This site was put together by Mara Siegel and features a collection of resources including books, websites, Facebook groups, and some suppliers that may be useful to librarians interested in putting together makerspaces.
This free, downloadable guide is by Colleen Graves, a high school librarian who does a lot of great work in the realm of library/school makerspaces.
In my library, a lot of what we end up 3D printing comes from Thingiverse. I like Thingiverse models as a great, low-barrier entry point into the world of 3D printing, as most students who get interested in the … Read more >
The University of North Carolina Greensboro has developed (and continues to develop) an Instructional Technology Toolkit LibGuide. One of the tabs on this guide is all about Making and includes a number of very helpful resources aimed at librarians, including … Read more >
Note: This week’s guest post comes from Elisabeth Phou, Teen Librarian at Baldwin Public Library in Birmingham, MI. The library recently held a Zombie Barbies activity. I thought this was really creative, and I asked Elisabeth to share her experience … Read more >
Note: This week’s guest post was written by Audrey Huggett, a graduate student at the University of Michigan School of Information who is specializing in Library and Information Science.
Gadgets are everywhere nowadays: televisions, computers, phones, tablets. They are unremarkable … Read more >
As Halloween gets closer, you may have seen information floating around the internet about the Teal Pumpkin Project. Though this initiative was launched last year, I hadn’t heard of it til now, and I suspect many others either don’t know … Read more >
Note: This week’s guest post is written by Liz Chuah and also appears on her personal blog. Liz is a graduate student at the University of Michigan School of Information specializing in Human-Computer Interaction.
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From Amazon:
The Invent To Learn Guide to Fun features an assortment of insanely clever classroom-tested “maker” projects for learners of all ages. Josh Burker kicks classroom learning-by-making up a notch with step-by-step instructions, full-color photos, open-ended challenges, and sample … Read more >
HUE Animation Studio is a stop motion animation kit that sells for about $70. MakerBridge was sent a free kit for review purposes.
The HUE Animation Kit is a complete package of what you need to make a simple stop … Read more >