Maker Spaces are emerging in communities and schools across the country. Jeff Branson of Sparkfun, will discuss his experience with growing Maker/Hacker Spaces and what it takes to create and run a space for innovation where families, adults, and kids can say "I can do that'.
Have you ever wanted to make something from scratch? Emerging from the Maker movement, which focuses on giving people the tools to create, Steven Lucero explains how we can use the same flexible and creative model to make substantial academic gains.
Steven Lucero is a Mechanical Engineer who manages the TEAM Facility at UC Davis. Steven utilizes his CAD (Computer Aided Design) and CAM (Computer Aided Machining) skills in combination with his background in Rapid Prototyping techniques to aid in the development of medical devices for use in research and industry prototyping. He also hosts a UC Extension course focused on CAD for 3D Printing and other Rapid Manufacturing Techniques and advises the Biomedical Engineering Kapstone Senior Design course at UC Davis.
The Tinkering Studio is primarily an R&D laboratory on the floor of the Exploratorium, but whenever possible we try to share our projects, activities, and developing ideas following an “open source” model. Learn how you too can enjoy our activities in your kitchen, garage, classroom, and community.
When we wrote this manual, our aim was for it to be suitable for most people of eight years and older. But that doesn’t mean it’s for eight year olds. This book is for anyone and everyone who is curious to know more about computing and creating computer programs. If you don’t have computer-programming experience but you want to get some and you’re looking for a place to start, this is it.
We begin the manual with some relatively easy experiments in computer science. Things then get progressively more challenging with each successive exercise. Try to spend time with each experiment and, once you’ve got an exercise doing what the manual says it should, feel free to change the code to see what happens: it’s one of the best ways to learn.
Take a moment to contemplate what it would be like if every school had a Maker Space and it was part of the school curriculum. You may wish to dream of the possibilities for essential 21st century skill development and significant content skill alignment. Think about the aura of engagement, flow, grit, perseverance, problem solving, revision, reflection, and satisfaction in that amazing space. Contemplate parents asking the question, “What did you make in school today?” Now sit back and imagine the answer, and further conversations it would bring!
A tour of a makerspace facility in Malmö, Sweden, courtesy of Peter Rukavina, Hacker in Residence at UPEI's Robertson Library, and his Swedish hosts, Olle Jo...
MAKER FAIRE ROME - Intel Corporation CEO Brian Krzanich today announced a collaboration agreement with Arduino LLC, the leading open-source hardware platform in the maker and education community. Krzanich also unveiled the Intel(R) Galileo board, the first product in a new family of Arduino-compatible development boards featuring Intel(R) architecture.
By collaborating with a growing community of creative makers and hackers, Not Impossible utilizes crowd-sourcing to crowd-solve previously insurmountable healthcare issues. It aims to directly change lives around the globe via low-cost solutions on an open-source, DIY platform. It’s “technology for the sake of humanity”.
June 2014 - PKND was opened by Delhi Maker Dhruv Nagpal with his talk: "A Maker Education or: How makers learnt to stop worrying and love the makerspace!"
A few days ago, I read a piece on promising new developments in virtual labs (“Massive, open, online…lab experiments?” | The Boston Globe). The proposed “iLabs” join many other good, free, online virtual labs and simulations — the Indian government’s Virtual Labs and University of Colorado’s PhET simulations among them. Add to these the “citizen science” projects like Galaxy Zoo, and thousands of science demonstrations on YouTube, and it is fair to say that the options for simulated (and real) laboratory work are pretty excellent and getting better all the time.
White House innovation advisor Tom Kalil joins a Google+ Hangout to discuss the Maker Movement with leading innovators and Makers from around the country. Ma...
Want to 3D print a personalized wedding caketopper featuring you and your betrothed? Or some really unique jewelry? No problem. Here's where you can find publicly accessible 3D printers across the country.
I recently toured some co-working spaces and some makerspaces in Kansas City. Here's some video from my day. We saw, in order: 1. Johnson County Library's ma...
The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It is a capable little computer which can be used in electronics projects, and for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video. We want to see it being used by kids all over the world to learn how computers work, how to manipulate the electronic world around them, and how to program.
In fact, any time The Make Space is hosting a meeting or workshop, members of the community are welcomed to utilize the space, equipment and materials at no charge.
But members of the Make Space and other hackerspaces are about more than just meetings and tinkering: they are making a positive impact on business and society.
On June 18, 2014, the White House played host to a number of unusual creations at its first ever Maker Faire. Lindsay Lawlor, a self-taught tinkerer from San Diego, displayed his giant robotic giraffe. Iraq War veteran John Lawton from Austin, TX, brought his custom-made furniture and desks he created with the help of his local TechShop, a community manufacturing center. Another entry was a 3-D printed violin created by engineer David Perry of Oregon, who used a tabletop 3-D printer to do it.
For more info, please visit: http://www.openforum.com/yourbusinesstv Each week MSNBC's Your Business features experts to share their secrets for improving yo...
Hackerspaces, the Chronulator, and my favorite IRC clients! All that and more, this time on Hak5! Hacker/Maker Spaces in Oregon Darren while in Oregon and vi...
There's no telling what people tinkering with machines or tools can end up creating. While most of the products may not have much of an impact, a few may be breakthrough innovations. Which is why...
Makerspaces are popping up in libraries across the country. They allow students the opportunity to have hands on learning experiences that teaches them important life skills, such as collaboration, trial and error, and forces them to ask questions and brainstorm.
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