The Atmel Education Panel
It’s not just Maker Faire here in New Yorkโit’s Maker Weekโand there are a huge number of side-events, panels, and hackathons going on around the city. As part of this Atmel hosted a makers in education panel.
Maker Faire
Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth โ a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these peopleย come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
Explore below to see the best of Maker Faire, and head to makerfaire.com for more information.
The Makerspace Chasm
Ever notice how most makerspaces less than 4,000 square foot are powered by volunteers and are rich with community? Ever notice that larger makerspaces tend to have more than 12,000 square foot, are powered by paid staff and are relatively slim on community? At How to Make a Makerspace this gap was characterized as the makerspace chasm.
As Gui Cavalcanti said during class, “There’s a reason that there’s such a specific divide between small spaces and large spaces. Once you get much larger than 3,000 – 4,000 square feet, the space becomes incredibly difficult to manage with only volunteers. Spaces that aren’t large enough, however, can’t pay staff.”
10 More T-Shirts from World Maker Faire NY
Day two of our sartorial bread and butter.
Bard Rock Performs Lyrics from Shakespeare Plays
NYC-based Bard rock is a band of traveling players, performing Shakespeare’s lyrics for a modern audience. They think Shakespeare rocks! Here they perform lyrics from Act 2, Scene 2 in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Sharpening Chopstick Skills with “Chopsticking”
ITP students Christina Carter and Jess Jiyoung Jung want to help you improve your ability to get sushi into your mouth with their deliciously engaging two player board game called “Chopsticking,” find them on Science Avenue in Zone D!
How to Fab Your Designs Locally
OpenDesk is from the group of designers behind WikiHouse. While their initial project was an open hardware shelter this second project grows out of insights from the first.
Artist, Musician, and Maker Ken Butler
Artist, musician and maker Ken Butler plays his found object hybrid instruments at World Maker Faire NY. Watch ’till the end for a mind blowing performance on a piece of latex dental dam.
