Maker Movement. MakerSpaces. To Make. MakerSpace. Resources for Makerspaces in School Libraries.
About Us - Innovation Lab & Makerspace - Research Guides at Southern New Hampshire University - Shapiro Library. About the Shapiro Library Innovation Lab & Makerspace Mission & Goals The mission of the Shapiro Library Innovation Lab & Makerspace is to support Southern New Hampshire University students, faculty, and staff in exploring new technologies, learning new skills, and developing innovation. We seek to support student, faculty, and staff involvement in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) as well as personal growth and development. Our goals are to foster creativity, innovation, and exploration in a safe and accessible learning environment.
It is our sincere hope that members of the SNHU community will use the Shapiro Library Innovation Lab & Makerspace to become: Users who can appreciate, understand, and apply various technologies to their everyday life, career and community projects. Location The Shapiro Library Innovation Lab & Makerspace is located on the first floor of the Library Learning Commons building at Southern New Hampshire University. Available Technologies & Tools. Make It at the Library: Where Idaho Makers Meet. Project Overview: This is a pilot project implemented in 2012-2013. The project is designed to support the creation of Makerspaces in Idaho libraries and encourage the delivery of library services to digital users “where they live.”
The Commission will provide the necessary materials and trainings to implement creative, STEAM-based programming for tweens and teens. The project will encourage the use of new technologies and tools to: Support access to information and services in new and collaborative ways.Keep teens and tweens engaged with the emerging trends in information access.Introduce the concept of stealth programming as a way to involve tweens and teens in informal programming. Year Three We will also be piloting the project with two school libraries this year: Centennial High School LibraryHeritage Middle School Library We received excellent applications this year which made the process of choosing the libraries particularly difficult. February 17-19, 2015 Workshop Information Method. Cpl-maker-lab-making-to-learn.pdf. MakerJawn | Playing, Learning, and Making things light up in City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. SELF Design Studio | Engineering Creativity.
Makerspace Resources and Programming ideas | Create, Collaborate, Innovate. (Updated post from my Podbean Site) Summer 2014 I was asked to present a webinar to Ohio School Librarians for InfOhio. The recording is available here. I also created a resource list (adapted from a collaborative presentation with LISD librarian, Leah Mann) and year long programming ideas that I will continue to update on this page. WEBINAR RECORDING: Invent to Learn by Sylvia Martinez and Gary StagerScript Changers: Digital Storytelling with Scratch by Kylie PepplerSoft Circuits by Kylie PepplerShort Circuits by Kylie PepplerArt of Tinkering by Karen Wilkinson and Mike PetrichMakerspace Playbook by Maker MediaWorlds of Making by Laura Fleming Diana Rendina has a great post and pinterest board on this topic!
Good for Upper ES- HS Good for Lower ES Makedo Kit: Build anything with cardboard (smash this with Hummingbird robotics to build cool stuff!) From kodokids.comlibrary mobile mag wall and play podium9Colleen GravesSXSWedu *What if I can’t get it all? Maze Game Challenge: Harwood in a Half Hour. Harwood in a Half Hour, a series of topics focusing on building skills to bolster you and your work in public life. Choose from: Aspirations | Turn Outward | Intentionality | Sustaining Yourself Aspirations Download this Harwood in a Half Hour When we talk with others about our aspirations we improve the chances that we can find some common ground to come together and get things done. Turn Outward Download this Harwood in a Half Hour Turning Outward makes the community and the people the reference point for getting things done.
Intentionality Download this Harwood in a Half Hour When we become more intentional about the choices we do make we can have far greater impact. Sustaining Yourself Download this Harwood in a Half Hour Getting people across the community to work together takes a great deal of personal commitment and energy. Welcome to the Virtual Crash Course in Design Thinking.
Welcome to the d.school’s Virtual Crash Course resource page! We know not everyone can make a trip to the d.school to experience how we teach design thinking. So, we created this online version of one of our most frequently sought after learning tools. Using the video, handouts, and facilitation tips below, we will take you step by step through the process of hosting or participating in a 90 minute design challenge. If you choose to participate, in 90 minutes you will be taken through a full design cycle by participating in The Gift-Giving Project.
This is a fast-paced project where participants pair up to interview each other, identify real needs, and develop a solution to “redesign the gift-giving experience” for their partner. NO PREVIOUS DESIGN EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. Through this experience we hope you will take away some of the basic principles of Design Thinking and start to adapt them into your personal and professional routines. Below, you will find three sections: Gear Up! Design Thinking for Educators. Design Thinking for Libraries. SXSWedu | Schools' Vortex: Innovative Library Makerspaces. Contact | Interactive Notebooks. Maker Space. Resources for Makerspaces in School Libraries. Digital Media Labs & Makerspaces in Small & Rural Libraries. 941ee7_6a5afd9bb98c4b148afb142aa327b85c.pdf. Kids Archives - Bits of Everything. I originally shared this idea over on Or So She Says a while ago.
