Creating and Maintaining a Classroom Maker Space With Kristin Berbawy
Kristin Berbawy’s shares 10+ years of experience designing and maintaining makerspaces in schools and libraries.
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K-12 Maker Lab at MIT Helps Get Maker Projects in Your Classroom
“How is this making to learn and not just making stuff?” Maker projects can engage students and improve learning experiences in K-12 academic classes. Integrating open-ended, hands-on, creative activities with cool tools in an academic classroom helps students develop tech skills, make personal connections to the content, formulate and resolve their own questions, and express […]
How to Choose the Right Board for the Classroom
Teachers have a lot to navigate when selecting a circuit board for classroom use. Here’s how to narrow down the choices and choose the right one for you or your students.
Leveraging Biology to Make Things
Authors of “Zero to Genetic Engineering Hero”, Julie Legault and Dr. Justin Pahara talk about making genetic engineering part of the maker’s toolset.
The Way We Talk About Education Today Reflects Growth of the Maker Mindset
Even if educators aren’t directly referring to the “Maker Mindset” the buzzwords used in schools these days reflect its influence in education.
Sphero Releases SPRK Edition Educational Robot
Sphero’s new generation of remote controlled robotic ball is called the Sphero SPRK Edition, and is geared towards child robotics education.
3D Printing Brings Schooling Home
There are two means of incorporating 3D printing into a homeschool plan. One, of course, is by getting a 3D printer for your home. (More on that later.) A simpler means is through a veritable wealth of amazing pre-made models to be found by the clever makers who post on Repables, YouMagine, or Thingiverse. All […]
