Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Receiving a grant for a 3D printer, the staff designed their maker programming entirely around the new tool. But Runyan doubted the users of the library, if surveyed, would have picked 3D printing as their preferred form of making. She tries to check the pulse of the community to see what projects make the most sense.

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Maker Movement Libraries Robotics Survey 53

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

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.

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Libraries Maker Movement Robotics Trends 128

Graphite Blog

MAY 2, 2016

I assumed they'd be thrilled about a $200 Dash and Dot robot set. When I started our CreateIt Club, I surveyed the students to see what they were interested in exploring and making. EdSurge's Maker Movement : If you don't read EdSurge, you absolutely need to. Ask them what they want to make.

Maker Movement 40

Maker Movement eBook Libraries Robotics 40

Graphite Blog

MAY 2, 2016

I assumed they'd be thrilled about a $200 Dash and Dot robot set. When I started our CreateIt Club, I surveyed the students to see what they were interested in exploring and making. EdSurge's Maker Movement : If you don't read EdSurge, you absolutely need to. Ask them what they want to make.

Maker Movement 40

Maker Movement eBook Libraries Robotics 40

My Paperless Classroom

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

One of my favorite things about teaching robotics is that you get to teach problem solving and logic along the way. If you read a survey of blogs about STEM education you will read about everything from boat design to making ice cream. As the tech teacher I view the interest in STEM is an invitation into science and math class.

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STEM Maker Movement Robotics iPad 40