IFTTT Maker Channel
IFTTT (if this then that) is a really cool web service that you can use to connect disparate apps, social media, or internet accessible objects. If you haven’t heard of it before, I encourage you to check it out at … Read more >
PACE-ing yourself when planning maker learning
As maker learning moves from informal settings like makerspaces and libraries and into K-12 classrooms, I’ve found it useful to spend some time thinking about how to effectively frame that learning in the context of school. In the Michigan Makers… Read more >
Four States of Making?
As our semester came to a close, we held our second exam-week North Quad MakerFest. (Sofia Gutierrez wrote about our December event here.) MakerFest is about making, not showing off what you’ve made. With that in mind, we don’t … Read more >
Makers’ Center of Gravity
Recently, while reading Alfie Kohn’s new book The Myth of the Spoiled Child, I stumbled upon a phrase by progressive American educator John Dewey: a child’s “center of gravity,” and I felt I finally found words to … Read more >
A report worth reading: “Incorporating Engineering Design Challenges into STEM Courses”
I was cruising through ERIC the other day (the way you do), when I came across a report by the National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE): Incorporating Engineering Design Challenges into STEM Courses. “Engineering design challenges” isn’t … Read more >
Michigan Makers – Another Perspective
Happy New School Year, Everybody! Last month, Rachel Goldberg shared her perspective on the Michigan Makers project, a pop-up middle school makerspace featuring University of Michigan School of Information students as mentors and middle school students as makers. … Read more >