Evolution of a Makerspace


SB Summer Technology Learning Conference

June 27, 2017
       

Rita Nannini 

@LibrarySouth

@ClubInnovationS

Pinterest:  Library South

 

SCIENCE

 Science Buddies 

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/ 

Hands on science resources for home and school

 

15 Free Paper Airplane Templates

http://www.funpaperairplanes.com/

   

Maker Ed Lessons by Resource 

http://colleengraves.org/maker-ed-lessons-by-resource/

   

Wind Powered Cars 

http://www.housingaforest.com/wind-powered-cars/

 

Little Bits Educators' Guide

https://s3.amazonaws.com/littleBits_pdfs/littleBitsEducatorsGuide_FINAL.pdf

 

Snap Circuits

http://www.snapcircuits.net/

   

TECHNOLOGY

Instructables:  Technology

http://www.instructables.com/tag/type-id/category-technology/ 

Instructables have tons of ideas on all maker projects.  Here is a sampling of their technology projects

   

Makey Makey Interactive Room Challenge Lesson Plan 

http://makeymakey.com/lessons/interactive-room-challenge/

   

3 Ways to Get Every Student Coding 

https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=207&category=In-the-classroom&article=3-ways-to-get-every-student-coding

   

Star Wars: Building a Galaxy with Code 

https://code.org/starwars

 

Tips for Celebrating Hour of Code at Your Library

http://www.slj.com/2015/11/technology/tips-for-celebrating-hour-of-code-at-your-library-tech-tidbits/#_

   

3D Printing: How Does It Work?

Libraries & Maker Culture: A Resource Guide

http://library-maker-culture.weebly.com/how-does-it-work.html 

University based Maker programs

 

AutoDesk Fusion 360

https://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/students-teachers-educators

 

MAKERBOT (Download 3d Printer Software for South Brunswick Public Library)

https://www.makerbot.com/download-print/

 

 

Enabling the Future 

http://enablingthefuture.org/ 

Group that uses 3D printers to make mechanical hands

   

READING 

Nick and Tesla series w/Website projects 

http://nickandtesla.com/book-1-high-voltage-danger-lab/

   

The Beginner’s Guide to Twitter 

http://mashable.com/2012/06/05/twitter-for-beginners/#Ceordijp5EqY

 

How To Write the Perfect Twitter Post

 

Analog Twitter Wall to Build Relationships and Digital Citizenship

http://teachmama.com/analog-twitter-wall-build-relationships-digital-citizenship/#_a5y_p=2265828

   

Books to Get Students Inspired about STREAM

 

Search Alexandria Researcher

Go to Researcher>Advanced>Curriculum Term> Type in Stem

    

ENGINEERING

PBS Design Squad Kids

http://pbskids.org/designsquad/ 

Great, simple ideas that are inexpensive using many recycled materials. 

Rated Easy/Medium/Hard

 

BristleBot: A Tiny Directional Vibrobot from Evil Mad Scientist 

http://www.evilmadscientist.com/2007/bristlebot-a-tiny-directional-vibrobot/

 

Get Caught Engineering 

http://www.getcaughtengineering.com/lesson-ideas/

 

ART 

Fugle Blog 

http://drydenart.weebly.com/fugleblog 

Tracy Fuglestad has some of the most amazing art-making ideas ever.  She is K-5 but could be used at any level. Here are links to two useful sites:

 

STEAM Art Lessons 

https://www.smore.com/tgcne-steam-art-lessons

 

Green Stop Motion Stations 

http://drydenart.weebly.com/fugleblog/green-screen-stop-motion-stations

 

PhotoBricks 

http://www.photobricksapp.com/styled/features-mac-en.html 

An app to make mosaics with LEGOs from your favorite photo

 

How to Make a Stop Motion Animation 

http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Stop-Motion-Animation

 

How to Take Good Selfies 

http://www.wikihow.com/Take-Good-Selfies

 

Classroom Architect 

http://classroom.4teachers.org/

 

How to Take the Perfect Selfie 2.pdf

 

MATH 

Instructables: Let’s Make Math 

http://www.instructables.com/howto/math/

 

Digital Tessellations using Amaziograph App from Fugle Blog 

http://drydenart.weebly.com/fugleblog/translational-tessellations

 

Making a Drawing Robot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXFD-RlzP9g

 

Cheap Shrinky Dinks

http://approximatelynormalstats.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/cheap-shrinky-dinks-for-math-or-just.html?m=1

 

GENERAL RESOURCES 

Seven Surprising Benefits of Makerspaces

http://www.slj.com/2016/08/technology/seven-surprising-benefits-of-maker-spaces/http://www.slj.com/2016/08/technology/seven-surprising-benefits-of-maker-spaces/

 

Starting a School Makerspace from Scratch from Edutopia 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/starting-school-makerspace-from-scratch-colleen-graves

 

Maker Education from Edutopia

https://www.edutopia.org/topic/maker-education

 

Creating an Authentic Maker Education Rubric 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/creating-authentic-maker-education-rubric-lisa-yokana?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=031815%20enews-A%20assess%20gm&utm_content=&utm_term=feature3hed&spMailingID=10911506&spUserID=MjcyNzM3Nzg3MTIS1&spJobID=501251187&spReportId=NTAxMjUxMTg3S0

 

A Library and A Makerspace

https://colleengraves.org/2016/03/14/library-makerspace/

 

Virtual Crash Course in Design Thinking from Stanford University 

http://dschool.stanford.edu/dgift/

 

Three Ways to Bring Buncee to Your Makerspace

http://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2017/01/three-ways-to-bring-buncee-to-your.html

 

STEM Programming Toolkit from YALSA 

https://docs.google.com/a/sbstudents.org/document/d/1JttQ6yZprrgtnPEcd2rNRE1n3UJgFst5z-Yb2Svy2D4/edit?usp=sharing 

Shared as a Google Doc.  Has good rubrics.

  

BOOMBOX from Skokie Public Library 

http://boombox.ask.libraryh3lp.com/ 

You may sort these by how long the activities take

 

Donors Choose 

http://www.donorschoose.org/ 

Many Makerspaces use this to get funding in their communities

 

Color Coded Clean-up: Organizing Your Makerspace 

http://lighthousecreativitylab.org/2014/02/color-coded-clean-up-organizing-your-makerspace/

 

How to Ensure Making Leads to Learning from SLJ 

http://www.slj.com/2015/05/research/how-to-ensure-that-making-leads-to-learning/#_

 

How Fair is Your Makerspace from SLJ

http://www.slj.com/2017/05/technology/how-fair-is-your-maker-space/

 

iPad Apps for Makers 

http://gettingsmart.com/2014/02/theres-maker-fair-pad-10-ways-create-student-makers-apps/

 

Top 10 Things You Didn't Know  Your Makerspace Needs

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2016/04/top-10-things-a-makerspace-needs/

 

TODAY'S ACTIVITIES 

  1. WORDFOTO/AGING BOOTH:IPADS 
  2. ALTERED BOOKS/FOUND POETRY
  3. BUILDING BRIDGES
  4. LEGO WE DO
  5. MAKEY-MAKEY
  6. SNAP CIRCUITS/LITTLE-BITS 
  7. SHRINKY DINKS
  8. 3D PRINTING SOFTWARE  

 


 

 

MAKERSPACE RULES  

  
CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION SLIDES 

 

   

If you are new to setting up a Makerspace, you may wish to check out the page from another workshop:

What Can You Make in a Makerspace