Just in case you missed it, I wanted to share it here as well. Do you need an affordable, creative, and fun idea that will keep the kids busy for hours? I have the perfect thing for you! Today we are making a DIY fort kit using PVC pipe. I’ve done a few PVC projects and they are always lots of fun, but my favorite part is that PVC is cheap! All the supplies you need to make your fort kit is 1/2 inch PVC pipe, pipe connectors, a pipe cutter (the metal sturdy one is best!) Now we are ready to cut some pipe. Fort Kit Contents: 12 – 4 inch pieces12 – 6 inch pieces12 – 9 inch pieces12 – 12 inch pieces12 – 24 inch pieces12 – 36 inch piecesconnector pieces (lots!) Now you are ready to construct an awesome fort! Now just cover it with your blankets or drop cloths and camp them on so they don’t keep falling off! This would be a great place to read, eat, play, rest, or even sleep! *Approximate Cost* EasyPrompter - The free, web-based, plugin-free, browser independent, online and offline teleprompter and auto-cue software.
Teleprompter Apps For The iPad: iPad/iPhone Apps AppGuide. Those looking to invest in an expensive teleprompter may not have to. The iPad has tons of apps available that will turn it into a teleprompter. The price ranges from only a few bucks to around 10 bucks for the more fully featured apps. We compare the best ones out there in this AppGuide. As always let us know if we left out your favorite. Essential Apps Notable Apps Prompster Pro™ - Public Speaking App by Paragoni, LLC Prompster is a more simplistic option. Prompterous HD is an even lower cost option for tele-prompting on the iPad. IQPrompter is another good option in the higher end market of teleprompter apps. Decent Apps Best Prompter Pro - teleprompter by Smartphoneware Best Prompter Pro is an interesting app. PrompterPal by Sunshine Valley Systems PrompterPad is a solid offering in the teleprompter app space.
ProPrompter by Bodelin, Inc. ProPrompter is great for one reason … it is universal. mPrompt by Mark Johannessen Consulting. Free online teleprompter. 941ee7_6a5afd9bb98c4b148afb142aa327b85c.pdf. Maker Space Tools - Wales Library Media Center. Creativity Primary. Useful Tools Students Can Use to Create 3D Models (Work on Chromebooks too) January 21, 2015 Below are two useful tools you can use with your students to create 3D models on the cloud. You do not need to download any software, the tools are web-based and, best of all, work on Chromebooks so those of you teaching with Chromebooks will find them handy. 1- Design Something This is an application for 3D modeling which works on both Chrome and Firefox. Design Something allows students to easily build 3D model using pre-defined shapes. They can also use tools such as extrude and sweep to create shapes from 2D sketching.
Other features supported by the app include: ability to design parts first then assemble them; design offline, and export of finished design to STL for 3D printing. Watch this video to learn more about this app 2- 3DTin 3DTin is a 3D modeller that allows you to design models by placing cubes of different colors on top of each other. Watch this video to learn more about 3DTin. How to Use Recycled Tech Devices as Learning Tools. The idea of dissection in the classroom is nothing new.
Science teachers have been delighting (and occasionally sickening) students for decades by giving them hands-on experience with organisms and tools. What is new, however, is the movement to create un-making spaces in the classroom. Giving kids access to old, broken-down electronics and a safe place to take them apart as they seek to answer why and how things work is an effective and environmentally-friendly teaching technique.
Makerspaces and Un-Makerspaces In a recent (excellent) Edutopia article, fifth-grade teacher Scott Bedley describes how he created an un-makerspace. He cites the recent maker movement and a trip to a Maker Faire as his inspiration: “A makerspace is a place for students to take raw materials and create ‘things’ using their imagination. The creativity required and the ‘in-time’ learning that a makerspace provides are powerful. How to Create an Un-Makerspace How to Find Unwanted Electronics Wrapping It Up. EDUCATIONAL MAKERSPACES. Editor’s Note: This article, reprinted from the June 2014 issue of Teacher Librarian: The Journal for School Library Professionals, is a thoughtful and insightful examination of the philosophy and pedagogical underpinnings of the maker movement.
The authors’ analysis and argument are strong, and the benefits they tout are inspiring. The authors will follow up with two more articles on the maker movement which will be published in the next two issues of Teacher Librarian. To download a PDF version of this article, click here. Educational makerspaces (EM) and maker education (ME) have the potential to revolutionize the way we approach teaching and learning. The maker movement in education is built upon the foundation of constructionism, which is the philosophy of hands-on learning through building things. Constructionism, in turn, is the application of constructivist learning principles to a hands-on learning environment.
