Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2017

This final video in the series features students at English High School in Boston, Massachusetts, the oldest public school in the country, as they collaborate to learn new skills in design, robotics, and media production to both compete in and tell the story of their entry into the FIRST Robotics competition.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Learners, then, being self directed, take initiative and responsibility for their learning, set their own goals, select and manage their resources, and assess the degree of personal success. They spent many hours fully engaged during remote learning making inventions including musical instruments, board games, new tools, machines, and robots.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

See Epic Sketchnoting Resources. Now, do you use robots? What about robotics? In my class, we use the Sphero robot quite a bit. See Top Tips for Teaching with Robots Using Sphero. So that’s my Go To robot. Grant writing and awards have brought many resources to her science classroom. Leah: We do.

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User Generated Education

MAY 20, 2015

The maker movement and maker education, in my perspective, are such great initiatives – really in line with what student-centric education should be in this era of formal and informal learning. The two I discuss in this post are: Maker movement initiatives are often driven by more affluent white males.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Welcome to number two in a series of four posts bringing you over 150 amazing resources for STEM education. I hope you enjoyed my thoughts of STEM being a Verb a few posts back, along with the 40 resources geared toward STEM Science in the last pos t. Technology – STEM Resources. This post is dedicated to Technology.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2018

The goal wasn’t to count the number of 3D printers or robotics clubs, but rather to take a more “ethnographic” view of the phenomena, says Youngmoo Kim, the director of Drexel’s ExCITe Center and an author of the study.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Maker Movement: The maker movement, as we know, is the umbrella term for independent inventors, designers and tinkerers, a convergence of computer hackers and traditional artisans. Why the Maker Movement Is Important to America’s Future ). The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2016

My answer to you is this: We must bring more arts programming—and blend it with the maker movement—into our schools. So then… how are “making” and the maker movement uniquely powerful as avenues of learning—and where might it come up against resistance?

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

As career opportunities in traditional professions and large public and private organizations, decline — think automation, AI and robots — young people need to assimilate skills that enable them to make the most of the opportunities and challenges in their own economic environments. Microlearning. Use multi-media.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

The most popular topics, based on number of sessions, focused on creativity and productivity tools (113), innovative learning environments (108), online tools and resources (82), constructivist learning and the maker movement (77), and programming and robotics (70).

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Sponsor: FREE MATH RESOURCE The US Matific Games are coming this February. Calculating those X and Y coordinates — which really kids of most ages can do — and then realizing that they can make the physical robot go here or there based upon their program. That’s what these robots are. Steven: Exactly.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. Anyway, so he was talking about designing these little robots that were about the size of a quarter, and how they were designed. Catherine: And… I’m driving, three months later, hearing that they made robots like this. Stream by clicking here. Enhanced Transcript. Vicki: Wow.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

I think there is a great partnership possible between the Maker movement and California’s community colleges,” says Dale Dougherty, Founder and CEO of. Maker Media. This movement brings tremendous opportunities to students who discover a passion for learning and meet the challenges of turning new ideas into something real.

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User Generated Education

JULY 8, 2017

This summer I am offering: Cardboard Creations , Circuit Crafts, Toy Making and Hacking, and Robotics and Coding. These technologies are lots of fun and I facilitate Robotics and Computer Science with my gifted students and at one of my summer camps (noting that I purchased the robots myself). Each camp lasts a week.

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2016

Librarians in the Shawnee Mission School District are making way for “ the maker movement ,” and some worry where that story is going. That’s the language of the maker movement, which seeks to convert once-quiet school spaces — usually in the libraries — into hands-on laboratories of creation and computer-assisted innovation.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Many libraries have established teen networks and practice connecting youth to each other and outside resources. Now working at the Rockwood Library in an under-resourced area of the county, Runyan views the makerspace “as a place we can dive into multiple literacies,” an important function of a contemporary library.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

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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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2018

Aligned with the maker movement—which focuses on using hands-on activities like building, sewing, assembling and computer programming for learning—the kits provide a foundation that teachers can use for guided projects both in and out of the classroom.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 13, 2019

You can take baby steps into the Maker Movement. I'm not 100% sold, even after 7 years of talking about the Maker Movement, that it's something that's here to stay and not just a fad. But what if we spend thousands of dollars on 3D printers, robotics, and other ephemera and it just ends up collecting dust?

