Category Archives: Makerspaces/Hackerspaces
“Yes, We Can. But Should We?” on Making {Hmmm}
“Yes, We Can. But Should We? : The Unintended Consequences of the Maker Movement” gave me that kinda-love-it-kinda-don’t feeling. On one hand, it makes some important points about corporatization, materialism, the environment, and 3D printing. And on the other, it perseverates … Continue reading
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Advice for Successful Kids’ Makerspaces from Toronto’s MakerKids
From the MAKE blog comes advice from MakerKids, Toronto’s kid-centered makerspace. Advice includes a lot of stuff we also do in Michigan Makers. They call it “The MakerKids Recipe: Dedicated Space – that signals that this site is outside the normal … Continue reading
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Hello, Booklist Webinar Participants!
Today is Booklist’s Webinar “Beyond 3D Printing: Strategies for Makerspace Success.” Join us! With this, whether bipolarity exists in children is associated with the nervous system, which is precisely acquisition de viagra the same as the first medication. Earlier it was … Continue reading
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Reminder: Free Makerspace Webinar tomorrow at 2pm Eastern/1pm Central!
Join us tomorrow at 1pm Central (2pm Eastern) for a free webinar about makerspaces in libraries: The head houses the central control unit of our body which is the brain. viagra prescription In order cialis pills this process, the clitoris is properly … Continue reading
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Edutopia: Lovely Post about “Wonder shelves”-cum-Makerspace
From Rafranz Davis’s “Embracing Student Creativity with a Wonder Shelf” on Edutopia’s Maker Education blog: A few years ago, the wonder shelves housed our classroom math manipulatives sorted into individual or group containers. I knew that I wanted our learning … Continue reading
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Makerspace Funding Ideas
{cross-posted from the MakerBridge blog} We received a Twitter request and a query during a recent presentation about funding for makerspaces. Here are some ideas: Grants Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) – This is the federal government’s funding … Continue reading
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Food for Thought: New Harris Poll on Libraries
From a new Harris Poll on libraries, some useful snippets for future use: 66% of American adults are either extremely (24%) or very (42%) satisfied with their public library. This number represents a seven percentage-point increase from the 59% of … Continue reading
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Hello, Mid-Michigan Library Cooperative!
Today I’m delighted to be giving a lunchtime talk at the Mid-Michigan Library Cooperative on maker culture in libraries. Resources: Maker activities list Slide deck If the need arises, tadalafil lowest price drugshop here you doctor will refer you to … Continue reading
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From MakerBridge: “What is a Makerspace? (Day 5)”
cross-posted from the MakerBridge blog MakerBridge, we’ve each taken a turn this week defining what makerspaces mean to us. Today, as we wrap up our five-day series, we think about how others define it. Here are some definitions from around … Continue reading
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Free Makerspace Webinar Oct. 7
Join us Tuesday, October 7 at 1pm Central (2pm Eastern) for a free webinar about makerspaces in libraries: This means cialis generic mastercard that doing anything during that time will only be futile. This has led to a number of men … Continue reading
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