Enter the Maker Camp Low-Tech “3D Printing” Challenge
Attention young makers: Want a chance to win some cool Maker Camp swag? Make a paper sculpture of Makey, snap a photo of him out in the wild, and share it!
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Maker Week for Teachers
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 […]
The Making of PAIRD: A Lego Action Film
PAIRD is a work in progress, feature length (90 minute) sci-fi action film made entirely in Lego stop-motion. Here’s how I made it.
Makerspace in the Classroom
This is why the marriage between the classroom and the Makerspace is so potent.
Animatronics Kits for Learning
I just stumbled across the Star★Bot animatronic platform kit out of the community of makers in Florida. It’s designed for kids to “create animatronic robots and learn microcontrollers, mechanics and papercraft.” Its Kickstarter campaign ends in a few hours! Pat Starace developed the kits at FamiLAB “Central Florida’s provider of space, tools, and community for creative technical learning and projects.” (All the organizers for the Orlando Mini Maker Faire met at FamiLAB.)
Riley Morgan: Drone Pilot and Young Entrepreneur
Riley Morgan is an enterprising young man who makes his own multicopters and provides aerial photography and video services.
How to Make a Maker Class
Would you like to learn how to MAKE a Maker Class at your school? I have been a middle school Art teacher for seven years and I want to share with you how I got my Project Make class up and running on a shoestring budget, with a large group of low-income English Language learners.