Use STEM/STEAM to combine technology with fitness and invent fun exergames (Teaching Engineering Concepts to Harness Future Innovators and )
Joined March 2014
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14 Apr 2014
You want to learn how to foster scientific curiosity? Check our webpage techfit.tech.purdue.edu #Fitness #Technology #TECHFIT
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22 Dec 2020
2020 TECHFIT SHOWCASE RESULTS are in: linkedin.com/pulse/2020-tech… via @LinkedIn @GoTECHFIT @NSF @PhoenixContact @BalluffSensors @AutomationDirec @LifeAtPurdue @JackNehlig @WillAutomate @RonBaysinger @bcharriger @fit2Bsmart
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16 Dec 2020
Our @GoTECHFIT teachers are the best!
16 Dec 2020
Adding a s/o to all of our @GoTECHFIT teachers who inspired, supported, taught, and cheered on their students' STEM learning culminating in their exergame inventions to get people moving.
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TECHFIT retweeted
8 Dec 2020
Show middle schoolers you value #STEM #innovation and cast your votes for their #exergame inventions @GoTECHFIT @NSF @Research_Purdue
4 Dec 2020
Check out my latest article: Vote for middle school teams in the Final 2020 TECHFIT Video Showcase linkedin.com/pulse/vote-midd… via @LinkedIn
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TECHFIT retweeted
29 Sep 2020
Our @GoTECHFIT teachers' in-service project: stepping on floor piano plays automated xylophone via flowchart program on @Phoenix Contact's #Nanoline controller
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TECHFIT retweeted
11 Jul 2020
Prep by @bcharriger for upcoming @GoTECHFIT PD. Thanks to @PhoenixContact and @BalluffSensors for generous donations to fill tech toolkits for our teachers. #TECHFIT2020
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23 Jun 2020
Apply today to learn how to excite your students about STEM & computing via free PD that pays you to learn it and teach it.
23 Jun 2020
One week to go to apply for a no-cost virtual STEM and computing PD that pays you to learn and teach the curriculum. View details and application at techfit.tech.purdue.edu/Teac….
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TECHFIT retweeted
16 Jun 2020
Apply by June 30 for no-cost, virtual PD for middle school teachers who want to excite their students about STEM and computing, practice technology innovation, and get students physically active: techfit.tech.purdue.edu/Teac… (Bonus-earn $$ stipend for successful completion!)
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TECHFIT retweeted
13 Mar 2020
Vote for your favorite middle school teams' exergame projects. We are using this activity to show students how professionals value STEM education. See linkedin.com/pulse/vote-midd… on how to vote. #students #teachers #education #schools #STEM #innovation #exergames
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27 Jan 2020
Great job by the EMMS 6th grade team on their outstanding presentation and invention of their Harry Potter-themed exergame.
27 Jan 2020
Great job by the Hayward 8th grade TECHFIT team with their CraftMine game, which included the use of hand-made sensors and 3D printed objects.
27 Jan 2020
Great job by the EMMS 8th Grade TECHFIT Team in their integration of technology that included mini golf, shooting objects with a Nerf gun, and navigating a wrist-controlled drone through hoops.
27 Jan 2020
Congratulations to Hayward's Black Team, inventors of the Trick or Treat Exergame, for being named a National Qualifier for the TECHFIT National Showcase in May 2020
27 Jan 2020
Congratulations to Hayward's Red Team, inventors of the Connect 4 Exergame, for being named a National Qualifier for the TECHFIT National Showcase in May 2020
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TECHFIT retweeted
14 Aug 2019
Hilham students can look forward to playing Noodle Ball #exergame tmrw and learning coding & automation this fall from @GingerN16 @GoTECHFIT #TECHFIT2019
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28 Jul 2019
The certificate was well deserved and reflects the hard work that you & your teammates did to build a working prototype of your team's #exergame invention. Kudos! #TECHFIT2010 @GoTECHFIT
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TECHFIT retweeted
28 Jun 2019
Combining STEM and PE builds a foundation in youth for happy, healthy lives and successful future careers. Join @GoTECHFIT to learn how #TECHFIT2019.
28 Jun 2019
What is the only subject in school that engages a child’s mind, body, and spirit, promotes their physical and emotional health, helps them to learn... usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…
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27 Mar 2019
Deadline to apply is almost here... Apply today
27 Mar 2019
Middle school teachers who want to learn STEM computing to teach their Ss exergame innovation, apply for FREE 2019 TECHFIT PD by 3/29: techfit.tech.purdue.edu
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TECHFIT retweeted
12 Mar 2019
Thanks to @PhoenixContact for inspiring a group of talented students who invented automated systems each of the last 4 years for the #Nanoline contest. Read more about the shower to help elderly stay clean: kpcnews.com/northwestnews/ar…
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