The Institute for the Future has partnered with Sun and Boing Boing Video to create The Digital Open, an online tech community and competition for youth around the world, ages 17 and under. The top project in each category will earn a fantastic prize pack and be featured on Boing Boing Video! Collaboration is encouraged! […]
I love the photo-tutorial on how to make bugs from recycled materials by Fem Manuals. A fun project to keep the kids busy this summer! [ via Crafty Crow ]
Your kids will go cha, cha, cha for these homemade maracas by Babyccino that you can make with simple paper mache techniques and colorful tissue paper. [ via AT ohdeedoh ]
Dot at Dabbled has created an Instructable for making this awesome “Hot Wheels” type car launcher that sends cars flying across the floor. My son would love this, though as Dot mentions, I’d have to keep him far from any low windows!
Where do you get that special something for that special project if you aren’t quite sure what it is or where to get it? Why the MIT Flea Market, of course! The MIT Radio Society, in conjunction with the MIT UHF Repeater Association, the MIT Electronics Research Society, and the Harvard Wireless Club, sponsors a […]
Image from WEEE Man WEEE Man is a massive pile of technojunk brought out of the netherworld of the e-waste stream. As an educational project, the WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) Man site provides useful resources for teachers and students. Their overview is a good place to start on the big picture of the […]
Image from STEP Looking to teach sustainability in to the young’uns in your life? Try the Sustainability Technology Education Project, or STEP. There are 35 case studies on the STEP site, primarily aimed at key stage 4 students. These provide a range of examples of sustainable solutions to technology issues from around the world. Each […]
