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What Will It Take to Push the K-12 Maker Movement to Be More Inclusive?

Edsurge

These days, schools are trying to figure out how to bring making into every facet of the school day, with mobile kits, clubs and more. But despite the work of on-the-ground educators like Day and Taylor, the maker movement in K-12 schools is far from perfect. It’s not solely about having a “makerspace” anymore. It was fun.

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TechShop launches maker space workshops for educators

eSchool News

Maker space workshop guides educators and librarians through the nuts and bolts. Seizing hold of the booming maker movement, a new four-day workshop will walk educators through the steps of designing, equipping, and operating successful, safe and inspirational public maker spaces. microprocessors like Arduino).

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Google Jamboard

The CoolCatTeacher

It comes with a free app that students can access. They could access it on a their phones. So Google Drawing is not sketch or touch-friendly, and there’s no mobile app for it. And what I would do is say, “As we go through the unit, I want each group to continue creating and putting things into their jam for that topic.

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Take Your Makerspace from Dream to Reality

Graphite Blog

Take time to host focus groups for students. Instead of focusing on every detail of your space, work on making a foundation that supports your current goals and philosophy and can grow and change as your maker movement expands. Will students be able to access the makerspace before, during, and/or after school?

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Take Your Makerspace from Dream to Reality

Graphite Blog

Take time to host focus groups for students. Instead of focusing on every detail of your space, work on making a foundation that supports your current goals and philosophy and can grow and change as your maker movement expands. Will students be able to access the makerspace before, during, and/or after school?

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Gaming in Ed Now! - #YouMatter Special Offer - Connected Librarian Day

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Please be sure to check out and join the volunteer group and sign up soon for volunteer times. As Points of Light’s youth service enterprise, generationOn inspires, equips and mobilizes youth to take action through generationOn service clubs, schools, youth organizations, campaigns and youth leadership initiatives. Learn more here.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - It's All About the GEC (GlobalEdCon) - Amazing Keynotes - Announcing the Student Technology Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We''re really excited to have this amazing group of speakers participate at our fifth annual Global Education Conference. See the Conference Schedule and mark your calendars for presentations by this great group of presenters. Join the Volunteers Group for details. We really do hope you''ll join in the fun.