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The ‘Maker’ Movement: Understanding What the Research Says

Marketplace K-12

The Maker Movement has its roots outside of school, in institutions such as science museums and in the informal activities that everyday people have taken part in for generations. The Maker Movement in Education (Erica R. Often, such work is guided by the notion that process is more important than results.

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Raspberry Pi + iPad = countless maker possibilities

eSchool News

With the maker movement in schools in full force across the country, it seems like students everywhere are excited and interested in learning about programming, electronics, robotics, and more. Part of the magic of the magic of the iPad are all the great apps that can turn them into so much more than a tablet.

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Makerspaces: On Scanning the Road & Gently Easing the Brakes

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From desktops to mobile : Our clunky desktops and computer labs have made way for laptops and mobile devices and 1:1 rollouts that may be used more flexibly wherever kiddos choose to plop to learn, explore and create. The action in our huge open technology wing engaged kids in robotics and coding and CAD and now, 3D printing.

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How to Incubate Creativity in School Through Making and Discovery

MindShift

Sixth-grade students at Lighthouse Community Charter in Oakland, California, eagerly pull laptops off a cart and settle down with a partner to experiment with Turtle Art , a program meant to introduce them to the basics of programming and some math concepts. Six years ago, Vanderwerff was the robotics class teacher.

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