative Robotics workshop.
The students were able to master hummingbird in a few hours with @scratch!
@ammachilabs @AMRITAedu @NITIAayog @AIMtoInnovate #21stcenturyskills

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

Creative Robotics! The kids are exposed to tech through #creative exercises such as exploring finite state machines using flexagons and a lot more. Here are kids of Amrita Vidyalayam Hyd starting off with three days CR workshop.
@AIMtoInnovate @ammachilabs @AMRITAedu @IndiaSTEM

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

@DharmicBliss @joshburker @scratch @The_School Very much! Check this out - https://t.co/r6Vd9wodPI
A spoon will work too.

[The 2nd Foundation @2econdFoundatn]

Remember #Kappa, the capacitive touch sensing Arduino shield we made at @ammachilabs? We gave it to students of Amrita Vidyalayam Hyderabad to make spectacular projects! Here's a virtual one person musical band!
That tiny colourful thing is Kappa!
@AMRITAedu @scratch @arduino