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How “DonorsChoose” Helps Fund School Makerspaces

Diana Rendina, MLIS, is a middle school media specialist/teacher librarian in Tampa, Florida. She is the creator of the blog RenovatedLearning.com and is also a monthly contributor to AASL Knowledge Quest. Diana is the winner of the 2015 ISTE Librarians Network Award, the 2015 AASL Frances Henne Award, and the 2015 School Library Journal Build Something Bold Award. She is an international speaker on the Maker Movement and has presented at conferences including AASL, FETC, and ISTE. Diana is currently co-authoring a book for ABC-CLIO titled Challenge-Based Learning in the Library Makerspace.

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August 11th, 2016August 10th, 2016

Using DonorsChoose allows you to create a wish list of items needed for projects and is a great way to get bonus funding.

7 Cool Maker Camp Projects You Might Have Missed

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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December 19th, 2015December 18th, 2015 1

If you didn’t participate in our fall program for Maker Camp After School, don’t worry! Here’s a recap of the coolest stuff we made this season.

Startup Offers Free Sensors to 150,000 Schools Across U.S. and Canada

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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November 7th, 2015December 9th, 2015

Today, at Maker Faire Ottawa, Beagle Sense announced they will be offering free sensors to 150,000 thousand schools across Canada and the U.S.

Dremel Takes Its 3D Printer to School

By Patrick Mannion

Patrick Mannion

Patrick Mannion has been taking things apart and (sometimes) putting them back together since he was 7 years old. Now an engineer, journalist, technology editor, blogger and sometimes even a writer, he does it with his two kids, while mom's not looking. This summer's project was a treehouse — which will be getting some technology dressing over the next few years.

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September 24th, 2015February 9th, 2018 7

Dremel is targeting its 3D printer to teachers right down to providing professionally developed lesson plans.

Audacious by Design: Project H Reinvents Hands-On Learning

By Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook is editor of the Bohemian, an alternative weekly in Santa Rosa, California. He is a former senior editor at Maker Media.

He is also the co-creator of Food Forward, a documentary TV series for PBS about the innovators and pioneers changing our food system.

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July 22nd, 2014 0

Berkeley, California’s Project H offers a window into the future of K-12 education. And if it’s not the future, it
should be. Just don’t call it a shop class.

Maker Faire Educators Meetup 2014 Wrapup

By Amos Blanton

Amos Blanton

Amos Blanton is the online community coordinator for Scratch. He designs and sustains supportive learning environments for people with agency.

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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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May 16th, 2014 0

After the Making Possibilities Workshop on Thursday, more than 200 educators descended on the grounds of Maker Faire in the throes of setup to enjoy our annual Educators Meetup. Folks from ShopBot, EEME, Circuit Stickers, Lighthouse Community Charter School, City X Project, Maker Camp, and others were on hand to talk about more ways to […]

Maker Week for Teachers

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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May 14th, 2014 0

We know teachers are the quintessential makers, because they are making the makers of the future. And the best teachers we know love to roll up their sleeves and take on do-it-yourself projects with their students. This week running up to Maker Faire, and over the weekend, we and our friends at Maker Education Initiative are hosting more […]

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