--- title: SparkFun Education Blog | getting started (2) description: getting started | Maker Education Blog (2) --- [![Sparkfun](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/img/logo.png)](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/index.html) - [SparkFun Webstore](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Higher Ed](https://sparkfuneducation.com/higher-ed/index.html) - [Contact Us](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/contact-us.html) - [Follow Us](https://twitter.com/SparkFunEDU) - [Home](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Blog](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com) - [Curriculum](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/curriculum.html) - [PD/Events](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/professional-dev.html) - [KITS/Materials](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/materials.html) - [Educator Stories](https://www.sparkfuneducation.com/educator-stories.html) - [Activities](https://activities.sparkfuneducation.com) [Blog Home](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/) / SparkFun Education Blog [![](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/hubfs/EDU/BLOG%20Images/Dec%2018/stages%20of%20design%20thinking-1.png)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/design-thinking-part-2-breaking-down-the-discovery-and-implementation-phases) ## [Design Thinking, Part 2: Breaking Down the Discovery and Implementation Phases](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/design-thinking-part-2-breaking-down-the-discovery-and-implementation-phases) BY [Shane Diller](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/shane-diller) 12/11/18 6:35 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/design-thinking-part-2-breaking-down-the-discovery-and-implementation-phases#comments-listing) [getting started](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/getting-started) [Guest Post](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/guest-post) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Welcome back! Today we will be diving a little bit deeper into Design Thinking (DT) as a tool for your students and a way to pump up the creativity in your classroom. Last time, we looked at the ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/design-thinking-part-2-breaking-down-the-discovery-and-implementation-phases) [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/J0aZGbjJN7A61tboFgV6tjlkHS-ntBndstZbs79yfqncSBufsART6iAQev7g8sceqTjVugLnDeEIrikLWY6jXC_nm8A6nWwq0kviMWYGpCVA7ZYJwpvwSSpVeREIv5RCVzY0KVzN)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/design-think-it-teaching-pragmatic-coding-through-design-thinking) ## [Design Think It: Teaching Pragmatic Coding Through Design Thinking](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/design-think-it-teaching-pragmatic-coding-through-design-thinking) BY [Shane Diller](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/shane-diller) 11/6/18 6:34 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/design-think-it-teaching-pragmatic-coding-through-design-thinking#comments-listing) [getting started](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/getting-started) [Guest Post](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/guest-post) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) If you’ve been following some of my posts, you’ll notice that many of the projects I pick for students to pursue are centered around bringing real world experiences to them. Very often, they involve ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/design-think-it-teaching-pragmatic-coding-through-design-thinking) [![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_EAkdwL0B7dPNuFjCHuU86TCBC2y3HPYgdnESj9vf_76oZHZ2cilkNwSmBGIz9WaQgOx1i7y2Wa-StjNdelOUq0-YSVU0o7Eo3FHPaxVtuYogKpjj2iNaRc16tQ1tYjsjbImVaM1)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/using-different-motors-in-the-classroom) ## [Using Different Motors in the Classroom](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/using-different-motors-in-the-classroom) BY [Derek Runberg](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/derek-runberg) 10/23/18 6:25 AM [1](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/using-different-motors-in-the-classroom#comments-listing) [getting started](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/getting-started) [robotics](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/robotics) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) With the use of electronics and electronic applications growing in the classroom, teachers and students will inevitably start exploring and using different types of motors. However, if you don’t know ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/using-different-motors-in-the-classroom) [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xKksEnLmriwRwrhH1F1wNtFfog1BP0HUTiNT5Sb_BWhgjNZ-xWA794-4avxeUR-H9bXNc8gR9A8Q2iVgfs0mRMenY7mzKXg2UwLoO11OuVJ-ED8GPXrKYnL5RlJnenjZkDLLYz1s)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/making-your-own-videos) ## [How to Make your Own Teaching Videos](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/making-your-own-videos) BY [Shane Diller](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/shane-diller) 8/30/18 6:38 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/making-your-own-videos#comments-listing) [getting started](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/getting-started) [Guest Post](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/guest-post) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Alright, this is the post you’ve all been waiting for! In this post, I’m going to talk to you about creating your own content videos. Why? Because although there are some great videos and series out ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/making-your-own-videos) [![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/yHkDVTgvhAIkmTmGLvYBWpwl5_WXyz240Vx8fKA-Nibo3b5donUBdhtOiLbj78iN-6jQPfcnEmh7ReTL8xQvSinLc05lXLNFZgYWKqnZLeksmSknWbITuLeucF0MJbzptxr7tvSD)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/post-6-making-your-own-videos) ## [Adjusting Current Units to Incorporate Computer Science](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/post-6-making-your-own-videos) BY [Shane Diller](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/shane-diller) 8/21/18 6:34 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/post-6-making-your-own-videos#comments-listing) [teaching tools](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/teaching-tools) [getting started](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/getting-started) [Guest Post](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/guest-post) [helpful information](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/helpful-information) [computer science](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/computer-science) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Welcome back everybody! I am your obnoxiously tall tour guide through this whole CS and Education thing, and today we will be covering the topic of customizing your curriculum to inject some computer ... 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Read on to learn more about Shane and how he approaches teaching Arduino. Happy July 31st to everybody out ... 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Read on to learn more about Shane and how he uses electronics in schools. Hey guys! I hope you enjoyed my last ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/getting-started-with-arduino) [![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/jTzMLmxnSQ2MtaM7-jBTrPSDjaLLqxME_17AiZ-pLWZ3q0fNL2qTwdLe7X1h1nr7667u8AqyYxer8WkFxk_ao5LgQeK8FZOmOKM70Og80DAsXjV1W7jCumFtFibgiT4w-Fwh1mpg)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/july-blogpost) ## [Tinkering in code](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/july-blogpost) BY [Jeff Branson](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/jeff-branson) 7/12/18 6:24 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/july-blogpost#comments-listing) [Professional Development](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/professional-development) [getting started](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/getting-started) [python](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/python) [programming](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/programming) [Training](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/training) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Summer is the busiest time for SparkFun Education. We run professional learning sessions and present at conferences all over the country. I just returned from the ASEE conference in Salt Lake City, ... [Continue reading](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/july-blogpost) [![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/6V4OGSnKH8ZWLQ32oXXuFdK-Xypi5xC2LWlU-NUWAg20IltrKSfkO-EMKEGknQviUP8F_7aqZOwxHbx15FMsI-NpOGtbkapLx4StcB2l0LQVKWj4Cb1-cwOGTvuUFhOvFASioR8p)](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/electronics-bucket-list) ## [Electronics Bucket List](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/electronics-bucket-list) BY [Megan Hemmings](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/author/megan-hemmings) 7/5/18 6:36 AM [0](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/electronics-bucket-list#comments-listing) [getting started](https://blog.sparkfuneducation.com/topic/getting-started) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Recently, one of my friends shared a picture of her annual bucket list that she created for her birthday. 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