Making in the World at Large

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Keeping Learning Open, Dale Dougherty at OER 2011 Added by Christina Cantrill on Jun 22, 2011 at 8:56am Dale Dougherty of Make Magazine and O'Reilly media speaks at the Open Educational Resources (OER) Conference in 2011 about making and the importance ... read more	181 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
The Maker Movement Goes Global Added by Paul Oh on Dec 4, 2012 at 4:54pm Worth a read is this piece from KQED's Mind/Shift blog, The Maker Movement Goes Global. ... read more	97 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Engaging Students in the STEM Classroom Through "Making" Added by Christina Cantrill on Sep 18, 2012 at 3:36pm Posted on Edutopia, by AnnMarie Thomas: ... read more	85 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
this is way more sophisticated than the lego cameras that I made as a kid! Added by Christina Cantrill on Jul 24, 2012 at 1:16pm 12-Year Old Builds Ingenious Candy Machine Out Of LEGO ... read more	100 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Some highlights from Maker Faire 2012! Added by Christina Cantrill on May 22, 2012 at 11:56am Amy Erin Borovoy from Edutopia shares some highlights from Maker Faires over the years and curates a set of videos highlighting learnin... read more	106 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Fred Mindlin: "write about something that matters" Added by Kate Leuschke Blinn on Oct 3, 2011 at 12:35pm Fred Mindlin is part of the team of Makers at Central California WP. He originally wrote and posted this reflection on Posterous in January 2011. ... read more	177 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Future New - Scholastic Art & Writing Award New Category Added by samuel reed on Oct 24, 2012 at 7:08pm Thought the NWP Make Community would be interested in this information that was shared with me from Alyssa from 3D Systems.... read more	222 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Craftsmanship is Dead. Long Live Maker Culture Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Jul 28, 2012 at 10:25am Christine Capaiuolo posted this interesting observations about the juxtaposition of two pieces in the New York Times recently: one lamented in the fa... read more	100 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Need a little Making inspiration? Added by Kate Leuschke Blinn on Jun 1, 2012 at 12:37pm Watch this great video about all the ways you can use the "MaKey MaKey" - it's even scaffolded for beginners to advanced makers! http://connect.nwp.... read more	115 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
The Toaster Project Added by Paul Oh on Dec 21, 2011 at 10:21am I just heard about the Toaster Project on NPR and thought it was an interesting example of a person following his interest in making and applying tha... read more	129 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Libraries, Ebooks and Beyond: Library “Makers” Share How It’s Done Added by Christina Cantrill on Nov 2, 2012 at 3:34pm An article by the Digital Shift related to the panel “Make Your Own: Maker Culture in the Library,” moderated by Melissa Techman, a K–5 librarian at ... read more	125 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Maker spaces in libraries Added by Elyse Eidman-Aadahl on Aug 10, 2012 at 12:04pm Great round-up at Spotlight of the growing maker-movement for libraries. Reprinted with permission: ----------------------------------- ... read more	118 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Mark Surman - Mozilla Webmaker: Digital Literacy Through Making and Sharing Added by Christina Cantrill on Jul 20, 2012 at 9:41am ... read more	72 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Jeff Sturges talks about Makerspaces Added by Kate Leuschke Blinn on Jun 13, 2012 at 9:28am If you missed the live webinar with Jeff Sturges, founder of Mt Elliott Makerspace in Detroit, you can catch up with the posted video and chat archiv... read more	112 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Kristin Sholtis on MakerFaire: Make It or Break It Added by Kate Leuschke Blinn on Oct 3, 2011 at 11:10am Kristin attended Maker Faire in the Bay Area in May 2011. This is her reflection, originally posted on Posterous: MAKE It or Break It! ... read more	136 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Rafi Santo on the Nerdy Derby as Inspirational Pedagogy Added by Christina Cantrill on Oct 19, 2012 at 7:14am Rafi Santo, friend of many at the Writing Project and currently a doctoral student at Indiana University shared this video in this related post about... read more	106 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Making and Creating @ NWP Digital Is Added by Christina Cantrill on Jul 24, 2012 at 1:20pm Check out the new Making and Creating collection by Kevin Hodgson at NWP Digital Is. This collection features the work of David Gauntlett, Peter Kitt... read more	143 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Every Child A Maker: New Maker Education Initiative Launches Added by Christina Cantrill on May 25, 2012 at 12:30pm As posted in the DML Spotlight... read more	92 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
December 2010 Recap of NWP & Make Partnership Projects Added by Kate Leuschke Blinn on Jun 3, 2011 at 12:38pm As NWP members have been on "walkabout," various pieces of the NWP Make project have been documented already. H... read more	108 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
@tieandjeans Question: What would your ideal middle school makerspace look like? Added by Christina Cantrill on Nov 2, 2012 at 3:04pm Back in September, Andrew Carle wrote "Any tools, any materials, can power a maker space. The key asset is culture and visibility. The work inside th... read more	106 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Learning by Making: American kids should be building rockets and robots, not taking standardized tests Added by Christina Cantrill on Aug 29, 2012 at 11:49am By Dale Dougherty at Slate: ... read more	88 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Jeff Sturges webinar about Makerspaces - June 12, noon eastern Added by Kate Leuschke Blinn on Jun 7, 2012 at 8:42am A great opportunity to learn more and join the conversation about Making, Makerspaces, making as educators. ... read more	118 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Caine's Arcade Added by Kate Leuschke Blinn on Apr 11, 2012 at 9:39am Remember when you had a small business in your front yard as a kid? Stop whatever you're doing and watch this video. It's worth it. http://connect.n... read more	110 Views	1 comment	Added by Kim Douillard on Apr 11, 2012 at 10:35am What a heartwarming video! Love the security code with the calculator on the outside of the games. Caine clearly knows how to apply all h... read more