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‘Maker’ Movement Draws Attention at SXSWedu, and littleBits Shifts Into K-12

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There are sessions on “open maker portfolios,” micro-credentialing in making spaces, and “Taming the Making Beast: Getting Mobile and Modular,” among other SXSWedu maker-focused events. ” Follow @EdWeekSCavanagh and @EdMarketBrief for the latest news on industry and innovation in education.

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Futurizing the Stacks: How Makerspaces Can Modernize College Libraries

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The answer, in part, lies in the so-called maker movement, a trend studded by hobbyists, inventors, students and even entrepreneurs who creates products or gadgets for educational or industrial purposes. In a report that analyzed the state of the maker movement in 40 U.S. Look off-campus for recommendations.

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Augmented Reality Lessons You Can Use Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Edchat Interactive shares best practices among educators through live online interactive events. Mitch served on the Board of the Ed-Tech Industry Network (ETIN) of the SIIA from 2012-2019, was cochair from 2015-2016, and was the chair in 2019. In January 2015, Mitch co-founded the nonprofit Games4Ed with Larry Cocco.

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Harnessing the Maker Spirit: Dale Dougherty’s New Book, ‘Free to Make’

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But it nonetheless embodies what Dale Dougherty, the “father” of the movement, sees as literally the “moral imperative” of the maker movement: “to use our creative freedom to make the future better, to be hands-on in making change, and to get everyone participating fully in that future.”. Free to Make ($11.50

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CA's Maker Initiative Spurs Innovation and Workforce Development Across 35 Community Colleges

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CCC is the largest provider of workforce training in the state and nation, offering postsecondary technical education in 175 fields, and educating more than 100,000 individuals each year in industry-specific workforce skills. Maker Media. California Community College Resources: California Community Colleges (CCC) Maker Initiative.

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Learning Revolution - Week's Events - AERO - National Geographic - Top Tech Stories - Rankin on Revolution - SAT Talk - More

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events that we hold and from our over 200 partners, and provides valuable links to learning conversations taking place in the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Register for this event here. See you in May!

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First national academic 3D printing conference launches

eSchool News

The Construct3D 2017 conference will be a meeting of educators, pioneers, and industry leaders who actively use 3D printing in their work, with the aim of highlighting and cultivating the role of this technology as it contributes to academic and research achievement. will present the Informal Educator Keynote. .