Happy Banned Books Week! For those who don’t know, Banned Books Week is an opportunity to celebrate the freedom to read and to stand up against censorship. As the American Library Association describes it,”While books have been and continue to … Read more >
This week, in From the Archives, we’d like to focus on this excellent guest post from Rachel Goldberg. Though it’s been quite a while since it was written, Michigan Makers is still going strong and is a great model for … Read more >
Last month, I began a series of posts intended to help with the task of making a makerspace. This week, I’d like to focus in a bit on the first part of that process: doing the research necessary for planning … Read more >
Somehow, it’s fallen to you to make a makerspace in your library or your school–where do you even start? This is a question I see get asked a lot in the groups and communities I frequent that talk about making.… Read more >
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 >
As we head into the second week of August, the new school year slowly creeps up on me, full of makery goodness.
First, I’m teaching a new course, SI 636: Makerspaces, Maker Culture, and Maker Tools [editor’s note: SI = … Read more >
Created by Karen Jensen, this comparison chart looks at a number of popular tools in school or library makerspaces and includes information such as price, age range, ease of use, and links to reviews of the tools on Robot Test … Read more >
A number of collected resources regarding school library makerspaces put together by teacher librarian Anne Weaver.
A collection of great resources, including a sample fantasy budget, examples of great tools to bring into your makerspace, and links to where you can purchase them.
Educational technologist Kathy Schrock gathers together a number of useful publications, lesson plans, and videos on the topic of using 3D printing technology in the classroom.