The Feel of an Educational Makerspace Invite curiosity. R. Debby L. Makey Makey Invention Kit for Everyone. Make + Key = Makey Makey Would you enjoy playing a game of PacMan with carrots or tinkering with a set of play dough piano keys? If the answer is “yes,” then Makey Makey might be just the toy for you! I’ve been following Makey Makey by JoyLabz for a while and we finally got the chance to play with our very own set. That’s a great question — before we brought ours home I wasn’t entirely sure either! Makey Makey is an easy-to-use invention kit that’s essentially a printed circuit board that connects to a computer via a USB cable.
Wires connect Makey Makey to conductive objects (i.e. play dough, bananas, aluminum foil, coins), which can then be played much like a joystick or keyboard key. Basically, Makey Makey takes over the functionality of the space bar and other computer keys, and the conductive objects become the computer’s new keys! One more thing: Do you see my daughter holding one end of the black wire in the photo (above)? It’s an Arduino Circuit Board. Amazon (affiliate) SketchITPlayITGuide.pdf.
MaKey MaKey | Buy Direct (Official Site) Squishy Circuits. Squishy Circuits videos. Case Study: Elementary School Library Makerspace. Last week we were super impressed and inspired by the librarians we met at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Conference #alamw2015. To keep the good vibes flowing, this week we have a case study from teacher-librarian Collette J. who is using littleBits as a learning tool in her elementary makerspace.
Read more about her experiences below: Download Case Study PDF Submit Your Own littleBits Case Study Submission By: Collette J. Title: Teacher-Librarian Organization: Elementary School in Eastern Pennsylvania Age Levels: 3rd to 5th Grade littleBits Products Used: Student Sets and extra modules Date: February 2015 Tell us about your teaching experience. Collette J. is a public school elementary teacher-librarian in Pennsylvania with 9 years teaching experience. How did you learn about littleBits and what made you decide to implement them into your program/class?
I don’t remember exactly how I found out about littleBits, but when I found them, I was really excited. What worked well? 4-PS3-2. 101 - Classroom Set Edition with Task Cards: a lesson with littleBits. Blog - Maker Club. Recent | Make It @ Your Library. Jump to navigation What are you looking for? Recent Pink Eraser USB Flash Drive Make your own Roll-Up Keyboard LED lightbulb ornament How-To: Motors How-To: Diodes IPhone Camera Remote How to Make an LED Ambient Mood Light: A Beginner Tutorial Self-Watering Plant The 4x4x4 LED cube (Arduino) Dearthboxes -- DIY planters DIY Herb Garden Make a Mini 3D Projector with a Smart Phone Moss Graffiti DIY Viking Catapult from bamboo skewers Duct Tape Raft.
Blogs | Make It @ Your Library. Makerspace Moments: Creativity and Science with LEGOs (TPiB Lego Challenge Ideas) — @TLT16 Teen Librarian Toolbox. As you may know, Christie and I recently put together Mobile Lego Makerspaces for our library system – the Grand Prairie Library System in Grand Prairie, Texas – and we have recently had some of our first “Lego Clubs” at our libraries. If you don’t know, you obviously aren’t reading the blog enough- LOL (we’ve been kind of Lego obsessed).
This is what I wrote about my first meeting on the TLT Tubmlr: “So I had my first Lego Makerspace today and a funny thing happened; I realized that most of my participants didn’t actually own Legos and really had no real idea what to do with them. I guess this shouldn’t surprise me, Legos are expensive, but it broke my heart a little. Okay, a lot. Like, I gave them a simple request: let’s build a car.
They couldn’t figure out how to start it. LEGO Challenges:Everyone gets an identical set of LEGOs (20, 50, or 100 pieces for example) and 20 minutes to create. Variation 1: Everyone gets only bricks that are 2×2, for example LEGOs and Tech. A Librarian's Guide to Makerspaces: 16 Resources. "There were more than 135 million adult makers, more than half of the total adult population in America, in 2015. " What is a makerspace? You’ve no doubt been hearing that word more than a few times over the past several years.
Makerspaces, also called hackerspaces, hackspaces, and fablabs, are collaborative spaces where people gather to get creative with DIY projects, invent new ones, and share ideas. Since the first official makerspace convened six years ago in a library in upstate New York, libraries have remained an ideal setting for makerspace events across the country. Many offer community resources like 3D printers, software, electronics, craft and hardware supplies, and more.
The idea of a communal creative space has only gained momentum and become increasingly popular over the years, and the makers’ movement shows no signs of slowing down. There were more than 135 million adult makers, more than half of the total adult population in America, in 2015. 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 21st-Century Libraries: The Learning Commons. Makerspace Resources. A Librarian's Guide to Makerspaces: 16 Resources. Want to Start a Makerspace at School? Tips to Get Started. Transforming a School Library Into a Makerspace. Playbook-Feb2013.pdf. Transforming a School Library Into a Makerspace.