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Many libraries have established teen networks and practice connecting youth to each other and outside resources. Now working at the Rockwood Library in an under-resourced area of the county, Runyan views the makerspace “as a place we can dive into multiple literacies,” an important function of a contemporary library.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 18, 2016

Welcome to this fifth post in a series that brings STEM, STEAM, and Maker Space together with Project Based Learning and proper technology integration in the classroom. You will discover around one hundred resources in this series along with some great ideas for finding student success. 35 Resources For Makerspace.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

I am using the following resources to help me get acquanited. The maker movement is driven by the DIY movement, creating and recreating new “things.” I believe I would have had more but due to some experience with robotics, I had a good idea of what would work – not work. How I Am Learning.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 27, 2014

The maker movement — think of it as “smart DIY,” a high- and low-tech approach to tinkering that turns users into inventors — is spurring excitement about the power of ingenuity in fields as disparate as robotics and design and agriculture. Even the White House has hosted a Maker Faire.) Additional Resources.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

Follett, the largest provider of educational materials and technology solutions to pre-K–12 schools in the United States, will support the development of tools and resources to connect librarians and libraries in support of the FRS initiative and enable district leaders to better engage and empower librarians to support their FRS vision.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 25, 2019

First… I hope you enjoyed the over 150 STEM Resources in the last few posts. In the space below I have posted my contribution to FETC and promise you will walk away with some amazing ideas, resources, strategies, and future collaborators. I also have also provided those over 150 STEM Resources. January 27 – 30.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Big data, open spaces, employability, utilizing maker movements, balancing innovation and accountability, privacy, collaboration, closing the digital divide, personalized learning, and navigating the hostile political climate were just a few of the concerns the audience members brought up.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 27, 2014

The maker movement — think of it as “smart DIY,” a high- and low-tech approach to tinkering that turns users into inventors — is spurring excitement about the power of ingenuity in fields as disparate as robotics and design and agriculture. Even the White House has hosted a Maker Faire.)

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Despite claims made by some, the maker movement is no fad -- it's just a new name for something lots of people have been doing for a long time. I had my first "maker moment" at 4 years old. " The maker movement is about creating and problem-solving, not purchasing and consuming.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Despite claims made by some, the maker movement is no fad -- it's just a new name for something lots of people have been doing for a long time. I had my first "maker moment" at 4 years old. " The maker movement is about creating and problem-solving, not purchasing and consuming.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Though many schools and districts are catching on, the reality is that a great deal of our teaching resources go towards activities that drives standardized testing data. It’s no longer what you know but how you can communicate what you know to make change. We like to think of it as a souped-up public library with tech tools instead of books.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

To Mitchel Resnick, an MIT Media Lab professor and early pioneer of the maker movement for kids, this Hollywood’s portrayal is problematic, and part of a larger trend toward overly regimenting education these days. “I That's our goal. It's not just a course, but an ongoing learning community.

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The Principal of Change

JULY 17, 2017

He has spent the last two months interviewing experts throughout the maker movement with the goal of creating a self-paced course for anyone who wants to design a makerspace. Curated resources? A set of five complete makerspace projects, unit plans, and resources you can use from day one? Easy-to-follow lessons?

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Graphite Blog

MAY 2, 2016

I assumed they'd be thrilled about a $200 Dash and Dot robot set. 1 makerspace resource, the holy grail directory of makerspace fun. 1 makerspace resource, the holy grail directory of makerspace fun. So what is this amazing resource I speak of? I assumed they'd be captivated by the $300 set of littleBits.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 2, 2016

I assumed they'd be thrilled about a $200 Dash and Dot robot set. 1 makerspace resource, the holy grail directory of makerspace fun. 1 makerspace resource, the holy grail directory of makerspace fun. So what is this amazing resource I speak of? I assumed they'd be captivated by the $300 set of littleBits.

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Maker Movement eBook Libraries Social Media 40

Graphite Blog

JUNE 1, 2015

While it can be tempting to try to micromanage students’ summer learning with packets and reading lists, there are tons of resources available online that can keep your students’ brains active and their enthusiasm high. Join the maker movement. Take a step back and let students drive their own learning this summer.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Our databases, digital curation efforts and collaborative efforts to flip learning make our resources, guidance and instructional voice presences ubiquitous. The action in our huge open technology wing engaged kids in robotics and coding and CAD and now, 3D printing. storytelling resources. storytelling resources.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Thanks to our friends at NMC for sharing this great resource! It also provides tools and resources to youth, families and educators to help kids change the world and themselves through service. And walk away with real classroom project ideas, links and resources, and a plan for bringing the maker movement to your classroom.

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