Learning is best done with people, not for them. It is most effective when learners are participants rather than recipients. The central element in promoting learning, therefore, is promoting relationships—teacher-pupil relationships; peer-to-peer relationships; and children’s relationships with siblings, mentors, and role models. All the traditional and high-tech resources of education—from whiteboards to the Internet […]
“Maker Culture” is a term that may have slightly different meanings to different groups. Mechanical engineers may view “maker culture” as something very different than a woodworker would. One thing that everyone would agree on, however, is that sharing is a core aspect of any maker culture. Whether you are collaborating from the beginning or […]
We look at ten of the cool, clever, now-iconic projects that helped put Make: on the map.
After a night of brainstorming, and then another week or so of indecision, maker Brian Dolan settled on making a Guitar-Hero-like rhythm game inside a Trader Joe’s mint tin involving a single sensor, an LCD screen, and a small speaker for playing some cheesy music. I play drums, and I was kind of thinking of the whole mint tin as a drum, with the plastic screen acting like a drum head. The other side, made of metal, would host the LCD screen and speaker, facing the “player.”
Readers Hauke and Jakub write in with their experience building the MonoBox Powered Speaker. Hauke built his into a stained teabox with modded pot and LED; Jakub built a stereo version into a treasure chest with an illuminated switch and also cleverly hides the audio player.
Justin writes in with his version of the MonoBox Powered Speaker, which he calls the AirPi Wireless Speaker. It combines a Raspberry Pi, the MonoBox amp circuit, and WiFi adapter, all modded into a standard bookshelf speaker.
Weekend Projects makers John and Scott write in with their experiences building the MonoBox Powered Speaker, along with images that show their custom mods to suit their tastes and needs.
