Education

Maker Education is such a valuable role. These stories will bring you the latest information and tales of maker educators who area spreading the maker mindset. Help others learn how to make things or how to think like a maker at makerspaces, schools, universities, and local communities. The importance of maker education can not be understated. We appreciate our educators.

$30 Gets You the Sensor-Packed, Curie-Powered Arduino 101

By David Scheltema

David Scheltema

I love to tinker and write about electronics. My days are spent building projects and working as a Technical Editor for MAKE.

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@dcschelt

October 16th, 2015October 16th, 2015 15

Today at the Rome Maker Faire, Intel and Arduino are announcing a new board, the Arduino 101, powered by the Intel Curie module.

Learn Electronics from the World’s Oldest Drum Machine

By Donald Bell

Donald Bell

I make stuff, play music, and sometimes make stuff that plays music. Fan of donuts, Arduino, BEAM robotics, skateboarding, Buckminster Fuller, and blinking lights.

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@donald

October 15th, 2015October 14th, 2015 1

A new video series uses an obsolete drum machine to teach everything from voltage to vacuum tubes.

How to Detect Killer Asteroids

By Keith Hammond

Keith Hammond

I'm projects editor of MAKE magazine.

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October 13th, 2015March 1st, 2019

Monitor the skies to spot asteroids and help save the Earth from annihilation by interplanetary projectiles.

Petduino Is the DIY Tamagotchi You Can Hack

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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October 11th, 2015October 27th, 2015 1

The Tamagotchi is a thing of the past. Bring your virtual pet into the 21st century with LEDs and an Arduino-compatible processor.

Makers Love Cardboard: 8 Awesome Projects from Maker Faire Prove It

By Nathan Hurst

Nathan Hurst

Nathan Hurst is an editor at Make. He loves anything having to do with science or bicycling. He tweets as @nathanbhurst.

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October 7th, 2015December 8th, 2015 2

We love cardboard. It’s versatile and you can find it just about everywhere. Here are some awesome cardboard projects from Maker Faire.

Facilitating Gender Parity: One Engineering School’s Journey

By Sara Breselor

Sara Breselor

Sara Breselor is a journalist and editor based in San Francisco. She writes about technology, art, culture, and weird news for the Harper's Weekly Review, Wired, and Communication Arts.

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October 7th, 2015October 6th, 2015 1

Joseph Helble, dean of the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, talks diversity in engineering classes, and how to achieve it.

10 More Awesome Weeks: Fall into Maker Camp After School

By Michelle "Binka" Hlubinka

Michelle "Binka" Hlubinka

Michelle, or Binka, makes . While at Maker Media, she oversaw publications, outreach, and programming for kids, families, and schools. Before joining Maker Media in 2007, she worked at the Exploratorium, in Mitchel Resnick’s Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, and as a curriculum designer for various publishers and educational researchers. When she’s not supporting future makers, including her two young sons, Binka does some making of her own, most often as a visual artist.

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October 5th, 2015October 6th, 2015

Maker Camp is back with 10 more weeks of great making, exploring, sharing, and learning. Head over to makercamp.com to get started today!

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