Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

It could be a teenager at YOUmedia making a documentary about her neighborhood, or two children at the Rockwood makerspace inventing a family of robots using the Hummingbird Robotics Kit. For longtime library users, sewing machines and circuitry might initially seem out of place.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2017

We work with robotics, because robotics are tools that allow them to learn coding and to learn abstract logic and thinking while not sitting in front of a computer screen. So robots have motors, they have sensors, they can move around. Each block represents a command for the robot. So same as with a robot.

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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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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Maker culture is going mainstream. The maker industry is projected to grow to more than $8 billion by 2020, and with the maker movement infiltrating classrooms, after-school clubs and homes, it’s no wonder. But where is the maker movement strongest?

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 21, 2017

For our beginning of the year passion projects, some students chose to teach others about our robotic filming Swivl tool and app. Maker Movement. Many schools are creating maker spaces or “ Fab Labs ” so students have a space and place to invent. Essential Information on the Maker Movement.

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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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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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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 Web20Classroom

MARCH 19, 2017

Educators are turning towards ideas like the Maker Movement and tinkering to foster creativity and innovation in their classrooms and to get their kids thinking and doing more. And I am a huge fan of Sphero , programmable robots that are pretty awesome and easy to use.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Considering how robots could replace 38 percent of jobs in the U.S. schools will give way to an increased focus on STEM and coding in schools, reinvigorating the “maker movement.” As the maker movement continues to make its way into the mainstream, a growing number of K-12 schools in the U.S.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

They spent many hours fully engaged during remote learning making inventions including musical instruments, board games, new tools, machines, and robots. Board Game Piece Board Game Piece New Tool Note Chute Robot. They then took images, posted them on their own individual Google Sites, and reflected on their attributes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2017

Hummingbird Robotics Kit. Sylvia Libow Martinez is a co-author of Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering the Classroom helping teachers bring the exciting tools and technology of the Maker Movement to classrooms worldwide. Invent to Learn by Sylvia Martinez and Gary Stager. Download the Transcript. Sylvia Martinez.

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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 5, 2019

Some were put out in the STEAM makerspace and some items the teachers will check out for use in their classrooms: Dremel Laser Cutter (in makerspace) Makedo Kits (in makerspace) Strawbees (in makerspace) Dash and Dot (in makerspace and can be checked out) OSMO Coding (in makerspace) Makerspace Kit (in makerspace) BeeBot Robots (in makerspace) Squishy (..)

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Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

They arise from the wider maker movement and they are emerging now in formal education settings globally. As the founder of MAKE magazine Dale Dougherty states in his 2011 TED Talk: “ We are all makers. ”. Makerspaces in Ontario Schools. They had opportunities to collaborate, plan lessons with colleagues and do their own making.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Anyway, so he was talking about designing these little robots that were about the size of a quarter, and how they were designed. And they were talking about designing these little robots that – when they’re moving around they look like little spiders, and they can actually interconnect and become larger tools. Vicki: Wow.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

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. We do use LEGO Mindstorms with like a couple kids here and there will LOVE to work with LEGO Mindstorms, and I have a robotics club that will use those. Leah: We do.

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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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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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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.

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Saving Socrates

APRIL 29, 2014

I must confess, I myself am really into the whole maker movement. While I certainly don''t think we can spend a great deal of any school time teaching kids how to knit, I do think the new technologies like robotics and 3d printing are under tapped in elementary schools. Makerspaces are all the rage right now. I''m all for it.

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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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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Cubelets Robotic Construction. “Cubelets robotic cubes can be snapped together to make a variety of robots with no programming and no wires. You can build robots that drive around on a tabletop, respond to light and other objects, and have surprisingly lifelike behavior. Educational Robot Kit–In Parts.

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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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User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

They often contain the tools, machinery, and technologies associated with making – 3D printers, laser cutters, vinyl cutters, high tech robotics, vocational tech machinery. Problems occur when administrators, educators, learners, and communities come to believe that maker education is synonymous with these tools and spaces.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2017

As the maker movement catches on, we're seeing more requests for things like MakerBots, 3Doodler pens, and robotics kits.” Their definition of art is broad encompassing everything from dance to robotics, theater, 3D printing and software development. Teachers turning to DonorsChoose must be willing to gamble, however.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

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. The students will type in the stuff to get the robot to here or to there, and it doesn’t work.

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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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Educator Innovator

JUNE 20, 2017

Through training and outreach, maker programs aim for greater diversity among future innovators. The maker movement is everywhere it seems. Kids tinkering with sewing machines or laser cutters, designing their own cookie cutters to “print” in a 3D-printer at libraries, museums, maker camps, or classrooms across the country.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

NASA Robotic Lesson Plans – Some wonderful lesson ideas that cover all grade levels to engage students. Sphero – Not only is this robotic ball a lot of fun, be sure to check out the included SPK Lab. The SPRK Lightning Lab app is your student’s hub to create, contribute and learn with Sphero Robots.

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eSchool News

MAY 4, 2015

Maker space workshop guides educators and librarians through the nuts and bolts. Seizing hold of the booming maker movement, a new four-day workshop will walk educators through the steps of designing, equipping, and operating successful, safe and inspirational public maker spaces. microprocessors like Arduino).

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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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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2015

With the maker movement in schools in full force across the country, it seems like students everywhere are excited and interested in learning about programming, electronics, robotics, and more. Part of the magic of the magic of the iPad are all the great apps that can turn them into so much more than a tablet.

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