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PAWLP MAKES! Ms. DiCarne's Students Create Added by Jennifer Ward on Nov 15, 2011 at 8:39pm Inspired by her experience at the PAWLP MAKES! Kick off in September, Ms. Rita DiCarne describes a making activity that she did with her 6th grade En... read more	172 Views	1 comment	Added by Christina Cantrill on Dec 6, 2011 at 11:21am Hi Jennifer -- thanks so much for sharing this. I noticed some pictures of this activity on your Ning ... can we post some of those here too? I... read more
Justine Lines: High School Gardening Project- Urban Agriculture Added by Kate Leuschke Blinn on Oct 3, 2011 at 12:11pm Justine Lines is part of the team of Makers at Ozarks Writing Project. She originally posted this reflection on the feelings of frustration that ofte... read more	168 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	98 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Coming up ... Local Make Conference at the Ozarks Writing Project Added by Christina Cantrill on Sep 9, 2011 at 3:16pm The Ozarks Writing Project is holding a two day MAKE conference, October 6 and 7 at Missouri State University, with a follow-up day on January 27... read more	118 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	86 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	102 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.
Imagine Making Makers: Student Sample 3 Added by Judy Jester Durante on Mar 31, 2012 at 11:19am Click on the pdf below to read Michael's take on creating duct tape wallets. ... read more	123 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	130 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.
Shaynee Jesik: MAKE-Ing Relationships Through Multi-Media Projects Added by Kate Leuschke Blinn on Oct 3, 2011 at 11:16am Shaynee is a teacher in Pueblo, CO, and is part of the team of Makers at Southern Colorado Writing Project. She originally posted this update on Poste... read more	129 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	107 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
NWP Makes! moves from Posterous to NWP Connect! Added by Christina Cantrill on Jun 22, 2011 at 9:10am The NWP Makes! community is moving from our first NWP Makes! weblog on Posterous to our new community space here on NWP Connect! Please see the arc... read more	136 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	101 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	117 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	111 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
Imagine Making Makers: Kennett 8th Grade Makes Added by Judy Jester Durante on Mar 19, 2012 at 11:11am How do you get kids to tackle technical writing? It’s easy! (Okay. It takes some work, but it takes some play too.) Read my poster session notes... read more	214 Views	2 comments	Added by Judy Jester Durante on Apr 27, 2012 at 2:29am Thanks, Elyse. We're all really proud of this work. ... read more
Introduction to CCWP's Maker Project Added by Fred Mindlin on Oct 26, 2011 at 7:10am We're holding an event to introduce a wider community to our Make Collaboration Project this afternoon--I'll add a report after the workshop.... read more	199 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Jonathan Keeth: Being a Maker at Ozarks Writing Project Added by Kate Leuschke Blinn on Oct 3, 2011 at 11:58am As a Maker through and through, I have always found it difficult to connect to the artistic and literary side of my brain. I could never seem to ... read more	135 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Understanding Systems in Las Vegas: Report from media design workshop with SNWP Added by Christina Cantrill on Dec 7, 2012 at 9:46am Nearly 30 educators from the Las Vegas area along with national colleagues from as far afield as Round Rock, Texas; Conway, Arkansas; and the Tar Riv... read more	106 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	228 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	122 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	113 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Students to Learn STEM and Making with 3D Printer Added by samuel reed on May 2, 2012 at 4:23pm Philadelphia Writing Projects TC's ill host the Cube Odyssey on May 7.... read more	172 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.
Imagine Making Makers: Student Sample 2 Added by Judy Jester Durante on Mar 31, 2012 at 11:12am Click on the pdf below to read the full text of Noelle's essay on what not to do when making cake pops. ... read more	116 Views	0 comments	No comments have been added yet.